AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Overall performance index

44,8

Rank 27 of 27 CPUs tested

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D

Overall performance index

64,8

Rank 20 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D is 30,8% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D

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

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +44,8 % 194,3fps 352,4fps Multi-thread +14,4 % 63,9points 74,7points Single-thread +29,7 % 80,0points 113,9points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D 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 +81,3 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 12.338 points 17.106 points +38,6 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.360 points 6.361 points +0,0 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 29.124 points 50.312 points +72,8 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 217,8 fps 376,3 fps +72,7 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 158,0 fps 287,0 fps +81,6 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 19.026 points 23.569 points +23,9 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 217,5 fps 408,1 fps +87,6 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 184,0 fps 338,0 fps +83,7 %

Fortnite720p, Low 258,4 fps –

Counter-Strike 2 303,4 fps –

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D +16,9 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 77.631 MIPS 92.348 MIPS +19,0 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 110,0 s 101,0 s +8,9 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.407 s 1.278 s +10,1 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 17.566 KB/s 39.708 KB/s +126,1 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.079 points 2.143 points +3,1 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 4.699 points 5.165 points +9,9 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 4.553 points 4.257 points +7,0 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 10.218 points 9.253 points +10,4 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 6.010 points 5.846 points +2,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 6.032 points 5.824 points +3,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 3.804 points 5.405 points +42,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 2.443 points 3.565 points +45,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.322 points 1.804 points +36,5 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 9.012 points 10.900 points +20,9 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 4.200 px/s 4.472 px/s +6,5 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D +42,3 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 701,0 points 922,0 points +31,5 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.240 points 1.882 points +51,8 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 460,0 px/s 613,0 px/s +33,3 %

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
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
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
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
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
System power idle	82 W	107.4 W
System power load	177 W	147.6 W
CPU package idle	20.5 W	34 W
CPU package load	88 W	71.6 W
Temperature idle	38 °C	47.3 °C
Temperature load	64 °C	67.1 °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
Test configuration	n/a	B850
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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