AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

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Ryzen 7 1700 compared with Ryzen 7 3700X

	AMDRyzen 7 1700	AMDRyzen 7 3700X
Overview
Released
Released	March 2017	July 2019
Cores and clocks
Cores
Cores	8	8
Threads
Threads	16	16
Base clock
Base clock	3 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock
Boost clock	3.7 GHz	4.4 GHz (better)
L3 cache
L3 cache	16 MB	32 MB (better)
Cores
Cores	Zen; Summit Ridge; eight cores with simultaneous multithreading, arranged in two four-core CPU complexes (KitGuru).	Zen 2; Matisse; eight cores with simultaneous multithreading. One CPU chiplet containing two four-core complexes and a separate I/O die (PCGamesN).
Clocks
Clocks	AMD SenseMI and XFR; unlocked for overclocking. KitGuru measured 3.75 GHz single-core XFR under suitable cooling; the main boost figure is AMD's published 3.7 GHz.	Unlocked for overclocking; Precision Boost Overdrive with Automatic Overclocking supported, as described in AMD's launch notice.
Cache
Cache	768 KB L1; 4 MB L2; 16 MB L3.	512 KB L1; 4 MB L2; 32 MB L3.
Graphics and AI
Built-in graphics
Built-in graphics	No	No
Graphics
Graphics	No integrated graphics; a separate graphics card is required.	No integrated graphics; a separate graphics card is required.
Platform
Socket
Socket	AM4	AM4
Base power
Base power	65 W	65 W
Unlocked
Unlocked	Yes	Yes
Cooler in the box
Cooler in the box	Yes	Yes
Memory support
Memory support	DDR4; two channels; up to 2667 MT/s.	DDR4; two channels; up to 3200 MT/s.
PCIe
PCIe	PCIe 3.0 x16.	PCIe 4.0 x16; AMD introduced PCIe 4.0 support with the X570 platform at launch.
Chipsets
Chipsets	–	X570 at launch; check the motherboard's CPU support list and BIOS for other AM4 boards.
Process
Process	14nm.	TSMC 7nm FinFET CPU cores; 14nm I/O die (PCGamesN).
Cooler
Cooler	AMD Wraith Spire included, as confirmed in the original AMD launch table; maximum operating temperature 95°C.	Retail boxed processor includes AMD Wraith Prism (PCGamesN); AMD's current support specification does not name a cooler. Maximum operating temperature 95°C.