AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D
Ranked 7 of 9 desktop processors by recommenders
People recommend it as a cheap, large upgrade for older AM4 systems, since it fits existing motherboards and gives a big gaming boost over the Ryzen 5 3600.
People recommend it as a cheap, large upgrade for older AM4 systems, since it fits existing motherboards and gives a big gaming boost over the Ryzen 5 3600.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Big gaming boost over Ryzen 5 3600
“5700X3D is a big boost in games over the 3600. I would say install it”
Comment from 19 Dec 2025 in “AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D sells for more than 9800X3D, enthusiasts flock to AM4 DDR4” “5800x3d / 5700x3d are MUCH MUCH MUCH faster than non-x3d in some games that are CPU bound”
Comment from 19 Dec 2025 in “AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D sells for more than 9800X3D, enthusiasts flock to AM4 DDR4” “5700X3D is great for gaming”
Comment from 8 Nov 2025 in “My friends and I accidentally faked the Ryzen 7 9700X3D leaks” Drops into existing AM4 motherboards
“You can likely put a 5800X3D or 5700X3D in the same motherboard and get a massive performance upgrade”
Comment from 8 Nov 2025 in “My friends and I accidentally faked the Ryzen 7 9700X3D leaks” “I was very impressed being able to upgrade with the same motherboard 6 years down the line.”
Comment from 28 Mar 2026 in “AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition crams 208MB of cache into a single chip”
Other desktop processors people recommend
The four most recommended other desktop processors, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Threadripper | 17 | 6 | 74% | 6 | — | Approved |
| AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D | 13 | 5 | 72% | 5 | — | Approved |
| AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | 13 | 5 | 72% | 3 | — | — |
| AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D | 12 | 2 | 86% | 7 | — | Approved |
| AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3DThis page | 8 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
All 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“All X3D processors so fast that I would not decide to upgrade above 5700X3D or anything cheaper”
“The 5700X3D has been the smarter pick back then”
“I was very impressed being able to upgrade with the same motherboard 6 years down the line.”
“it was the right idea at the time (for me)”
“5700X3D is a big boost in games over the 3600. I would say install it”
“5800x3d / 5700x3d are MUCH MUCH MUCH faster than non-x3d in some games that are CPU bound”
“5700X3D is great for gaming”
“You can likely put a 5800X3D or 5700X3D in the same motherboard and get a massive performance upgrade”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.