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AMD has carefully chosen a niche for the Ryzen 7 7800X3D as ‘The Perfect Gaming Processor' and we struggle to argue with their thinking as it is very good indeed at its job. By contrast the Ryzen 9 7950X3D is described by AMD as ‘The Ultimate Processor for Gamers and Creators' and we feel that is also a fair description.
In our video we expressed a small amount of annoyance as it seems to us that AMD created that point of separation by running the Ryzen 7 7800X3D at an unnecessarily low clock speed. The 95W power draw is hugely impressive but also seems to give a hint about market segmentation.
Any gamer building a new PC should seriously consider both the Ryzen 7 7800X3D and also the Intel Core i5 -13600K. They both deliver stellar results but go about the job in different ways.
In both instances you will need a new motherboard and most likely some DDR5 memory and that is where you need to dig into the hardware reviews to ensure you come up with a sensible plan. The first wave of AMD AM5 motherboards tended to be expensive however you can now shop on a reasonable budget without going crazy and that is very good news.
You will be able to buy the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D for $449 (expected to be £479), with availability from April 6th.
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Pros:
- Ryzen 7 7800X3D is impressively efficient.
- Zen 4 with 3D cache delivers huge gaming performance.
- Ryzen 7 3D doesn’t require fancy chipset drivers to deliver performance.
Cons:
- Price looks steep. Core i7-13700K is now available at £410.
- The 95W power draw seems artificially low for a Ryzen 7 CPU.
- You will need to budget for an AM5 motherboard and DDR5 RAM.
KitGuru says: Ryzen 7 7800X3D. Damn it’s good.
