AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Overall performance index

44,8

Rank 27 of 27 CPUs tested

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Overall performance index

61,6

Rank 23 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X is 27,1% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X wins 1, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X wins 27 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +28,0 % 194,3fps 269,9fps Multi-thread +28,9 % 63,9points 89,8points Single-thread +24,5 % 80,0points 106,0points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 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 9 5900X +38,9 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 12.338 points 15.979 points +29,5 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.360 points 6.356 points +0,1 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 29.124 points 45.194 points +55,2 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 217,8 fps 338,0 fps +55,2 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 158,0 fps 205,0 fps +29,7 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 19.026 points 21.555 points +13,3 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 217,5 fps 296,8 fps +36,5 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 184,0 fps 239,9 fps +30,4 %

Fortnite720p, Low 258,4 fps 375,5 fps +45,3 %

Counter-Strike 2 303,4 fps 377,4 fps +24,4 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +40,6 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 77.631 MIPS 117.168 MIPS +50,9 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 110,0 s 62,0 s +77,4 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.407 s 980,0 s +43,6 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 17.566 KB/s 21.269 KB/s +21,1 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.079 points 3.455 points +66,2 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 4.699 points 7.986 points +70,0 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 4.553 points 7.384 points +62,2 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 10.218 points 11.939 points +16,8 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 6.010 points 10.222 points +70,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 6.032 points 8.235 points +36,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 3.804 points 5.051 points +32,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 2.443 points 2.964 points +21,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.322 points 1.779 points +34,6 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 9.012 points 12.169 points +35,0 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 4.200 px/s 7.044 px/s +67,7 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +32,4 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 701,0 points 953,0 points +35,9 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.240 points 1.626 points +31,1 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 460,0 px/s 601,0 px/s +30,7 %

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 9 5900X
Codename	Matisse	Vermeer
Series	Ryzen 3000	Ryzen 5000
Release	July 7, 2019	November 5, 2020
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
Cores / threads	8	12
Threads	16	24
Base clock	3.6 GHz	3.7 GHz
Max boost clock	4.4 GHz	4.8 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	64 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
TDP / base power	65 W	105 W
Process	TSMC 7nm FinFET	TSMC 7nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	90 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
Socket	AM4	AM4
Memory	DDR4, up to 3200 MT/s	DDR4, up to 3200 MT/s
Memory channels	2	n/a
PCI Express	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 4.0
Integrated graphics	None (graphics card required)	None (graphics card required)

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
System power idle	82 W	92 W
System power load	177 W	205 W
CPU package idle	20.5 W	34 W
CPU package load	88 W	122 W
Temperature idle	38 °C	32 °C
Temperature load	64 °C	54 °C
Highest measured clock	4399 MHz	4950 MHz
Avg clock in games	4267 MHz	4731 MHz

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
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	DDR4 4400

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