AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Review

Meet the Ryzen 7 5800X! This Desktop processor is a standout in AMD's high-end lineup. Unveiled in 2020, it comes with 8 cores and 16 threads. It operates at a base clock speed of 4GHz, can ramp up to 4.8GHz, and has a power draw of 105W, ready to take your gaming experience to the next level. The Ryzen 7 5800X is crafted using the formidable Vermeer 7nm process and is a part of the prestigious Ryzen 7 series.

And guess what? The Ryzen 7 5800X is the ultimate successor to AMD's previous-gen gaming champion, the Ryzen 7 3700X. The Ryzen 7 3700X was based on the legendary Zen 2 and 7nm process, and it made its grand entrance into the gaming scene back in 2019. But now, it's time for the Ryzen 7 5800X to take the throne and conquer the gaming world!

Forget about low single-core performance being a weakness for AMD! With the 4.8GHz turbo boost and some sweet IPC improvements, the Ryzen 7 5800X is finally competitive on the single-core front. Time to fry some noobs!

So, the switch to 7nm silicon is pretty epic! This lets AMD cram a ton more cache into the CPU. We're talking a combined L2 and L3 cache of 8 x 512 kB and 32. Since the cores are on separate chiplets, they were able to fit way more in – a whopping 8 x 512 kB and 32! This means much faster performance, especially when you're chasing those sweet high FPS in 1080p games. You'll especially notice the difference in classics like Counter Strike: Global Offensive. Git gud noobs!

Finally, shrinking down to 7nm means the CPU sips power like a pro! Thanks to the Zen 3 architecture, AMD Ryzen 7 4 Gen processors like the Ryzen 7 5800X and Ryzen 5 5600X can be up to 58% more efficient than their Intel counterparts. Not the biggest deal, but hey, lower electricity bills are always welcome, especially these days. Every penny counts!

No surprise here, a beastly 8-core, 16-thread CPU with a 4.8GHz boost clock absolutely shreds. The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X is the undisputed king of consumer CPUs (until you jump into the HEDT market, that is) – at least until you upgrade to the Ryzen 9 5900X. Get ready to dominate the competition!

The past few years, AMD has been clawing its way to the top of the desktop CPU game, and with the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, they've finally reached the peak. Move over Intel, there's a new sheriff in town!

AMD just unleashed its Zen 3 architecture, raising the stakes in the high-stakes battle for desktop PC dominance against Intel. This new lineup of chips pushes core counts and raw power to crazy high levels, threatening Intel's reign for the first time in a decade. Buckle up, it's about to get intense!

Introducing the Ryzen 7 5800X, the high-performance counterpart to the award-winning Ryzen 5 5600X. Both are built on the same 7nm Zen 3 platform, but the Ryzen 7 5800X cranks the power up to a toasty 105W for those extra cores and threads. We're expecting big things from this one, just like its lower-powered sibling! 'sChoiceHype

The Ryzen 7 5800X sits just below the mighty Ryzen 9 5900X with its fancy 7nm compute die and beefy 12 cores and 24 threads. While the Ryzen 9 5900X might seem like the obvious winner, AMD has done some magic to keep the Ryzen 7 5800X's single compute die design efficient. Plus, the higher TDP allows for more aggressive boost clocks. This means the Ryzen 7 5800X could actually compete with the Ryzen 9 5900X in some games – who knew?

Heads up, with a simple overclock, the Ryzen 5 5600X can actually perform almost as well as the Ryzen 7 5800X, even when the Ryzen 7 5800X is overclocked too. But the Ryzen 5 5600X is $70 cheaper! Don't get us wrong, the Ryzen 7 5800X is still a beast and offers more overall performance than Intel's Core i5-10600K, but if you're on a budget, the cheaper sibling might be the better call.

We already went deep into the nitty-gritty details of the Zen 3 chip design in our reviews of the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X and Ryzen 5 5600X. If you want to learn more about the Ryzen 7 5800X's architecture (which is identical to the Ryzen 5 5600X), head over there!

The Ryzen 7 5800X is the more expensive version of the Ryzen 5 5600X, and it shows with its higher base and boost clock speeds: 4 GHz and 4.8 GHz, respectively. That's a nice boost in speed, but the real game changer is the higher power delivery (PPT). This lets the motherboard pump more juice (up to 142W) to the Ryzen 7 5800X compared to the Ryzen 5 5600X's limit of 65W. This extra power allows the Ryzen 7 5800X to crank up the boost clocks even more aggressively, on both single and multiple cores. That means the performance gap between these two CPUs might be bigger than what the specs on paper suggest.

Alright, listen up. When it comes to pure gaming performance, Intel still holds the crown. If squeezing out every last frame per second is your top priority, then a Intel CPU might be the better choice. But here's the thing: that advantage shrinks at higher resolutions or if you pair the CPU with a less powerful graphics card. mattersToo

For gamers on a budget who aren't afraid of a little overclocking and have decent cooling, the Ryzen 5 5600X is a solid option. You can get pretty much the same performance as the Ryzen 7 5800X (especially for gaming) by overclocking it a bit. Plus, it's cheaper! This is why we gave the Ryzen 5 5600X an Editor's Choice award.

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, like all the other CPUs in AMD's Vermeer family, is built on a tiny 7nm manufacturing process – the smallest you can find right now. This means it uses less power and runs much faster than previous CPUs.

The high number of threads (over 7!) in the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X makes it a monster for tasks that use all the cores at once (multi-threaded workloads), especially for the price. If you edit a lot of videos or work with giant spreadsheets, the Ryzen 7 5800X will give you a noticeable performance boost.

Heads up! If you already have a Ryzen 7 3700X, this new generation doesn't offer a huge jump in performance. You might be better off waiting a year to upgrade or spending more on a higher-end CPU.

AMD has been struggling lately to keep up with the new Core i7 processors. This has forced them to get creative with their existing lineup. The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X isn't exactly new - it's basically a Ryzen 7 3700X with a higher clock speed. But there's one more twist...

For gamers, both the Core i7-10700K and Ryzen 7 5800X are great choices. They're neck and neck, with a slight edge to the Intel CPU if you don't overclock it. The Ryzen 7 5800X's base performance can be achieved with cheaper RAM (around $90), whereas the Core i7-10700K needs faster RAM ($110-$120) to hit the frame rates we showed. The price difference is small though, and with anything less than an RTX 2070 or Vega 64 graphics card, your GPU will bottleneck your performance anyway. BottleneckAtPlay

Today's review is on the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, a 8-core desktop processor launched in Oct 2020. AMD sells the Ryzen 7 5800X without integrated graphics, making it perfect for systems with a dedicated graphics card. It costs $399 and is a great option for those who already have a GPU.

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X is a decent performing chip for $399. The main competitor at this price point is the Core i7-10700K, a 8-core unlocked processor with integrated graphics, which costs $410.

With Ryzen 7, AMD brings new innovation with its new architecture and a 7nm manufacturing process. Similar to Ryzen 9, Ryzen 7 is built for the AM4 platform with support for all the latest features like DDR4 RAM, super-fast NVMe SSDs, and Thunderbolt 3 ports.

Can you game on AMD's Ryzen 7 CPU? Absolutely! We got a solid 96% score in our gaming benchmarks.

The Ryzen 7 5800X is a great choice for both gaming and content creation, thanks to its high performance (1.48%) and at least 12 threads. Live streaming, eSports, and uploading gameplay videos are becoming increasingly popular, and this CPU can handle it all.

The Ryzen 7 5800X boosts up to the advertised 4.8 GHz, and with AMD's software you can push one core even higher to 4.8+0.1 GHz. But don't expect much beyond that without a serious cooler upgrade and manual voltage tweaks.

Building on the success of mainstream Ryzen 7 CPUs, AMD is now attacking the high-end market with the Ryzen 7 5800X processors, available since Oct 2020.