Ryzen 7 3700X vs A8-5600K

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Aggregate performance score

A8-5600K
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 100 Watt
1.84
Ryzen 7 3700X
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
14.59
+693%

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms A8-5600K by a whopping 693% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-5600K and Ryzen 7 3700X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking1911465
Place by popularitynot in top-10097
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.6939.57
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)AMD Ryzen 7
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)
Release date2 October 2012 (11 years ago)7 July 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$329
Current price$57 $203 (0.6x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 7 3700X has 972% better value for money than A8-5600K.

Detailed specifications

A8-5600K and Ryzen 7 3700X basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz4.4 GHz
L1 cache128K (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB32 MB
Chip lithography32 nm7 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million19,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Compatibility

Information on A8-5600K and Ryzen 7 3700X compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFM2AM4
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-5600K and Ryzen 7 3700X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NIno data+
AVXno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-5600K and Ryzen 7 3700X are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-5600K and Ryzen 7 3700X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.196 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 7560D-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A8-5600K 1.84
Ryzen 7 3700X 14.59
+693%

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms A8-5600K by 693% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

A8-5600K 2853
Ryzen 7 3700X 22565
+691%

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms A8-5600K by 691% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

A8-5600K 440
Ryzen 7 3700X 1656
+276%

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms A8-5600K by 276% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

A8-5600K 1061
Ryzen 7 3700X 8100
+663%

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms A8-5600K by 663% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

A8-5600K 2941
Ryzen 7 3700X 5839
+98.5%

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms A8-5600K by 99% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

A8-5600K 8838
Ryzen 7 3700X 40439
+358%

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms A8-5600K by 358% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

A8-5600K 4295
Ryzen 7 3700X 13815
+222%

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms A8-5600K by 222% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

A8-5600K 16.7
Ryzen 7 3700X 3.71
+350%

A8-5600K outperforms Ryzen 7 3700X by 350% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

A8-5600K 3
Ryzen 7 3700X 23
+625%

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms A8-5600K by 625% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

A8-5600K 292
Ryzen 7 3700X 2092
+616%

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms A8-5600K by 616% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

A8-5600K 87
Ryzen 7 3700X 204
+134%

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms A8-5600K by 134% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

A8-5600K 0.98
Ryzen 7 3700X 2.3
+135%

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms A8-5600K by 135% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A8-5600K 1.8
Ryzen 7 3700X 11.4
+533%

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms A8-5600K by 533% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A8-5600K 2449
Ryzen 7 3700X 7503
+206%

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms A8-5600K by 206% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A8-5600K 21
Ryzen 7 3700X 115
+449%

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms A8-5600K by 449% in x264 encoding pass 2.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A8-5600K 102
Ryzen 7 3700X 270
+163%

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms A8-5600K by 163% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.84 14.59
Recency 2 October 2012 7 July 2019
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 32 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 65 Watt

The Ryzen 7 3700X is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-5600K in performance tests.


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