AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs AMD Ryzen 7 9700F

Compared 2 processors: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X, vs AMD Ryzen 7 9700F. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and AMD Ryzen 7 9700F
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 7 3700X
1345
AMD Ryzen 7 9700F
2210
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
12195
AMD Ryzen 7 9700F
20588
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
74
AMD Ryzen 7 9700F
138
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
693
AMD Ryzen 7 9700F
1309
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
2658
AMD Ryzen 7 9700F
n/a
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
22486
AMD Ryzen 7 9700F
n/a
Integer Math66.5 GOps/sn/a
Floating-Point Math39 GOps/sn/a
Prime Number Search100 M primes/sn/a
Random String Sort32.2 M strings/sn/a
Data Encryption18.9 GB/sn/a
Data Compression296.5 MB/sn/a
Physics1182 frames/sn/a
Extended Instructions192 M matrices/sn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
1640
AMD Ryzen 7 9700F
3340
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
8393
AMD Ryzen 7 9700F
17702
File Compression673.4 MB/sn/a
Clang Compilation77.6 KLines/sn/a
HTML5 Browser162.9 pages/sn/a
PDF Rendering242 MP/secn/a
Text Processing151.6 pages/sn/a
Background Blur38.1 frames/sn/a
Photo Processing54.1 frames/sn/a
Ray Tracing18.8 MP/secn/a

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
181.78
AMD Ryzen 7 9700F
n/a

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 129.1 PPW 272.3 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 345.9 PPW n/a
Cinebench 2024 / W 10.7 PPW 20.1 PPW
Blender / W 2.8 PPW n/a

General Info

Manufacturer AMD AMD
Announced July, 7, 2019 September, 16, 2025
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename n/a Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Integrated GPU No No

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 8
Threads 16 16
Frequency 3.6 GHz 3.8 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.4 GHz 5.5 GHz
General
Cores count88
Threads count1616
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier36x38x
L1 cache64 KB/core80 KB/core
L2 cache512 KB/core1000 KB/core
L3 Cache32 MB total32 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesn/a

Package

Transistor count 3.8 billion n/a
Process tech. 7 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) 65 W 65 W
Socket AM4 AM5
Critical temp. 95 °C 95 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR5-5600
Max Size 128 GB 192 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes Yes
Max memory bandwidth 47.68 GB 89.6 GB

Other

PCIe Version 4.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 16 28
Tech n/a - Compute: AVX-512, BMI1, BMI2, F16C, SHA
- Performance: Precision Boost 2, SMT
- Virtualization: AMD-V
- Security: EVP, SMAP, SMEP

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider AMD Ryzen 7 3700X the clear winner in this comparison.

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