AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X with 8 cores 3.6GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 5900X with 12 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 's Advantages

Lower TDP (65W vs 105W)

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 3 months late

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.6GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 32MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

1344

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +24%

1670

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

12181

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +80%

22046

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

1629

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +37%

2235

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

8104

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +55%

12589

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

76

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +23%

94

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

736

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +61%

1189

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

1275

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +28%

1639

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

8375

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +67%

14023

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

2646

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +31%

3470

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

22611

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +73%

39196

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

General Parameters

Jul 2019

Release Date

Oct 2020

AMD

Manufacturer

Amd

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Zen 3 (Vermeer)

AM4

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

3.8 billions

Transistor Count

4.15 billions

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

AM4

Socket

AM4

65 W

Power Consumption

105 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

90°C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

12

16

Performance Core Threads

24

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

4.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.8 GHz

8

Total Core Count

12

16

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

Multiplier

37x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

32 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

47.68 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

47.68 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

4.0

PCIe Version

4.0

16

PCIe Lanes

20

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