AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs AMD Athlon II X2 370K. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2019
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Released
Q2/2013
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AMD Athlon II X2 370K
AMD Athlon II X2 370K

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 7 3700X or AMD Athlon II X2 370K? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q3/2019.

AMD Athlon II X2 370K has a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2013.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    231 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    6 times more cores

    8 left arrow 2
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 5% better overclocked clock speed

    4.40 GHz left arrow 4.20 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 3700X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    184 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    138 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    142 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    126 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    116 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    133 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    338 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    291 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    32 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    156 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    190 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1344 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 10% better clock speed

    4.00 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Athlon II X2 370K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    847 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    978 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    683 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    832 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    443 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    588 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1189 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
AMD Athlon II X2 370K AMD Athlon II X2 370K
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow AMD Athlon II
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 1
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 3000 left arrow AMD Athlon II (Richland)
  • Predecessor
    AMD Ryzen 7 2700X left arrow --
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.60 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.40 GHz left arrow 4.20 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 2
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Athlon II X2 370K and AMD Ryzen 7 3700X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200 left arrow DDR3-1866
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 1
  • PCIe version
    4.0 left arrow
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and AMD Athlon II X2 370K to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 65 W
  • Tjunction max.
    95 °C left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and AMD Ryzen 7 3700X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow None
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE3
  • L3-Cache
    32.00 MB left arrow 1.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Matisse (Zen 2) left arrow Richland
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow FM2
  • Release date
    Q3/2019 left arrow Q2/2013

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and AMD Athlon II X2 370K.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
204
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
90
AMD Athlon II X2 370K
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
2114
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
147
AMD Athlon II X2 370K
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
22845
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
2170
AMD Athlon II X2 370K

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