AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D: What Real Users Actually Think

With a fraction of the energy requirements. That's the real kicker. 80 watts vs 280 watts for the 13900K — it's fucking insane.

The 7800x3d is purely an 8-core CPU with 96MB v-cache, while the 7950x3d is an 8-core CPU with 96MB v-cache and an additional 8 cores with regular 32MB cache. The 7950x3d needs to be controlled by a driver, which may be a reason for the performance difference. In some cases, the 7800x3d is slightly faster than the 7950x3d.

In my humble opinion, it is objectively better than the 13900K/14900K in gaming. The 7800x3d is a 120w TDP CPU while the 13900K/14900K are both crazy power-hungry and require a beast of a cooler to tame, while the 7800x3d can easily be cooled by something like the Peerless Assassin 120 SE for $35.

Planning to build this weekend. Bought at $360 from Amazon last week, returned and bought at $320 from microcenter also last week, guess I'm going back for round 3 today.

1080p requires less GPU horsepower relative to 1440p and 4k, so a good CPU is actually preferred to push as many frames as possible. However relative to your budget it might be overkill.

Great deal... but then with RAM price.. It's so repulsive for a new build right now.

For pure gaming? Yes. Nothing is meaningfully faster than it, and everything that can offer a marginal advantage is way more expensive and consumes a lot more power.

Hub also showed 7800x3d as fastest too on average for lack of issues 7950x3d has.

At 1080p: absolutely worth it. At 1440p: small uptick, maybe worth it maybe not. At 4k (and 1440 ultrawide): basically zero difference.

The difference between the two when the 13700K leads is very minimal, whereas when the 7800X3D leads it's usually pretty massive.

Absolutely. Just got one to pair with my 6950XT and every single game plays like a dream now. 1% lows are incredible, frame pacing feels great, definitely worth a premium. I play a huge mix of games ranging from simulation, RTS, MOBA, and FPS.

This was a dirty sales tactic to force the 79X0x3Ds on people. Which I find outright stupid, because they have now sold this chip for about 1 month and it'll be remembered as 'the bad pick' and 'the scam' for years.

7800x3d is slightly overkill for a +- $1000 build. I'd recommend just getting a 7600 for now. With the AM5 platform, you are good for a few more years — all you do is upgrade the CPU with future releases.

Platform longevity was the deciding factor for me — buying into a dead socket just wouldn't feel good.

If gaming is your ONLY forte, nothing beats it.

Got the ram mobo cpu bundle 2 years ago and never looked back, best shit ever for $500.

Because the 9800x3d is like 10% better for 40% more cost.

I think it's because the price difference between the 7800x3d and 9800x3d is so low you'd almost always just go for the latter.

I know this thread is old and nobody will see this but I upgraded from an intel 7700k to a 7800x3d and still running a 1080 with the Ryzen I went from 25 fps in star citizen to 110 fps

Probably not at 4K unless you're playing heavy simulator games. The X3D chips shine at 1080 or in games like Tarkov that are poorly optimized. Even then, you're probably not going to be happy about the price to performance since you'd have to do the motherboard and RAM.

Releasing your highest end parts first to help recoup R&D costs has been standard business practice since the industrial revolution started. Complaining about it now and calling it deception is really stretching things perhaps even into dishonesty.

I feel kind of swindled buying the 7900x3d. Unfortunately the 7950x3d was not in stock. At least it was still a massive upgrade from my last platform.

If you're just gaming then ya, nothing currently beats the 7800x3d in terms of power to performance. Intel side really has no match for the 7800x3d and you have to deal with a lot more heat.

It's worth it. I built an am5 7800x3d/4070Super for 1650. Liquid cooling, 2TB, 32GB RAM. It is the best dedicated gaming CPU.

7800X3D owner here, came from a 5800X, and yes I've noticed the difference. Games that were previously CPU limited have been far less limited since the upgrade.

I just checked my nearest microcenter, the 7800x3d is 440 and the 9800x3d is 480... wow the price difference is amazing I get it now.

Literally everyone does it. Roll out the most expensive item from your set. Work your way down. Not saying it's right, but it's not limited to AMD. Anyone with a brain that cared about gaming performance was waiting for this release and didn't buy the 79X0x3D pieces.

I been an owner of a 7800x3d + 4090 for two weeks now and it's an absolute beast. For gaming that is. For productivities like video encoding/rendering, it's not that good. But I tend to play more than I edit so I am more than happy.

Frankly at a 1000 euros you're nuts if you're going for a 7800X3D. It's 40% of your budget and that's without a motherboard and RAM. At 1k euros you should get a 7600 and put as much as possible into the GPU.

Assuming you're mostly gaming, absolutely. Even if you don't see huge gains in average fps your 1% lows will be much higher and as a result games will play much smoother with little to no stuttering. It should also hold its value much better should you ever sell it used in the future.

Emulators are going to mostly like single core performance. Looking at RPCS3, it looks like it benefits quite a bit from the v-cache as well. Ryzen CPUs also still have AVX-512, which is beneficial for some emulators.

I had a 3700X with 7900XT. I went to 5800X3D because I felt my CPU was holding back the GPU. The difference is noticeable. Depends on game of course. In BF2042 it nearly doubled my fps. CP2077 was something like 15-20% increase.

Do it. I went from a 6700k to a 7800X3D. First AMD build in my life after being hardcore Intel. Even back in the Pentium 4 days. It's just a great CPU.

Yeah it's faster than anything Intel has to offer, at any power and ram speeds. Even a fully cranked 14900ks can't beat the 7800x3d at 1/4 the power. The reduced power also helps the GPU boost further especially when both the CPU and GPU are under high load.

I got a 7800x3d w the 4070super. I only play 1080p but it holds 240fps barely dropping in every game I play mainly all fps games tho.

63% performance uplift over my 7700x in Borderlands 3 at 1440p is insane. It's like upgrading to a new GPU.

I own the 7800X3D, and if your budget allows for it, there is no better CPU on the market for gaming currently. I thought I'd have buyers regret instead of going for the cheaper Ryzen 5 7600X with the way higher base clock speed, but trust me when I say you won't regret it.

Worth it only if you need it. For 4k gaming? probably not worth it. 1080p or 1440p 240hz+ gaming? CPU dependent games like tarkov, WoW, MSF2020? Probably.

The 7800X3D is the best gaming CPU on the market, without question. If you're looking for the 'best' on a high-end build, I'd suggest looking beyond AMD GPUs. AMD may own the bragging rights at this time for CPUs, but their GPUs are a different story.

I am seriously still running a 7700K and considering the 7800x3d. I know there's newer stuff out but it doesn't seem to get anywhere close to the price per performance of the 7800x3d for gaming. I think I'm gonna do it.

I went from a 5700x to a 7800x3d and similar experience. Im using the same 6950xt gpu for now, but it was a really noticeable difference in some cpu limited scenarios like Cyberpunk2077, The Finals, and Rust have been very uplifted for me. I'm very, very, happy with the upgrade.

I got a 4090 at launch and just upgraded to a 7800x3d from a 5900x. Massive difference in frames in the neighborhood of 30% for 1440p native / 4k DLSS quality.