AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT

AMD is launching new, higher-frequency Ryzen 3000XT processors codenamed ‘Matisse 2'. Core to the upgrades versus the Ryzen 3000X processors they will co-exist alongside are increased maximum boost frequencies and the promise of enhanced boost clock...

AMD pulled off some solid gains with the new optimizations to the 7nm tech. The new XT CPUs joining the Ryzen lineup give builders and enthusiasts another reason to consider Ryzen.

Better boost frequencies, higher overclocking headroom, and the same MSRPs. The Ryzen 7 3800XT and Ryzen 9 3900XT are good additions to AMD’s Zen 2 product stack.

As X and XT models will coexist for the foreseeable future, AMD does continue to offer great choice. Want to avail yourself of a bit more frequency? Go with XT. Want better value? Go with X. If it was our money on the table, we'd go with X and put the savings into a significantly larger SSD or more memory.

AMD's Ryzen 7 3800XT is a good CPU coming out at a weird time. It doesn't offer too much when compared to last year's Zen 2 offerings, and with Ryzen 4000 right around the corner, there's only a small subset of buyers we'd recommend this to. If you aren't willing to wait and want to upgrade from an older Zen 1/Zen+ CPU, then go for it. Just remember to also invest in a good cooler.

The AMD Ryzen 3000XT processors brings more performance to the table for those that are willing to pay a little more to get it.

The AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT adds on even more performance at the same SRP, but it might seem unnecessary at this point in...

The new XT SKUs from AMD offer a notch more performance, and they are introduced at the original X model price series. So that's not a bad proposition, the 3800XT is now a top-3 single-threaded performance leader. There's a bit of a challenge with the...