AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Reasons To Buy
- ✓ Just 65-watt TDP.
- ✓ Attractive pricing.
- ✓ Support for PCI Express 4.0.
- ✓ Lots of L3 cache.
- ✓ Multithreaded, with eight cores and 16 threads.
- ✓ Easy overclocking tools.
- ✓ Good in-box cooler.
Reasons To Avoid
- ✗ Single-core performance occasionally behind competing chips.
- ✗ No integrated graphics processing.
Expert Reviews
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By PCMag · 5 years, 9 months ago
Specifications
| # of CPU Cores | 8 |
| # of Threads | 16 |
| *OS Support |
Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition RHEL x86 64-Bit Ubuntu x86 64-Bit |
| Base Clock | 3600.0 |
| CPU Socket |
AM4 |
| Default TDP | 65 |
| Form Factor |
Desktops Boxed Processor |
| Graphics Model | Discrete Graphics Card Required |
| L1 Cache | 512.0 |
| L2 Cache | 4096.0 |
| L3 Cache | 32.0 |
| Launch Date | 7/7/2019 |
| Max. Boost Clock | 4400.0 |
| Max. Operating Temperature (Tjmax) | 95.0 |
| Memory Channels | 2 |
| PCI Express® Version |
PCIe® 4.0 x16 |
| Processor Technology for CPU Cores |
TSMC 7nm FinFET |
| Supported Technologies | |
| System Memory Specification |
3200.0 |
| System Memory Type |
DDR4 |
| Thermal Solution (MPK) |
AMD Wraith Prism |
| Thermal Solution (PIB) |
Wraith Prism with RGB LED |
| Unlocked for Overclocking | ✓ |