AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600

Processor comparisons 24-03-2021

   If you have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 and see which is better for games or normal use for machine learning, streaming, programming, video editing, rendering. Here you can find useful information from many benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PCMark 10, Furmark, Blender, GeekBench 6, 5.2, UserBenchmark, RealBench, 7zip, Gears 5, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Dolphin Emulator, Blender, Prime95, SuperPi, DaVinci Resolve Studio, AIDA64, Handbrake, WPrime, PassMark, MATLAB, 3DMark, VeraCrypt.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

Watch Dogs Legion
Valheim
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Last Man Standing
Fallout 76
Overwatch
Red Dead Redemption 2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Borderlands 3
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Fortnite
Rainbow Six Siege
DOOM: Eternal
Death Stranding
Grand Theft Auto V
Valorant
Halo Infinite
Cyberpunk 2077
Apex Legends

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 or AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X

55%

Ryzen 5 PRO 3600

55%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X

54%

Ryzen 5 PRO 3600

54%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a little game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: NBA 2K20, Ghostrunner, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Metro Exodus, League of Legends (LOL), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Forza Horizon 4, DOTA 2A, Half-Life: Alyx, Hitman 3, Control, Battlefield V, Monster Hunter World, Horizon Zero Dawn.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	96.5	95.9
Valorant	109.6	109.0
Cyberpunk 2077	61.4	61.0
Apex Legends	103.1	102.4
Call of Duty Warzone	82.2	81.7
Overwatch	88.8	88.3
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.7	75.2
DOOM Eternal	54.8	54.5
Warzone	85.5	85.0
Assassin's Creed	92.1	91.5
Valheim	91.0	90.5

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X

41%

Ryzen 5 PRO 3600

68%

To make a final resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X since it has less power consumption: 95W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, streaming, video editing or video rendering, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600
Cinbench 15 Single-core	191	200
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1656	1612
Cinbench 20 Single-core	456	490
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3721	3670
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1194	1258
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	9822	9382

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600
Single-Core	2338	2637
Multi-Core	16795	17982

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600
Single-Core	1186	1329
Multi-Core	8324	7744

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in new games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600
Announcement date	April 01, 2018	September 30, 2019
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	AM4
Core name	Pinnacle Ridge	Matisse
Architecture	Zen+	Zen 2
Generation	2	2
Turbo Frequency	4.1 MHz	4.2 MHz
Frequency	3.6 MHz	3.6 MHz
Cores	8	6
Threads	16	12
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	3800 millions	4200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	95 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	2933	3200
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache	768KB	384KB
L2 cache	4MB	3MB
L3 cache	16MB	32MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YD27BXBAM88AF YD27BXBAAFMPK	100-000000029

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Another difference is that Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X has 2 more core than Ryzen 5 PRO 3600. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X is better: 19
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 is better: 13
Although it should be understood that all the figures in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 before making a selection which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X specs and review.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 specs and review.