Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs. Ryzen 7 5800X: Zen 3 Gaming Shootout

[julesigles]

Someone said it earlier - these folks merely want to argue. If this was a website about dogs or cats they'd pick a different breed to yours and claim it superior. At this point they're merely trolls.

And heaven forbid a human being who works for a living can't decide to buy a chart topping gaming CPU for the same MSRP the 5800X used to be without some wannabe whatever raining on your parade of wanting to have the swansong processor that will fit into your motherboard being the best gaming benchmarked CPU you could possibly get. The facts are the facts. If people don't like you having some bragging rights for a half a year that's their problem - not yours.

The benchmarks have spoken, the market has spoken, your wallet and bank account will speak for you, and no amount of some disputatious know-it-all actor stating you can open a windows folder or website browser or word document a few nanoseconds faster using a different CPU should change your mind.

This is not a limited edition chip, it will be back in stock. Amazon as a seller, all the tech sites, and AMD itself show and claim it flew off shelves and out of stocks because of the huge demand. I wonder why the demand was so high for this particular CPU? Can anyone guess? Like... duh!?!

So just roll your eyes at these nuggets, do what makes you feel good with the money you earned and proud of your computer, and consider there will always be people who have these sorts of psychological complexes. Don't let their problems become your problems. Snicker at their drivel, maybe display their little white lies and exaggerations as I have, and move on.

But don't feel bad for 'em - at least they've got Twitter to fall back on if they wanna' argue for approval (at least for now ).

edited: do note according to reports this CPU undervolts and uses curve optimizer like a champ. Wish I could test it meself!

 

[Squid Surprise]

I got the itch brother.
Besides when you think about it, in 6 months the next latest and greatest will be 6 months away.

Fair enough... I’d still go 5900x - or 5950 if you have the extra cash...

 

[Tutanchamun]

Amazing Review!
Could you add Benchmarks with the 9900K (or 10700K, 10900K, representing the Skylake-Era CPUs) @ DDR4 4000-4000 MHz RAM speed? Most of the people wanting to upgrade their CPU own an Skylake-Era CPU (6700K-10900K) which scale decent with faster memory.

 

[Strawman]

Never said I was upgrading just for HOTS. You assume too much just to argue. Nothing factual about your posts whatsoever.

I didn't say you are. I responded to the guy saying its' a great update for playing HOTS, which is just not. Im playing dota 2, do you think a 4090 would a good upgrade for me?

 

[agentnate009]

3D Cache is expensive. A 5950X with 3D cache would be 1000 dollars, pointless when AM5 is coming in a few months. AM4 is a dead platform. 5800X3D is a limited supply because they know it won't sell much.

AMD needs to have 3D Cache on Ryzen 7000 ON LAUNCH or SOON AFTER, not 1-2 years after like Ryzen 5000 series...

I am buying Ryzen 7000/8000 or Raptor/Meteor next. Could not care less about anything else.

My board supports 5800X3D not upgrading my 5800X @ 4.7 for a few percent when AM5 is coming in a few months.

I realize that this comment was made in 2022, but it did not age well at all! AMD is re-releasing one of the most desirable CPUs right now because AM4 lives on and DDR4 is cheaper. I know, you didn't know that we would have RAMpocalypse, but, this goes to show just how good AM4 is and how much performance was gained from Ryzen 2000 series to 5000 series on the same socket. Intel changed sockets at least 3 times in the same time frame. There is only one game that 100% my 5800X, Star Wars Outlaws. Other than that, my AM4 system is still going strong, and since I lean towards AAA story driven games a graphical fidelity, I'm almost always GPU limited anyway. AM4 isn't dead, it keeps on soldiering on as a solid budget option for cash strapped gamers, even now in 2026.