AMD
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Eight Zen 2 cores and 16 threads inside a 65 W TDP with an 88 W package limit, sold for $329 when Intel's 8-core parts drew far more. It is the efficiency pick of AM4 Zen 2, suited to sustained rendering and compiles in a quiet or small-form-factor case.
Pros
- 8 cores / 16 threads at a 65 W TDP and 88 W PPT — genuinely low power for the thread count
- 32 MB of total L3 (16 MB per 4-core CCX)
- Wraith Prism RGB cooler included, enough for stock operation
- PCIe 4.0 across all 24 CPU lanes
- Official DDR4-3200 and a strong perf-per-watt figure for SFF or near-silent builds
Cons
- The 88 W PPT is the real limiter — all-core lands near 4.0 GHz, which is exactly why the 3800X existed
- Cores are split 4+4 across two CCXes, and the cross-CCX latency shows up in some games
- Single-thread trails a Ryzen 5 5600 that is cheaper on the used market
- Wraith Prism is audible when it holds boost under a long render
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
General
- Announced
- 2019
- Socket
- AM4
- Process
- 7 nm
- Base TDP
- 65 W
- Max turbo power
- 88 W
- Unlocked multiplier
- Yes
- Cooler included
- Yes
Cores & Clocks
- Cores
- 8
- Performance cores
- 8
- Efficiency cores
- 0
- Threads
- 16
- Base clock
- 3.6 GHz
- Boost clock
- 4.4 GHz
- L2 cache
- 4 MB
- L3 cache
- 32 MB
Memory
- Memory support
- DDR4-3200
- Max memory
- 128 GB
- Memory channels
- 2
Platform
- PCIe version
- 4
- CPU PCIe lanes
- 24
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 1,500
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 8,400
- Cinebench R23 (single)
- 1,270
- Cinebench R23 (multi)
- 12,100
- PassMark
- 22,700
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X good in 2026?
The AMD Ryzen 7 3700X earns an Inno Score of 45/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Eight Zen 2 cores and 16 threads inside a 65 W TDP with an 88 W package limit, sold for $329 when Intel's 8-core parts drew far more. It is the efficiency pick of AM4 Zen 2, suited to sustained rendering and compiles in a quiet or small-form-factor case.
What are the key specs of the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X?
Cores: 8 · Threads: 16 · Boost clock: 4.4 GHz · Socket: AM4
What are the closest alternatives to the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Intel Core i3-14100F, Intel Core i9-10850K, AMD Ryzen 5 5600G — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.