AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600

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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X with 8 cores 3.6GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 2600 with 6 cores 3.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 's Advantages

Released 10 months late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2933)

Larger memory bandwidth (47.68GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.4GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 16MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 12nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X +32%

1342

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

1016

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X +71%

12173

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

7101

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X +39%

1629

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

1170

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X +79%

8104

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

4526

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X +23%

1275

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

1029

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X +48%

8375

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

5638

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X +18%

2646

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

2242

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X +72%

22611

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

13124

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

VS

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

General Parameters

Jul 2019

Release Date

Sep 2018

AMD

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Zen+

AM4

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

3.8 billions

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

65 W

Power Consumption

65 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

6

16

Performance Core Threads

12

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

4.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.9 GHz

8

Total Core Count

6

16

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

Multiplier

34x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

32 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

128 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

47.68 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

43.71 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

4.0

PCIe Version

3.0

16

PCIe Lanes

20

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