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Ryzen 7 3700X vs Ryzen 9 3900X — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The Ryzen 9 3900X leads on 5 of 7 shared benchmarks (53% in Cinebench R23 multi); the Ryzen 7 3700X takes 2 (3% in Cinebench R23 single).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 7 3700X and the Ryzen 9 3900X. Both released in 2019. MSRP range: $329 · $499. 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 7 3700XRyzen 9 3900X
cores 812
threads 1624
base clock ghz 3.63.8
boost clock ghz 4.44.6
tdp w 65105
l3 cache mb 3264
process nm 77
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, technical.city, GadgetVersus, NanoReview, Geekbench Browser, PassMark Software and HWBOT; 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 7 3700XRyzen 9 3900X
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		 12,195 points18,682 points
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: CGDirector		 1,345 points1,312 points
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: technical.city, GadgetVersus, NanoReview, Geekbench Browser		 9,145 points9,259 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: technical.city, GadgetVersus, NanoReview, Geekbench Browser		 1,740 points1,682 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software		 22,401 points32,491 points
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software		 2,654 points2,702 points
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software		 2,654 points2,702 points
PassMark single-thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software		 2,654 points—
Y-cruncher Pi 1B (lower is better)
Source: HWBOT		 —89 seconds

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 7 3700X or the Ryzen 9 3900X?

The Ryzen 9 3900X leads on 5 of 7 shared benchmarks (53% in Cinebench R23 multi); the Ryzen 7 3700X takes 2 (3% in Cinebench R23 single).

What did the Ryzen 7 3700X and the Ryzen 9 3900X cost at launch?

The Ryzen 7 3700X launched at a $329 MSRP and the Ryzen 9 3900X at $499. Street prices drift from launch pricing; the Where to buy section links current listings.

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