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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 8700G outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 3600X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 8700G is 1646 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 3600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
- Performs up to 5% better in Metro Exodus than Ryzen 5 3600X - 153 vs 146 FPS
- Up to 17% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600X - CA$379.99 vs CA$460.57
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 3600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600X - 16 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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AMD Ryzen 7 8700G 8-Core, 16-Thread Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Ryzen 7 8700G
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Single-Core
1642
61.13179448994788%
Multi-Core
7000
49.174569722514924%
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Matisse | Codename | Not Available |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 4 nm |
| 38.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon 780M |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600X or Ryzen 7 8700G
Metro Exodus, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
71 FPS
CA$28.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 7 8700G
32 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$2,008.54
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101 FPS
CA$20.16/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 7 8700G
32 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$2,035.68
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71 FPS
CA$25.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 7 8700G
16 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$1,790.83
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105 FPS
CA$22.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 7 8700G
64 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$2,364.27
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57 FPS
CA$29.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 8700G
16 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$1,698.47
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