AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

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Ryzen 7 2700X compared with Ryzen 7 3700X

	AMDRyzen 7 2700X	AMDRyzen 7 3700X
Overview
Released
Released	April 2018	July 2019
Cores and clocks
Cores
Cores	8	8
Threads
Threads	16	16
Base clock
Base clock	3.7 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock
Boost clock	4.3 GHz	4.4 GHz (better)
L3 cache
L3 cache	16 MB	32 MB (better)
Cores
Cores	Zen+; Pinnacle Ridge; eight cores with simultaneous multithreading.	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	Precision Boost 2 and Extended Frequency Range 2; unlocked for overclocking.	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	105 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 2933 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	X470 at launch; earlier 300-series AM4 motherboards supported with a compatible BIOS, as specified in AMD's launch notice.	X570 at launch; check the motherboard's CPU support list and BIOS for other AM4 boards.
Process
Process	12nm FinFET.	TSMC 7nm FinFET CPU cores; 14nm I/O die (PCGamesN).
Cooler
Cooler	AMD Wraith Prism with RGB lighting supplied in the retail box, confirmed by AMD's original launch notice; maximum operating temperature 85°C.	Retail boxed processor includes AMD Wraith Prism (PCGamesN); AMD's current support specification does not name a cooler. Maximum operating temperature 95°C.