AMD’s Ryzen 7 5800X3D Is $299 – Less Than Half the Cost of a 7959X3D: Real Deals
If the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D is $699 and you’re hesitant about building a new gaming rig, why not consider AMD’s last-generation AM4 CPUs as an unbreakable gaming build.
One of the Best CPUs for Gaming – AMD Ryzen 7 The 5800X3D sells for $309 on Amazon (opens in new tab)and if you’re lucky enough to live nearby Get the 5800X3D cheap again at just $299 at the Microcenter store.
With its breakthrough 3D Stacked SRAM technology, the 5800X3D delivers a massive 96MB L3 cache. With this 3D V-Cache, the 5800X3D delivers incredible gaming performance. The chip still used 8 cores and 16 threads and was based on the same 7nm process and Zen 3 architecture as the rest of the 5000 series, but this chip was the peak of gaming on AMD’s outgoing AM4 platform.
Check out our review of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D. (opens in new tab) You can read more about 3D V-Cache and performance metrics on our test bench and some gaming benchmarks here. The 5800X3D won our Editors’ Choice award for its price and performance at the time, but we noted that this CPU is uncompetitive for regular desktop applications, making it a great choice as a complete gaming CPU.
Average FPS at 1080p, 1440p and single/multithreaded applications
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