The season of black friday deals is starting. Newegg is currently selling the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X CPU for $304.99, saving you $25.
- Get the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X for $304.99 (opens in new tab).
With its eight cores (opens in new tab), 16 threads (opens in new tab) and 36MB of total cache, the Ryzen 7 3700X is a great processor for gamers and enthusiast that require decent firepower. The chip is based on AMD's Zen 2 microarchitecture, which means you get to enjoy groundbreaking features like 24 PCIe 4.0 (opens in new tab) lanes and DDR4-3200 memory support right out of the box.
The Ryzen 7 3700X flaunts a 3.6 GHz base clock (opens in new tab) and a 4.4 GHz boost clock. The octa-core part is rated for 65W, and it's accompanied with AMD's Wraith Prism CPU cooler, which comes with all the RGB goodness. However, we do recommend you pick a third-party cooler (opens in new tab) if you plan to overclock the processor.
Should You Buy This CPU?
Be sure to check out our in-depth AMD Ryzen 7 3700X review (opens in new tab) before opening your wallet for this deal.
You can also review our CPU buying guide (opens in new tab)for help with your decision. To see where this processor ranks among others currently available, including from rival Intel, check out our CPU hierarchy page (opens in new tab). And for other CPUs we love, see the best cheap CPUs (opens in new tab), our favorite gaming CPUs (opens in new tab) and favorite CPUs for productivity performance (opens in new tab).
