Ryzen 5 2600 vs Ryzen 7 3700X — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The Ryzen 7 3700X is ahead of the Ryzen 5 2600 on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 10% to 75%, including 67% in Cinebench R23 multi (12,195 vs 7,306).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 2600 and the Ryzen 7 3700X. Released 2018 (Ryzen 5 2600), 2019 (Ryzen 7 3700X). MSRP range: $199 · $329. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.

AMD

Ryzen 5 2600

6 cores65W TDP$199 MSRP2018

Full Ryzen 5 2600 benchmarks →

AMD

Ryzen 7 3700X

8 cores65W TDP$329 MSRP2019

Full Ryzen 7 3700X benchmarks →

*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Price and availability subject to change.

Where to buy

A listing for each part; the current price and stock are on the retailer's page.

Specs side-by-side

Spec	Ryzen 5 2600	Ryzen 7 3700X
cores	6	8
threads	12	16
base clock ghz	3.4	3.6
boost clock ghz	3.9	4.4
tdp w	65	65
l3 cache mb	16	32
process nm	12	7
socket	AMD Socket AM4	AMD Socket AM4

Synthetic benchmarks

Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from Gamers Nexus, CGDirector, CPU-Monkey, technical.city, Geekbench Browser, PassMark Software and numberworld.org; each row links its sources, and where they differ the cell shows their median. Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.

Benchmark	Ryzen 5 2600	Ryzen 7 3700X
7-Zip Compression (higher is better) Source: Gamers Nexus	—	78,000 MIPS
Adobe Photoshop (Puget) (higher is better) Source: Gamers Nexus	—	7,000 points
Adobe Premiere (Puget) (higher is better) Source: Gamers Nexus	—	6,613 points
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better) Source: CGDirector, CPU-Monkey	7,306 points	12,195 points
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better) Source: CGDirector, CPU-Monkey	1,053 points	1,345 points
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better) Source: technical.city, Geekbench Browser	5,239 points	9,145 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better) Source: technical.city, Geekbench Browser	1,162 points	1,740 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark Software	13,133 points	22,401 points
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark Software	2,413 points	2,654 points
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better) Source: PassMark Software	2,234 points	2,654 points
PassMark single-thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark Software	—	2,654 points
Y-cruncher 1B (lower is better) Source: numberworld.org	110 seconds	—

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 5 2600 or the Ryzen 7 3700X?

The Ryzen 7 3700X is ahead of the Ryzen 5 2600 on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 10% to 75%, including 67% in Cinebench R23 multi (12,195 vs 7,306).

What did the Ryzen 5 2600 and the Ryzen 7 3700X cost at launch?

The Ryzen 5 2600 launched at a $199 MSRP and the Ryzen 7 3700X at $329. Street prices drift from launch pricing; the Where to buy section links current listings.