AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 7400F. Specifications, performance, tests

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2019-07-07
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
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AMD Ryzen 5 7400F

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AMD Ryzen 5 7400F

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 7 3700X or AMD Ryzen 5 7400F? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X has a base frequency of 3.6 GHz. 8 / 16 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in 2019-07-07.

AMD Ryzen 5 7400F has a base frequency of 3.7 GHz. 6 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in 2025-01-09.

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)

    102 left arrow place
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    8 left arrow 6

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    140 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    113 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    109 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    103 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    90 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    123 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    231 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    172 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    31 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    28 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    112 place
AMD Ryzen 5 7400F Reasons to consider
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  • Higher clock speed

    Around 3% better clock speed

    3.7 GHz left arrow 3.6 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 7 % higher specified turbo frequency

    4.7 GHz left arrow 4.4 GHz

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
AMD Ryzen 5 7400F AMD Ryzen 5 7400F
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 3000 left arrow -
  • Family
    Ryzen left arrow Ryzen
  • Form Factor
    Desktops / Boxed Processor left arrow Desktops / Boxed Processor
  • Generation
    3 left arrow -
  • Predecessor
    AMD Ryzen 7 2700X left arrow -
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop
  • Series
    Ryzen 3000 Series left arrow Ryzen 7000 Series
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.6 GHz left arrow 3.7 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow -
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 6
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 12
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow -
  • Max. Boost Clock
    4.4 GHz left arrow 4.7 GHz
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.4 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    4 GHz left arrow -
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
    None left arrow None
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    No left arrow -
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow -
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow -
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow -
  • JPEG
    No left arrow -
  • VC-1
    No left arrow -
  • VP8
    No left arrow -
  • VP9
    No left arrow -
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 7400F and AMD Ryzen 7 3700X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow -
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow -
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4 left arrow DDR5
  • PCIe
    PCIe 4.0 x16 left arrow PCIe 5.0
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow -
  • PCIe version
    4.0 left arrow -
  • System Memory Specification
    3200 left arrow -
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow -
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and AMD Ryzen 5 7400F Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Default TDP
    65 W left arrow 65 W
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    95 °C left arrow 95 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W left arrow -
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and AMD Ryzen 5 7400F, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Matisse (Zen 2) left arrow -
  • Codename
    Matisse left arrow Raphael AM5
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow -
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow -
  • L1-Cache
    0.5 MB left arrow -
  • L2-Cache
    4 MB left arrow 6 MB
  • L3-Cache
    32 MB left arrow 32 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    100-100000071BOX left arrow -
  • Manufacturer product ID (MPK)
    100-100000071MPK left arrow -
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    100-000000071 left arrow -
  • Operating systems
    Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit left arrow -
  • Release date
    2019-07-07 left arrow 2025-01-09
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow AM5
  • Technology
    TSMC 7nm FinFET left arrow TSMC 5nm FinFET
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow -

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

More results: 8

AMD Ryzen 5 7400F

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 16 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8810.650314 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 16 threads / windows
System RAM: 16 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. / B550 EAGLE
Duration: 113.499 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

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