AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 8-core AM4
The 8-core, 16-thread Zen 3 chip hits a 4.6 GHz boost and 65W TDP, delivering 26,574 PassMark multi-core for smooth gaming and multitasking on AM4 boards. Its 32MB L3 cache and unlocked overclocking with PCIe 4.0 support add headroom for balanced, efficient builds without a platform upgrade. This CPU suits budget-conscious gamers and streamers who need strong multi-threaded performance for 1080p/1440p gaming and light video editing.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong efficiency (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong feature (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong single thread (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong multi thread (83rd percentile) 83rd
Cons
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Based on 6 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Brand | AMD |
| Series | Ryzen 7 |
| Model | 5700X |
| Codename | Zen 3 |
| Class | desktop |
| Process | 7 |
Cores & Clocks
| Cores | 8 |
| P-cores | 8 |
| Threads | 16 |
| Base Clock | 3400 |
| Boost Clock | 4600 |
Cache
| L2 Cache | 4 |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB |
Performance
| PassMark Multi | 26574 |
| PassMark Single | 3387 |
Memory
| Memory Type | DDR4 |
| Max Speed | 3200 |
| Channels | 2 |
| Max Memory | 128 |
| ECC | Yes |
Platform & Power
| Socket | AM4 |
| PCIe | 4 |
| PCIe Lanes | 20 |
| TDP | 65 |
| Unlocked | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 5700X | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | Dell Xeon E5-2637 V2 | SMC EPYC 9555P | CG CHIPS GATE EPYC 6GK7443-1EX30-0XE0 1PC New 6GK7443-1EX30-0XE0 Communications Processor | HP Xeon P67080-B21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 24 | 32 | 64 | 24 | 16 |
| Threads | 16 | 24 | 64 | 128 | 48 | 32 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 4600 | 5700 | 3500 | 4400 | 4000 | 3900 |
| L3 Cache Mb | 32 | 36 | 256 | 256 | 128 | 37.5 |
| Tdp W | 65 | 125 | 200 | 360 | 200 | 195 |
| Socket | AM4 | LGA 1851 | Socket A/Socket 462 (PGA 462) | AMD Socket SP5 | AMD Socket SP3 | LGA 4677 |
| Integrated Graphics | - | Intel Graphics | No | - | - | No |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Feature | Platform | Efficiency | Multi Thread | Social Proof | Single Thread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 7 5700X | 81.3 | 87.1 | 80.6 | 92.5 | 82.8 | 54 | 85.8 |
| Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Compare | 96.2 | 99.8 | 95.9 | 97.1 | 96.6 | 90.7 | 99.8 |
| Dell Xeon E5-2637 V2 Compare | 99.1 | 90.7 | 76.2 | 97.4 | 99.2 | 1.5 | 89.3 |
| SMC EPYC 9555P Compare | 99.3 | 76.9 | 96.8 | 90.7 | 99.5 | 1.5 | 88.7 |
| CG CHIPS GATE EPYC 6GK7443-1EX30-0XE0 1PC New 6GK7443-1EX30-0XE0 Communications Processor Compare | 94.8 | 76.9 | 84.1 | 83.8 | 94.4 | 38.3 | 80.2 |
| HP Xeon P67080-B21 Compare | 91.7 | 76.9 | 90.7 | 78.2 | 90.9 | 1.5 | 80.4 |
Usage Scores
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