Ryzen 7 3700X — Benchmarks & Specs
*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Price and availability subject to change.
Bottom line: how fast is the Ryzen 7 3700X?
At 1080p (Low), the Ryzen 7 3700X averages 84 fps in Starfield, per Gamers Nexus. In PassMark CPU Mark it scores 22,401 points, per PassMark Software.
Every figure above is a row in the tables below, and each row links out to the review or public benchmark database the number was taken from. SpecPicks aggregates published measurements; it does not report first-party benchmark runs.
The Ryzen 7 3700X is a processor released in 2019 from AMD. Key on-paper specs include 8 cores / 16 threads, boost clock of 4.4 GHz, 65W TDP. It launched with a $329 MSRP, though street prices typically diverge meaningfully from launch pricing — see the linked product cards below for current Amazon listings. Data on this page draws on 10 synthetic benchmark results, 5 measured game frame-rate results, aggregated from public benchmark databases (TechPowerUp, PassMark, Geekbench, Cinebench) and the LocalLLaMA community. Read this page when shopping the Ryzen 7 3700X, comparing it against other processors in your build, or sizing it for a specific workload (gaming at 1080p/1440p/4K, productivity benchmarks, or local LLM inference).
Gaming Performance (measured FPS)
Average and 1% low frame rates by game, resolution, and quality preset. Bars are scaled against the fastest result on this page.
| Game | Resolution | Settings | Relative | Avg FPS | 1% low | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starfield | 1080p | Low | 84 fps | — | Gamers Nexus 2024-07-31 | |
| Baldur's Gate 3 | 1080p | Medium | 69 fps | — | Gamers Nexus 2024-07-31 | |
| Dragon's Dogma 2 | 1080p | High | 61 fps | — | Gamers Nexus 2024-07-31 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1080p | High | 58 fps | — | Newb Computer Build 2020-12-15 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1080p | High | 58 fps | — | NewbComputerBuild 2020-12-01 |
Synthetic Benchmarks
Higher is better. Bars are scaled within each benchmark family (multi-thread, single-thread, etc.) so you can compare like-with-like at a glance.
| Benchmark | Relative | Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PassMark CPU Mark | 22,401 points | PassMark Software 2026-06-03 | |
| Cinebench R23 multi | 12,195 points | CGDirector 2024-01-09 | |
| Geekbench 6 multi | 9,145 points | technical.city 2024-01-01 | |
| Geekbench 6 multi | 9,145 points | TechnicalCity 2024-01-01 | |
| Geekbench 6 multi | 8,393 points | Geekbench Browser 2026-08-22 | |
| PassMark single-thread | 2,654 points | PassMark Software 2026-07-03 | |
| PassMark Single Thread | 2,654 points | PassMark Software 2026-08-22 | |
| Geekbench 6 single | 1,740 points | TechnicalCity 2024-01-01 | |
| Geekbench 6 single | 1,740 points | technical.city 2024-01-01 | |
| Geekbench 6 single | 1,640 points | Geekbench Browser 2026-08-22 |
Products Featuring the Ryzen 7 3700X
Full Specifications
| pcie | Gen 4, 24 Lanes (CPU only) |
|---|---|
| cores | 8 |
| tdp w | 65 |
| socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
| threads | 16 |
| codename | Matisse |
| process nm | 7 |
| l3 cache mb | 32 |
| base clock ghz | 3.6 |
| memory support | DDR4 |
| boost clock ghz | 4.4 |
| integrated graphics | false |
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