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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
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AMD Ryzen 7 9700X is 44,4% faster on average
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X wins 1, AMD Ryzen 7 9700X wins 27 (28 shared tests)
Performance by discipline
Gaming (720p)
+48,5 %
194,3fps
377,1fps
Multi-thread
+35,5 %
63,9points
99,1points
Single-thread
+48,4 %
80,0points
155,0points
Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
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 7 9700X +94,1 %Individual results (10 tests)
VR Mark Orange Room 12.338 points 22.620 points +83,3 %
VR Mark Blue Room 6.360 points 6.226 points +2,2 %
Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 29.124 points 63.563 points +118,2 %
Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 217,8 fps 475,4 fps +118,2 %
Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 158,0 fps 303,0 fps +91,8 %
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 19.026 points 23.521 points +23,6 %
Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 217,5 fps 392,3 fps +80,4 %
Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 184,0 fps 337,8 fps +83,6 %
Fortnite720p, Low 258,4 fps 370,9 fps +43,5 %
Counter-Strike 2 303,4 fps 404,8 fps +33,4 %
Multi-thread – all CPUs tested
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X +55,0 %Individual results (17 tests)
7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 77.631 MIPS 125.199 MIPS +61,3 %
Corona 1.3lower is better 110,0 s 70,0 s +57,1 %
HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.407 s 934,0 s +50,6 %
WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 17.566 KB/s 40.012 KB/s +127,8 %
Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.079 points 3.171 points +52,5 %
Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 4.699 points 7.947 points +69,1 %
3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 4.553 points 6.609 points +45,2 %
3D Mark Time SpyCPU 10.218 points 13.961 points +36,6 %
3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 6.010 points 9.048 points +50,5 %
3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 6.032 points 9.051 points +50,0 %
3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 3.804 points 8.223 points +116,2 %
3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 2.443 points 4.869 points +99,3 %
3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.322 points 2.552 points +93,0 %
Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 9.012 points 14.481 points +60,7 %
POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 4.200 px/s 6.737 px/s +60,4 %
Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread – 32.383 points
Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread – 20.422 points
Single-thread – all CPUs tested
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X +93,7 %Individual results (5 tests)
3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 701,0 points 1.290 points +84,0 %
Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.240 points 2.545 points +105,2 %
POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 460,0 px/s 816,0 px/s +77,4 %
Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread – 2.334 points
Geekbench 6.3 CPUSingle-Thread – 3.398 points
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 7 9700X | |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | n/a | Zen 5 |
| Codename | Matisse | Granite Ridge AM5 |
| Series | Ryzen 3000 | Ryzen 9000 |
| Release | July 7, 2019 | August 8, 2024 |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | Yes |
Cores, clocks and cache
| AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
|---|---|---|
| Cores / threads | 8 | 8 |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Base clock | 3.6 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Max boost clock | 4.4 GHz | 5.5 GHz |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | 32 MB | 32 MB |
Power and manufacturing
| AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
|---|---|---|
| TDP / base power | 65 W | 65 W |
| Process | TSMC 7nm FinFET | TSMC 4nm FinFET |
| Max temperature (Tjmax) | 95 °C | 95 °C |
Platform and connectivity
| AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
|---|---|---|
| Socket | AM4 | AM5 |
| Memory | DDR4, up to 3200 MT/s | DDR5, up to 5600 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 7 9700X | |
|---|---|---|
| System power idle | 82 W | 110.6 W |
| System power load | 177 W | 195.2 W |
| CPU package idle | 20.5 W | 24.4 W |
| CPU package load | 88 W | 88 W |
| Temperature idle | 38 °C | 49 °C |
| Temperature load | 64 °C | 65 °C |
| Highest measured clock | 4399 MHz | 4777 MHz |
| Avg clock in games | 4267 MHz | n/a |
Test system
| AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 ) | ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.0a Patch A ( Beta ) |
| Operating system | Windows 11 21H2 | Windows 11 23H2 |
| Settings | tridentz referenz 3600 | W11 clean DDR5-6400 Ares, Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037 |
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