The world's most advanced processor in the desktop PC gaming segment

A really good and stable processor for all-around workloads and gaming. Still has a good stock stable boost clock of about 4.2GHz with a good cooler about the same as the 3800x without the extra Be care full of the Motherboard you buy as it may be troublesome updating the bios on x470 and lower boards to support the 3rd generation of AMD Processors.

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
Can deliver ultra-fast 100 + FPS performance in the world's most popular games
8 cores and 16 processing threads, bundled with the AMD Wraith Prism cooler with color controlled LED support
4 4 GHz max boost unlocked for overclocking 36 MB of game cache DDR4 3200 MHz system memory specification
For the advanced socket AM4 platform can support PCIe 4 0 on x570 motherboards

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For gaming I see this baby stay stable clocks at 4291-4316MHz and sporadic single-core turbos up to 4392MHz. The 4.2 GHz all-core stable boost clock is about the same as a 3800x (according to other reviewers) but the 3800x has a bit more of a higher single-core sporadic burst, but probably not worth the additional $70 for the tiny performance difference. I have a Phanteks PH-TC14PE (NH-d15 comparable) and during a 30 minute Aida 64 stress test (picture) the 3700x stays at 85c and 4070MHz average.

This processor is paired with a 570x Aorus elite so I wouldn't have the trouble of doing tons of CPU swapping on a b450 or an x470 board to update the bios (plus I saved $70 over the 3800x). Some of those boards have quick flash capabilities, but if they don't then it is just time-consuming and a bit painful to install an old 2nd or 1st gen CPU, update, then reinstall the new processor and make sure it actually works. Also as of a bunch of Ryzen 3xxx out of the box compatible B450 boards are announced, but nobody knows when.

I did a motherboard & CPU Swap in my system and had a lag filled windows experience, so a windows reinstall was necessary to get it to run smoothly (your actual experience may vary). After the reinstall, it's been nothing but buttery smooth.

Also, note the boost clock frequency AMD state is sadly for ONE CORE ONLY, you might get 2 or even 3, but not all - which is why PBO gives better results, basically though some cores can be 100mhz+ less than advertised boost and thus trying to manually clock to those is impossible... We're buying binned 3800Xs here.

processor boost speeds

There's quite the riot at the moment as intel claims it's boost speeds are all cores and so we're AMDs on the 1000 and 2000 series, so not sure why they've gone down this route now, but it leaves a sour taste in your mouth regardless!

Bought 3700x as a replacement for my Ryzen 5 1600 and put it in my ASUS Prime B350-Plus running the latest BIOS (Version 5007). Out of the box, the 3700x hits the max boost of 4.4GHz when not all cores are needed and when all cores are under load mine settles at 4.1GHz. Idle temps do seem to bounce around somewhat with it constantly settling between 36c and 43c and under load running Prime 95 the processor settles around 62c. Of course, it is hard to show any sort of performance increase over the R5 1600 without many benchmarks, etc but take my word for it the Ryzen 7 3700x is worth the investment.

The world's most advanced processor in the desktop PC gaming segment