AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Overall performance index

44,8

Rank 27 of 27 CPUs tested

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)

Overall performance index

63,9

Rank 21 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost) is 29,8% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X wins 4, AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost) wins 22 (26 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +44,3 % 194,3fps 349,0fps Multi-thread +11,9 % 63,9points 72,5points Single-thread +29,6 % 80,0points 113,8points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost) Other tested CPUs Click a row to open the chart with every CPU tested; hover shows the gap in %.

Gaming (720p) – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost) +79,6 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 12.338 points 16.750 points +35,8 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.360 points 6.377 points +0,3 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 29.124 points 50.122 points +72,1 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 217,8 fps 374,9 fps +72,1 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 158,0 fps 280,0 fps +77,2 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 19.026 points 23.433 points +23,2 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 217,5 fps 403,7 fps +85,6 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 184,0 fps 337,3 fps +83,3 %

Fortnite720p, Low 258,4 fps –

Counter-Strike 2 303,4 fps –

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost) +13,5 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 77.631 MIPS 89.433 MIPS +15,2 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 110,0 s 103,0 s +6,8 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.407 s 1.295 s +8,6 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 17.566 KB/s 37.835 KB/s +115,4 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.079 points 2.124 points +2,2 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 4.699 points 5.024 points +6,9 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 4.553 points 4.156 points +9,6 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 10.218 points 9.052 points +12,9 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 6.010 points 5.761 points +4,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 6.032 points 5.693 points +6,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 3.804 points 5.353 points +40,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 2.443 points 3.604 points +47,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.322 points 1.823 points +37,9 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 9.012 points 10.538 points +16,9 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 4.200 px/s 4.462 px/s +6,2 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost) +42,1 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 701,0 points 920,0 points +31,2 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.240 points 1.878 points +51,5 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 460,0 px/s 615,0 px/s +33,7 %

Price / performance

Each dot is a CPU we tested – the further top-left, the more performance per euro.

Specifications

Key details

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)
Architecture	n/a	Zen 4
Codename	Matisse	Raphael AM5
Series	Ryzen 3000	Ryzen 7000
Release	July 7, 2019	November 12, 2025
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	n/a

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)
Cores / threads	8	6
Threads	16	12
Base clock	3.6 GHz	4 GHz
Max boost clock	4.4 GHz	4.5 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	96 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)
TDP / base power	65 W	65 W
Process	TSMC 7nm FinFET	TSMC 5nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	89 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)
Socket	AM4	AM5
Memory	DDR4, up to 3200 MT/s	DDR5, up to 5200 MT/s
Memory channels	2	2
PCI Express	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 5.0
Integrated graphics	None (graphics card required)	AMD Radeon Graphics

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)
System power idle	82 W	97.8 W
System power load	177 W	158.8 W
CPU package idle	20.5 W	21.8 W
CPU package load	88 W	70.3 W
Temperature idle	38 °C	40.4 °C
Temperature load	64 °C	69.7 °C
Highest measured clock	4399 MHz	n/a
Avg clock in games	4267 MHz	n/a

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)
Test configuration	n/a	X670E, X3D-Boost
Motherboard	n/a	BIOSTAR X670E VALKYRE
Memory	n/a	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400
CPU cooler	n/a	DeepCool LS720
BIOS	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.0a Patch A ( Beta )	n/a
Operating system	Windows 11 21H2	n/a
Settings	tridentz referenz 3600	Standard, No X3D Game Boost, DDR5-6400 Ares, Chipsret driver 7.06.02.123

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