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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.

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*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

SpecRyzen 5 2600Ryzen 7 3700X
cores 68
threads 1216
base clock ghz 3.43.6
boost clock ghz 3.94.4
tdp w 6565
l3 cache mb 1632
process nm 127
socket AMD Socket AM4AMD 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.

BenchmarkRyzen 5 2600Ryzen 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 points12,195 points
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: CGDirector, CPU-Monkey		 1,053 points1,345 points
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: technical.city, Geekbench Browser		 5,239 points9,145 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: technical.city, Geekbench Browser		 1,162 points1,740 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software		 13,133 points22,401 points
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software		 2,413 points2,654 points
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software		 2,234 points2,654 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.

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