What is the Ryzen 7 3700X equivalent to?

We typically don't recommend buying previous-gen chips, but all three of these chips are available at (or near) all-time low pricing while we're in the unforgiving grip of a silicon shortage. That makes them solid alternatives if you're looking to upgrade a current system, or even build out a new platform with previous-gen gear. 

For comparison, both the current-gen eight-core AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and the eight-core Intel Core i7-11700K weigh in at $399 when you can find them in stock near MSRP, meaning that the three chips in today's Amazon Prime Day deal are ~$150 cheaper for the same number of cores. That means you'll pay roughly $34 per core for the previous-gen chips while the more modern chips weigh in at $50 per core. 

Naturally, the previous-gen eight-core chips aren't as fast as the newer models, but you can reference our CPU Benchmark hierarchy for a crystal-clear view of the performance deltas between the newer and older chips. Here's a snippet of how that breaks down for each chip, with the scores in each category being relative to the fastest chip on the market in each category (higher is better):

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Header Cell - Column 0PriceGaming 1080p / 1440pMulti-Threaded PerformanceSingle-Threaded PerformanceIntel Core i7-10700K/F$259 / $23986% / 90%28%82%Ryzen 7 3700X$27977% / 81%27%76%Core i7-11700K/F$399 / $38992% / 95%34%94%Ryzen 7 5800X$39997% / 97%33%93%

Intel Core i7-10700K: was $320, now $260 at Amazon (opens in new tab)
The Core i7-10700K's $260 price tag marks a new low for the eight-core 16-thread processor that operates with a 5.1 GHz boost and 3.8 GHz base clock. This chip makes a cost-effective upgrade if you already have a 10th-gen processor, but be sure to check pricing on newer alternatives before pulling the trigger. 

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Intel Core i7-10700KF: was $301, now $240 at Amazon (opens in new tab)
The Core i7-10700KF's $240 price tag marks a new low for the eight-core 16-thread processor that operates with a 5.1 GHz boost and 3.8 GHz base clock. This model comes without integrated graphics and makes a cost-effective upgrade if you already have a 10th-gen processor, but be sure to check pricing on newer alternatives before pulling the trigger.

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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X: was $307, now $279 at Amazon (opens in new tab)
AMD's eight-core 16-thread Ryzen 7 3700X is at near all-time low pricing for Prime Day, marking the only AMD chip we can find with a substantial discount. This chip ticks at 3.8 GHz under heavy load and boosts to 4.6 GHz. It also comes with full support for PCIe 4.0. 

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Overall, the Core i7-10700K looks to be the better pick based purely on performance alone. However, remember, this chip doesn't come with a bundled cooler, whereas the Ryzen 7 3700X does. Additionally, the Ryzen 7 3700X supports PCIe 4.0 while the 10700K uses the slower PCIe 3.0 spec.

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