AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
For those of you who also use their PC for work, content creation, or essentially any productivity task that demands a fast CPU, in those scenarios these new Ryzen CPUs are in a league of their own, making the 9900K a bit of a one-trick pony. Overall the new Ryzen 3000 series delivers and the improvements in power efficiency are nothing short of amazing.
- As reviewed by TechSpot on Jul 2019
8
Cores
16
Threads
3.6 GHz
Base Clock
4.4 GHz
Boost Clock
Socket AM4
Socket
65 W
TDP
No iGPU
Graphics
$199
Price
Release date:Jul 7, 2019Price at Launch:$329
Cores:8Threads:16
Base Clock:3.6 GHzBoost Clock:4.4 GHz
Type:DesktopMultithreading:Yes
L2 Cache:4 MBL3 Cache:32 MB
Box Cooler:YesTDP:65 W
Socket:Socket AM4Memory Support:DDR4-3200
Codename:Matisse (Zen 2)Process Size:7 nm
Integrated Graphics:NoNPU:No
PCIe Support:PCIe 4.0, 24 Lanes
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All benchmark data reflects aggregated results from dozens of tests conducted in TechSpot’s labs and compiled from our full library of CPU reviews. Single-core productivity scores are based primarily on Cinebench and Adobe Photoshop workloads. Multi-core results draw from Cinebench, Blender, Corona Benchmark, 7-Zip, Adobe Premiere Pro, and shader compilation tests. CPU gaming benchmarks are all 1080p runs (explainer) as published on TechSpot.

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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X pricing

Last 6 months
Price Date
Current $199 Dec 15, 2025
Highest* $300 Dec 15, 2024
Lowest* $115 Oct 23, 2025
Average $177
* Prices are based on listings from Newegg and other major retailers over the past 12+ months.
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Reviews and Ratings

89

Average Score

Based on 25 reviews

9.6

User Score

Based on 27,719 reviews

Reviewers Liked

  • Bundled cooler
  • Excellent value compared to Intel competitors
  • Potential backwards compatibility with 2-year-old X370-era motherboards
  • Much bigger L3 cache, lots of other architectural improvements

Reviewers Didn't Like

  • Limited overclocking headroom
  • Gaming performance is still slower than Intel Coffee Lake at the ultra-high-end
  • No integrated graphics
  • Wide X570 pricing

Ryzen 3 vs. Ryzen 5 vs. Ryzen 7 vs. Ryzen 9
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Ryzen 7 2700X vs. Ryzen 7 3700X
Recently we compared the Ryzen 7 3700X against the new Core i5-10600K in 9 competitive titles using low quality settings to see just how much faster the Intel processor is when letting the frame rate shoot well above what you'd need for 144Hz...

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Intel Core i7-10700K vs. Ryzen 7 3700X vs. Ryzen 9 3900X:
The 10700K is certainly a good deal compared to the outgoing Core i9-9900K, but we should find out first if the 10600K can offer the same gaming experience at a much cheaper price. Had Intel been able to offer the 10700K at $300 then it's certainly something we could recommend as a Ryzen 7 3700X alternative, but at $375 or more, it's a pass for now.

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AMD Ryzen 7 3800X vs. 3700X: What's the Difference?:
As it turns out, not a lot. During heavy workloads the 3800X clocks between 100 - 150 MHz higher, which amounts to a 2.5 - 4% frequency increase. For this minor performance increase AMD has increased the MSRP by 21%, from $330 to $400, so the biggest percentage increase, if we ignore the TDP, comes from the price. And we believe that's all you need to hear, you'll get 3% more performance at best, by spending 21% more of your money.

By TechSpot on
90

For those of you who also use their PC for work, content creation, or essentially any productivity task that demands a fast CPU, in those scenarios these new Ryzen CPUs are in a league of their own, making the 9900K a bit of a one-trick pony. Overall the new Ryzen 3000 series delivers and the improvements in power efficiency are nothing short of amazing.

By TechSpot on
80

Trying to figure out the best CPU for your next PC upgrade or DIY build? With apologies to Robert Frost, it's the classic two roads that parted in the wood—if the wood were a shopping-results page at Newegg or Amazon, and the road kept dividing...

By PC Mag on
100

Even at stock speeds, the Ryzen 7 3700X is fantastically powerful for its price. It can do pretty much anything the Core i9-9900K can do, and for £200 less: that's the kind of CPU deal I haven't seen since the original Ryzen 7 1800X undercut half of...

By Expert Reviews on
90

The AMD Ryzen 7 3700X is another impressive release from AMD and its 3rd Generation of Ryzen chips. You're getting 8-cores and 16-threads, with a boost clock of 4.4GHz. On paper, that's not the most impressive chip ever made, but when you see the actual...

By TechRadar on
90

Going up against a competitor as big and well known as Intel must be hugely daunting, but AMD has pulled off a surprising series of victories after starting from scratch with its first-generation Zen architecture in 2017. The company has slowly begun...

By Gadgets360 on
90

The shift from Ryzen 7 2700X to Ryzen 7 3700X has been a major step towards snatching the performance gaming market. AMD has ironed out the bugs, totally turned around on memory support, and put together a product that excels in the same,...

By pcgamesn.com on
85

All in all, while AMD still has some way to go, they’ve never been this close to Intel in over a decade. This is no longer the story of the AMD that is trying to catch up to Intel; this is now the story of the AMD that is once more a formidable rival to Intel. And, if the company is able to continue to execute as well, we should be seeing even more exciting things in the future.

By AnandTech on
100

For everything and anything else, AMD is sweeping the floor with Intel, offering safer and less vulnerable processors as well. That last remark on vulnerabilities is a very valid one and I am serious about this, I plan to upgrade all work systems to Ryzen 3000 as it is the safer processor series and platform to use.

By The Guru of 3D on
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