AMD Ryzensets 7 5800X3D Processor (8 cores/16 threads, AM4 Socket, 105W TDP,100 MB Cache, up to 4.5 GHz max boost, no cooler)

IF you play games on your computer this is one of the best gaming CPU's to be released. Go and look at reviews for this CPU and it was still hitting above its weight class when compared with other CPUs from both Intel and AMD.If you dont play games, you might want to get something with more CPU cores.But for my use, (playing games) this is an amazing CPU

To begin, I had a good mid range AM4 gaming rig (4 year old) that I was debating upgrading e.g. new motherboard and system overhaul at significant cost, but after some internet research I realised that with a BIOS update my MSI MPG X570 Gaming Edge WIFI motherboard could be upgraded from my AMD 3700X to 5800X3D, with the benefit of a substantive boost to 1080p or 1440p gaming performance.Please note that I had recently updated my GPU from an NVIDIA MSI RTX 2070 TRI FROZR Super to AMD Powercolor Red Devil 7800XT, and whilst I did note the performance boost on the GPU swap, it felt something was missing, as if the system could perform better (Cyber punk at 1080p averaging 97fps for example on ultra settings). That lead to the above research and decision to replace my CPU with the 5800X3D.CPU replacement went to plan and system booted fine, but I noted increased fan noise and elevated CPU temps. By design it would seem that AMD states the 5800X3D is fine to run at 85-100 degrees C....sorry but that doesn't float with me, safe yes, but noisy and power hungry. After a little research, I discovered if you have an MSI motherboard that supports AM4 and has the relevant BIOS update then you will have a setting for Kombo Strike in the CPU overclocking settings, which will essentially undervolt your 5800X3D by 30millivolts, meaning more efficient energy use and less heat, a setting that is within manufacturers safe tolerances too.Following the above I was very pleased with the improved thermals, after adjusting fan profiles (I just set case fans to a noise level I could accept and stuck them there, whilst letting GPU and CPU be managed by PWM curve based on temp).On a side note, whilst going through the above, I stumbled across 2 fundamental things I had overlooked in the past:1. TPM settings for RAM, it turns out I had never been utilising my RAM frequency as I should have (rookie mistake), when I activated TPM mode 2, I noted an additional boost to RAM frequency and FPS in certain games2. I discovered that the above mentioned bios update also facilitated the use of SAM (Smart Access Video), which in essence allows your CPU and GPU to communicate much faster (very basic explanation) assuming your hardware supports it. In some instances this has lead to an almost 20% boost in game FPS....and it is a free setting you may already have and not realise if you have an AM4 motherboard.Regarding the above mentioned cyberpunk, ultra setting FPS jumped to 215 fps using AMD 2.1 on Performance setting, but I would recommend Intel settings on Quality (185 fps) for eye candy.FYI I'm, not a Cyberpunk fanboy...it was just the most reliable benchmark I had at hand to task both CPU and GPU on mixed settings.Long story short, best of a CPU if you have a good AM4 board and want to wait and skip AM5 at present, AM6 isn't that far away :DPS is you are a user of AMD video cards and experience frame stutter, clear the V cache (google it) or just remove adrenalin and install the base driver without adrenalin fixed my issues in Hogwarts, RD2, Cyberpunk, BG3....Happy gaming

Specs: 5800X3DPowercolor Red Dragon 6700XT 12GBMSI B550 MEG Unify Motherboard16 GB 3600 MHZ Crucial Ballistix RAM (DDR4)Noctua NH-U12A CoolerCorsair 4000D Airflow Mid Tower CaseCorsair RM750 80 Plus gold 750 watt PSUArctic MX-4 Thermal PasteGreat chip. Bought it as an upgrade from the 5600X, and it's made my entire system a lot snappier and smoother. Games are now free of previous stutter, rotating camera ingame feels a lot more smoother, simulation games are so much more enjoyable to play, and my FPS in Overwatch 2 has gone from an average of 280-300 to 520-540 (every detail low).Temps are great as well, have yet to go above 75 degrees under load so have nothing to worry about when it comes to temperatures. And the value is great when you take into account that I didn't need to upgrade my motherboard. All I needed to do was flash my BIOS with the latest one-and that was it. Now have a great 1440p set up.More than happy with my desktop now, everything runs absolute perfectly and gaming is brilliant. If you're looking to use this chip for a workstation or are going to be using a work heavy station this may not be the right chip though, so I'd research further.

Ryzen 7 5800x3D review. I got this CPU after looking through reviews and YouTube, seeing that it increase to L3 cache makes a difference to gaming smoothness of gameplay by significantly reducing the 99% framerate lows.Having gotten this chip and tried it out I can say for sure it does make games feel alot smoother, for example hogwarts legacy was a stuttering mess at times and even though I'm still on rtx2080 it has pretty much elimated any choppness, running at 1440p high to ultra settings at 120-138fps. Had same settings and lower on my previous CPU Ryzen 7 3800x but I'm seeing a 10-15 % Inc in average fps and much better 99 % lows from hitting 50-60fps lows to only 90-100 big difference.Cinebemch r23 shows an uplift to 14800 from 12400 multi core score about 15-20% single core. Mainly tested with this to see CPU temps as out of box default will thermal throttle it hit 91 degrees within 30 seconds. But I went into settings and after using kombo strike 3 and a more aggressive fan curve for my noctua d12s it managed a 10 min multi core benchmark under 90. Under hours of game testing i didn't see it go above 80 degrees tracking with HWmonitor program. If of course you invest or have a noctua d15 or 3 fan water cooler then you'd get better results. But I'm glad it can be tamed with a lighter heatsink with 1 fan. Oh and that's with no undervolting, I've seen some pple report success with that if anyone has thermal issues.Overall at 299.00 it was worth it for me as I intend to get a new GPU sometime this year anyway, if you don't want to buy a new motherboard for am5 and ddr5 ram just to use Ryzen's new 7000's CPU's then this is the best gaming chip for am4.