AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Compared 2 processors: AMD Ryzen 5 5500, vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700X. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
1358
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
1345
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
10412
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
12195
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
78
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
74
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
549
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
693
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
3057
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
2658
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
19342
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
22486
Integer Math65.2 GOps/s66.5 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math36.8 GOps/s39 GOps/s
Prime Number Search57 M primes/s100 M primes/s
Random String Sort24.7 M strings/s32.2 M strings/s
Data Encryption14.9 GB/s18.9 GB/s
Data Compression245.5 MB/s296.5 MB/s
Physics898 frames/s1182 frames/s
Extended Instructions172 M matrices/s192 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
1961
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
1640
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
8220
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
8393
File Compression819.4 MB/s673.4 MB/s
Clang Compilation61.3 KLines/s77.6 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser147.3 pages/s162.9 pages/s
PDF Rendering233.2 MP/sec242 MP/sec
Text Processing191.9 pages/s151.6 pages/s
Background Blur40.4 frames/s38.1 frames/s
Photo Processing61.4 frames/s54.1 frames/s
Ray Tracing15.4 MP/sec18.8 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
143.63
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
181.78

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 126.5 PPW 129.1 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 297.6 PPW 345.9 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 8.4 PPW 10.7 PPW
Blender / W 2.21 PPW 2.8 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer AMD AMD
Announced March, 15, 2022 July, 7, 2019
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 3 (Cezanne) n/a
Integrated GPU No No

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Frequency 3.6 GHz 3.6 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.2 GHz 4.4 GHz
General
Cores count68
Threads count1216
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier36x36x
L1 cache64 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache512 KB/core512 KB/core
L3 Cache16 MB total32 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Package

Transistor count n/a 3.8 billion
Process tech. 7 nm 7 nm
Power (TDP) 65 W 65 W
Socket AM4 AM4
Critical temp. 90 °C 95 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR4-3200
Max Size 128 GB 128 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No Yes
Max memory bandwidth 47.68 GB 47.68 GB

Other

PCIe Version 3.0 4.0
Max PCIe Lanes 24 16

Results

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