Head to head

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

For gaming, the AMD Ryzen 7 3800X is 2% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.

Processor one Processor two

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Gaming index 59 58

Cores 8 8

Threads 16 16

Top speed 4.5 GHz 4.4 GHz

Rated power 105 W 65 W

Games at recommended 220 219

Released20192019

Feeds cards up to (1440p) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Quick answers

Is the AMD Ryzen 7 3800X better than the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X for gaming?

Yes — on our gaming index the AMD Ryzen 7 3800X scores 59 and the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 58.

What is the fastest graphics card each one can keep up with?

At 1440p, by our bottleneck model: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB for the AMD Ryzen 7 3800X, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti for the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X.