AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D vs Ryzen 7 3700X — Specs & Performance Compared
Verdict: The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D is ahead of the Ryzen 7 3700X on all 6 shared benchmarks on file, by 15% to 53%, including 26% in Cinebench R23 single (1,701 vs 1,345).
Side-by-side CPU comparison of the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D and the Ryzen 7 3700X. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.
*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 | AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D | Ryzen 7 3700X |
|---|---|---|
| cores | — | 8 |
| threads | — | 16 |
| base clock ghz | — | 3.6 |
| boost clock ghz | — | 4.4 |
| tdp w | — | 65 |
| l3 cache mb | — | 32 |
| process nm | — | 7 |
| socket | — | 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, TopCPU.net, WCCFTech, technical.city, CPU-Monkey, Geekbench Browser, NanoReview and PassMark; 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 | AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D | 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, TopCPU.net, WCCFTech |
14,304 points | 12,195 points |
| Cinebench R23 single (higher is better) Source: CGDirector, TopCPU.net |
1,701 points | 1,345 points |
| Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better) Source: technical.city, CPU-Monkey, Geekbench Browser, WCCFTech |
12,781 points | 9,145 points |
| Geekbench 6 single (higher is better) Source: technical.city, CPU-Monkey, Geekbench Browser, NanoReview |
2,662 points | 1,740 points |
| PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
25,848 pts | 22,401 points |
| PassMark Single Thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
3,605 pts | 2,654 points |
| PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
— | 2,654 points |
| PassMark single-thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
— | 2,654 points |
| PassMark Single-Thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
3,606 points | — |
Quick answers
Which is faster, the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D or the Ryzen 7 3700X?
The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D is ahead of the Ryzen 7 3700X on all 6 shared benchmarks on file, by 15% to 53%, including 26% in Cinebench R23 single (1,701 vs 1,345).
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