AMD Ryzensets 7 5800X3D Processor (8 cores/16 threads, AM4 Socket, 105W TDP,100 MB Cache, up to 4.5 GHz max boost, no cooler)

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D is hands down one of the best CPUs for gamers still on the AM4 platform. I recently upgraded from a Ryzen 5 3600, and the difference in performance is night and day. **Gaming Performance:** The standout feature of the 5800X3D is AMD’s 3D V-Cache technology, which adds 96MB of L3 cache. This translates into a significant boost in gaming performance. Frame rates are noticeably higher in most of the games I play, and there’s a marked improvement in responsiveness, particularly in CPU-intensive titles like strategy games and open-world RPGs. It easily holds its own against many of the newer, more expensive CPUs on the market. **Productivity:** While this CPU is gaming-focused, it still handles productivity tasks like video editing and rendering with ease. It has 8 cores and 16 threads, which makes multitasking a breeze. It might not match the Ryzen 9 series for heavy workloads, but it’s more than sufficient for most users. **Ease of Upgrade:** One of the best aspects of the 5800X3D is its compatibility with existing AM4 motherboards. If you have a B450 or newer board, you can drop this CPU in with a BIOS update, making it a cost-effective upgrade. I was able to keep my existing system intact, including my DDR4 RAM, which saved me a lot of money compared to switching platforms. **Thermals and Power Efficiency:** Thermals are well-managed for a high-performance CPU, though it does run a bit hotter than my previous chip. Pairing it with a quality cooler like the Noctua NH-D15 kept temperatures in check even during long gaming sessions. Power efficiency is excellent, and I didn’t notice any major spikes in electricity use. **Value for Money:** For gamers who want top-tier performance without the expense of upgrading to AM5 or Intel’s latest platform, this CPU is a no-brainer. At its price point, it offers incredible value, extending the life of your AM4 system while delivering performance that rivals much more expensive options. **Conclusion:** The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D is a fantastic CPU for gamers and power users looking to maximize the potential of their AM4 systems. Its combination of gaming performance, compatibility, and value makes it one of the best upgrades you can make without moving to a new platform. If you’re a gamer or someone who enjoys squeezing every ounce of performance from their PC, this CPU is a worthy investment. Highly recommended!

To begin, I had a good mid range AM4 gaming rig (4 year old) that I was debating upgrading e.g. new motherboard and system overhaul at significant cost, but after some internet research I realised that with a BIOS update my MSI MPG X570 Gaming Edge WIFI motherboard could be upgraded from my AMD 3700X to 5800X3D, with the benefit of a substantive boost to 1080p or 1440p gaming performance. Please note that I had recently updated my GPU from an NVIDIA MSI RTX 2070 TRI FROZR Super to AMD Powercolor Red Devil 7800XT, and whilst I did note the performance boost on the GPU swap, it felt something was missing, as if the system could perform better (Cyber punk at 1080p averaging 97fps for example on ultra settings). That lead to the above research and decision to replace my CPU with the 5800X3D. CPU replacement went to plan and system booted fine, but I noted increased fan noise and elevated CPU temps. By design it would seem that AMD states the 5800X3D is fine to run at 85-100 degrees C....sorry but that doesn't float with me, safe yes, but noisy and power hungry. After a little research, I discovered if you have an MSI motherboard that supports AM4 and has the relevant BIOS update then you will have a setting for Kombo Strike in the CPU overclocking settings, which will essentially undervolt your 5800X3D by 30millivolts, meaning more efficient energy use and less heat, a setting that is within manufacturers safe tolerances too. Following the above I was very pleased with the improved thermals, after adjusting fan profiles (I just set case fans to a noise level I could accept and stuck them there, whilst letting GPU and CPU be managed by PWM curve based on temp). On a side note, whilst going through the above, I stumbled across 2 fundamental things I had overlooked in the past: 1. TPM settings for RAM, it turns out I had never been utilising my RAM frequency as I should have (rookie mistake), when I activated TPM mode 2, I noted an additional boost to RAM frequency and FPS in certain games 2. I discovered that the above mentioned bios update also facilitated the use of SAM (Smart Access Video), which in essence allows your CPU and GPU to communicate much faster (very basic explanation) assuming your hardware supports it. In some instances this has lead to an almost 20% boost in game FPS....and it is a free setting you may already have and not realise if you have an AM4 motherboard. Regarding the above mentioned cyberpunk, ultra setting FPS jumped to 215 fps using AMD 2.1 on Performance setting, but I would recommend Intel settings on Quality (185 fps) for eye candy. FYI I'm, not a Cyberpunk fanboy...it was just the most reliable benchmark I had at hand to task both CPU and GPU on mixed settings. Long story short, best of a CPU if you have a good AM4 board and want to wait and skip AM5 at present, AM6 isn't that far away :D PS is you are a user of AMD video cards and experience frame stutter, clear the V cache (google it) or just remove adrenalin and install the base driver without adrenalin fixed my issues in Hogwarts, RD2, Cyberpunk, BG3.... Happy gaming

I use my computer equally for Photo editing, coding (java + others), Video editing and Gaming, mainly MS Flight Simulator, as well as other sims and FPS. I upgrading from my Ryzen 3800XT, which was a very capable chip, as I was still suffering some CPU bottlenecking in Microsoft Flight Simulator which caused some stuttering in busy areas, such as airports, despite having a decent Graphics card. The Ryzen 5800X3D has a significant increase in its 3rd level cache that can significantly boost the perfromance of many games over its lower cached brethren, even at same clocks. I was asked by many why I chose this over the greater core count Ryzen 5950, or even the newer 7950 which has greater cores, and faster per cores, or even the Intel, as my non gaming work would definately get a benefit from more cores and higher clocked cores. The reason is simple, this was an easy upgrade (the newer ryzen 7000 series or the intel would require a new motherboard, RAM, etc), so I didnt need to change my Motherboard, only the CPU so the upgrade was easy and relatively cheap. Second, and most important, whilst this is slower at productivity thanthe new ryzens, or high end Intels, the difference inthe real world is not really that much. One doesnt really notice a compile of 5 seconds versus 4 seconds. Likewise, a Video rendering of 25 minuites versus 21 mins, for me is not too significant, as Iusually have a coffee or do something else during rendering, andis not going to impact my workflow much to take a little longer. But a slow CPU during causing stutters whilst "virtually" taxing a B747 in a busy airport, landing a plane in a storm, or even a game were split second reactions are important this extra speed makes sense, and can be felt. Fantastic purchase, and definately recommended if your use case is similar.

I game at 1440p and have 32gb of 3600mhz ram. Up until recently my rig had a 3700X and a 2080 Super. Those two were a match made in heaven. A really great combo. A few months ago I bought a 3080ti. A great GPU upgrade. However, it soon became apparent that my trusty 3700X was struggling to keep up with the 3080ti. I naturally wanted to turn game settings to max for my new GPU, but this meant some stuttering in games. So I’ve been turning settings down to help the 3700X out. I didn’t want to fork out for a new motherboard And ram And a new cpu for AM5. So. . . I’ve now installed the 5800X3D. Oh this is GOOD! At 1440p I turn all settings to max and things are just Butter Smooth. Just amazing. Gone is all the stuttering and my rig just feels much snappier in general. A friend of mine is lucky enough to have recently got a 4090 card. He also runs a 5800X3D. This cpu is keeping up with That card with no problems. That gives you an idea of just how capable this cpu is. If gaming is your main activity on your pc and like me you don’t want to have to upgrade Everything, get yourself one of these little beasties. For the record, in terms of cooling, I’m rocking a Noctua NH-D15 Chromax Black with it. No issues whatsoever. I’m so happy - Great Upgrade

Specs: 5800X3D Powercolor Red Dragon 6700XT 12GB MSI B550 MEG Unify Motherboard 16 GB 3600 MHZ Crucial Ballistix RAM (DDR4) Noctua NH-U12A Cooler Corsair 4000D Airflow Mid Tower Case Corsair RM750 80 Plus gold 750 watt PSU Arctic MX-4 Thermal Paste Great chip. Bought it as an upgrade from the 5600X, and it's made my entire system a lot snappier and smoother. Games are now free of previous stutter, rotating camera ingame feels a lot more smoother, simulation games are so much more enjoyable to play, and my FPS in Overwatch 2 has gone from an average of 280-300 to 520-540 (every detail low). Temps are great as well, have yet to go above 75 degrees under load so have nothing to worry about when it comes to temperatures. And the value is great when you take into account that I didn't need to upgrade my motherboard. All I needed to do was flash my BIOS with the latest one-and that was it. Now have a great 1440p set up. More than happy with my desktop now, everything runs absolute perfectly and gaming is brilliant. If you're looking to use this chip for a workstation or are going to be using a work heavy station this may not be the right chip though, so I'd research further.

Ryzen 7 5800x3D review. I got this CPU after looking through reviews and YouTube, seeing that it increase to L3 cache makes a difference to gaming smoothness of gameplay by significantly reducing the 99% framerate lows. Having gotten this chip and tried it out I can say for sure it does make games feel alot smoother, for example hogwarts legacy was a stuttering mess at times and even though I'm still on rtx2080 it has pretty much elimated any choppness, running at 1440p high to ultra settings at 120-138fps. Had same settings and lower on my previous CPU Ryzen 7 3800x but I'm seeing a 10-15 % Inc in average fps and much better 99 % lows from hitting 50-60fps lows to only 90-100 big difference. Cinebemch r23 shows an uplift to 14800 from 12400 multi core score about 15-20% single core. Mainly tested with this to see CPU temps as out of box default will thermal throttle it hit 91 degrees within 30 seconds. But I went into settings and after using kombo strike 3 and a more aggressive fan curve for my noctua d12s it managed a 10 min multi core benchmark under 90. Under hours of game testing i didn't see it go above 80 degrees tracking with HWmonitor program. If of course you invest or have a noctua d15 or 3 fan water cooler then you'd get better results. But I'm glad it can be tamed with a lighter heatsink with 1 fan. Oh and that's with no undervolting, I've seen some pple report success with that if anyone has thermal issues. Overall at 299.00 it was worth it for me as I intend to get a new GPU sometime this year anyway, if you don't want to buy a new motherboard for am5 and ddr5 ram just to use Ryzen's new 7000's CPU's then this is the best gaming chip for am4.

An absolutely incredible gaming CPU - massive L3 cache reduces reliance on RAM access during games, giving low-resoultion 1% lows a healthy boost; I have a 4070, and I am now 90% GPU bound in Shadow of the Tomb Raider's benchmark, indicating a very good match between CPU and GPU. In addition, the fact that the CCD is a bin of a bin (a binned 5800X, which is itself a binned 5700X), coupled with the forced frequency cap (no overclocking, unless you coun't BCLK) of 4.45 GHz all-core, makes this a VERY good under-volter - mine went all the way to negative-30 on all cores, while GAINING performance and LOSING temperature. Looking around the forums, it seems that almost ALL of these CPUs can do this. The 5800X is better for heavy multi-core tasks but, IMO, this should be bought for games, not productivity; for that, it lies somewhere between the 5700X and 5800X. Indeed, if you are prepared to sacrifice some multi-core grunt, the power and current can be limited in PBO for even MORE temperature savings at no loss of gaming performance. I estimate that this CPU has added two years to the lifespan of the AM4 platform - there won't be anything better for gamers.

The best for AM4, it can run quite hot though even with a LF II 360mm it can hit 80s easily under cinebench load. Will be fine in games though and the performance is top, intels fighting a loosing battle currently, i'd take this over intels latest cpus anyday and there's still AM5 right now that you could pick up. Finding these at a decent price nowadays is hard though but honestly, any of the X3d chips are great, even more so if you love open world games / mmos.