Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3500X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 2700X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 2700X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 3500X is 523 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 2700X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
- Up to 96% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3500X - £3.85 vs £91.49
- Up to 95% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Ryzen 5 3500X - £0.02 vs £0.44 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500X - 16 vs 6 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- Performs up to 2% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Ryzen 7 2700X - 207 vs 202 FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 2700X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
202
97%
Value, £/FPS
£0.02/FPS
100%
Price, £
£3.85
100%
Value Winner
Buy for £3.85 on Amazon
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Buy for £91.49 on Amazon
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3500X |
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Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 24th, 2019 |
Ryzen 7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Matisse |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 6 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 65 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |