244Introduction
We have with us for review the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X eight-core processor. Based on the "Zen 3" architecture and popular AMD Socket AM4, the Ryzen 7 5700X is part of the company's Spring/Summer desktop processor product-stack refresh to a series that's been around for almost a year and a half now. Much like the Ryzen 7 5800X. the Ryzen 7 5700X is an 8-core/16-thread processor, but with slightly lower clock speeds and a more affordable price, of course.
The Ryzen 7 5700X succeeds popular SKUs from AMD, such as the Ryzen 7 2700X and Ryzen 7 3700X. The Ryzen 7 3700X in particular outsold the Ryzen 7 3800X thanks to its $50–70 lower price. This is probably why AMD didn't debut the Ryzen 5000 series with the Ryzen 7 5700X and instead released the $400 Ryzen 7 5800X, which had near free reign until the Summer of 2021, when AMD refreshed the lineup with the $360 Ryzen 7 5700G 8-core/16-thread APU marketed as a Ryzen 7 3700X-successor. Strangely, the company designated that role to the Ryzen 7 5700X in 2022.
The Ryzen 7 5700X is vastly different from the Ryzen 7 5700G even though both are 8-core "Zen 3" chips. The Ryzen 7 5700G is based on the 7 nm "Cezanne" monolithic silicon, which has that impressive Radeon Vega 8 iGPU, but only 16 MB of L3 cache shared among the CPU cores. The Ryzen 7 5700X, on the other hand, is based on the "Vermeer" multi-chip module, with a standard "Zen 3" chiplet that has 32 MB of L3 cache. What's more, "Vermeer" features PCI-Express Gen 4, while "Cezanne" only features Gen 3—quite relevant when pairing the processor with a discrete graphics card.
As we mentioned earlier, the Ryzen 7 5700X is practically identical to the Ryzen 7 5800X except for the slightly lower clock speeds. The Ryzen 7 5800X features 3.80 GHz clock speeds that boost up to 4.70 GHz, whereas the new Ryzen 7 5700X comes with 3.40 GHz clocks and 4.60 GHz boost. These 100–200 MHz clock speeds aren't the only difference as the Ryzen 7 5700X has a TDP rating of 65 W, whereas the Ryzen 7 5800X TDP is 105 W. On paper, the added power limits should give the Ryzen 7 5800X the ability to sustain boost frequencies better and offer higher overclocking headroom.
AMD launched the Ryzen 7 5700X at a list price of $299, but it's currently available for $265, which isn't that much cheaper than the Ryzen 7 5800X that's heavily discounted to $275 at the moment. Since Alder Lake released, retailers are aggressively pricing Ryzen 5000-series processors, which means price differences are quite small on some days. In this review, we tell you if it's worth saving that money.
| Price | Cores / Threads | Base Clock | Max. Boost | L3 Cache | TDP | Architecture | Process | Socket | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core i5-9400F | $135 | 6 / 6 | 2.9 GHz | 4.1 GHz | 9 MB | 65 W | Coffee Lake | 14 nm | LGA 1151 |
| Core i5-10400F | $125 | 6 / 12 | 2.9 GHz | 4.3 GHz | 12 MB | 65 W | Comet Lake | 14 nm | LGA 1200 |
| Core i5-11400F | $145 | 6 / 12 | 2.6 GHz | 4.4 GHz | 12 MB | 65 W | Rocket Lake | 14 nm | LGA 1200 |
| Core i5-12400F | $155 | 6 / 12 | 2.5 GHz | 4.4 GHz | 18 MB | 65 W | Alder Lake | 10 nm | LGA 1700 |
| Core i5-10500 | $205 | 6 / 12 | 3.1 GHz | 4.5 GHz | 12 MB | 65 W | Comet Lake | 14 nm | LGA 1200 |
| Ryzen 5 3600 | $230 | 6 / 12 | 3.6 GHz | 4.2 GHz | 32 MB | 65 W | Zen 2 | 7 nm | AM4 |
| Core i5-9600K | $220 | 6 / 6 | 3.7 GHz | 4.6 GHz | 9 MB | 95 W | Coffee Lake | 14 nm | LGA 1151 |
| Core i5-10600K | $195 | 6 / 12 | 4.1 GHz | 4.8 GHz | 12 MB | 125 W | Comet Lake | 14 nm | LGA 1200 |
| Core i5-11600K | $190 | 6 / 12 | 3.9 GHz | 4.9 GHz | 12 MB | 125 W | Rocket Lake | 14 nm | LGA 1200 |
| Ryzen 5 3600X | $210 | 6 / 12 | 3.8 GHz | 4.4 GHz | 32 MB | 95 W | Zen 2 | 7 nm | AM4 |
| Ryzen 5 5600 | $185 | 6 / 12 | 3.5 GHz | 4.4 GHz | 32 MB | 65 W | Zen 3 | 7 nm | AM4 |
| Ryzen 5 5600G | $225 | 6 / 12 | 3.9 GHz | 4.4 GHz | 16 MB | 65 W | Zen 3 + Vega | 7 nm | AM4 |
| Ryzen 5 5600X | $175 | 6 / 12 | 3.7 GHz | 4.6 GHz | 32 MB | 65 W | Zen 3 | 7 nm | AM4 |
| Core i5-12600 | $240 | 6 / 12 | 3.3 GHz | 4.8 GHz | 18 MB | 65 W | Alder Lake | 10 nm | LGA 1700 |
| Core i5-12600K | $260 | 6+4 / 16 | 3.7 / 2.8 GHz | 4.9 / 3.6 GHz | 20 MB | 125 W | Alder Lake | 10 nm | LGA 1700 |
| Core i7-9700K | $310 | 8 / 8 | 3.6 GHz | 4.9 GHz | 12 MB | 95 W | Coffee Lake | 14 nm | LGA 1151 |
| Core i7-10700K | $325 | 8 / 16 | 3.8 GHz | 5.1 GHz | 16 MB | 125 W | Comet Lake | 14 nm | LGA 1200 |
| Core i7-11700K | $290 | 8 / 16 | 3.6 GHz | 5.0 GHz | 16 MB | 125 W | Rocket Lake | 14 nm | LGA 1200 |
| Ryzen 7 3700X | $290 | 8 / 16 | 3.6 GHz | 4.4 GHz | 32 MB | 65 W | Zen 2 | 7 nm | AM4 |
| Ryzen 7 5700G | $290 | 8 / 16 | 3.8 GHz | 4.6 GHz | 16 MB | 65 W | Zen 3 + Vega | 7 nm | AM4 |
| Core i7-12700K | $350 | 8+4 / 20 | 3.6 / 2.7 GHz | 5.0 / 3.8 GHz | 25 MB | 125 W | Alder Lake | 10 nm | LGA 1700 |
| Ryzen 7 5700X | $265 | 8 / 16 | 3.4 GHz | 4.6 GHz | 32 MB | 65 W | Zen 3 | 7 nm | AM4 |
| Ryzen 7 5800X | $275 | 8 / 16 | 3.8 GHz | 4.7 GHz | 32 MB | 105 W | Zen 3 | 7 nm | AM4 |
| Ryzen 7 5800X3D | $445 | 8 / 16 | 3.4 GHz | 4.5 GHz | 96 MB | 105 W | Zen 3 | 7 nm | AM4 |
| Core i9-10900 | $380 | 10 / 20 | 2.8 GHz | 5.2 GHz | 20 MB | 65 W | Comet Lake | 14 nm | LGA 1200 |
| Ryzen 9 3900X | $480 | 12 / 24 | 3.8 GHz | 4.6 GHz | 64 MB | 105 W | Zen 2 | 7 nm | AM4 |
| Ryzen 9 5900X | $400 | 12 / 24 | 3.7 GHz | 4.8 GHz | 64 MB | 105 W | Zen 3 | 7 nm | AM4 |
| Core i9-9900K | $500 | 8 / 16 | 3.6 GHz | 5.0 GHz | 16 MB | 95 W | Coffee Lake | 14 nm | LGA 1151 |
| Core i9-10900K | $390 | 10 / 20 | 3.7 GHz | 5.3 GHz | 20 MB | 125 W | Comet Lake | 14 nm | LGA 1200 |
| Core i9-11900K | $355 | 8 / 16 | 3.5 GHz | 5.3 GHz | 16 MB | 125 W | Rocket Lake | 14 nm | LGA 1200 |
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