AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Hacker ApprovedRanked 5 of 9 desktop processors by recommenders
People recommend it for good gaming and everyday performance, good value, and years of use without upgrading. Critics mainly note it runs hot under heavy load.
People recommend it for good gaming and everyday performance, good value, and years of use without upgrading. Critics mainly note it runs hot under heavy load.
13 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 11
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 85%
Recommended in 6 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: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Owned for 3.9 years
Median of the 4 owners who said how long they have had it.
Each square is one year.
Why it carries the badge
- 11 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 5.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 6 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
Still handles games and everyday use
“It still flies through basically anything & does everything I need”
Comment from 4 Dec 2025 in “RAM is so expensive, Samsung won't even sell it to Samsung” “even in raids i hit 120 fps in 4k with my 5800x”
Comment from 19 Dec 2025 in “AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D sells for more than 9800X3D, enthusiasts flock to AM4 DDR4” “I'm still very content with my 5800x”
Comment from 5 Mar 2026 in “AMD will bring its "Ryzen AI" processors to standard desktop PCs for first time” - Comment from 19 Dec 2025 in “AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D sells for more than 9800X3D, enthusiasts flock to AM4 DDR4”
Strong value for the money
“best bang for my bucks of any computer I have built”
Comment from 19 Dec 2025 in “AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D sells for more than 9800X3D, enthusiasts flock to AM4 DDR4” “very happy with the bump I got from going to a 5800X”
Comment from 8 Nov 2025 in “My friends and I accidentally faked the Ryzen 7 9700X3D leaks” No need to upgrade yet
“5800X in my X470 AORUS mobo and it's been fantastic, no desire to upgrade”
Comment from 19 Dec 2025 in “AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D sells for more than 9800X3D, enthusiasts flock to AM4 DDR4” “Rocking my 5800x from 2022, 32gb ram.”
Comment from 19 Dec 2025 in “AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D sells for more than 9800X3D, enthusiasts flock to AM4 DDR4” “I'm still very content with my 5800x”
Comment from 5 Mar 2026 in “AMD will bring its "Ryzen AI" processors to standard desktop PCs for first time”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Runs very hot under full load
“the thing just runs really hot when all cores are hitting ~4.4GHz”
Comment from 20 Dec 2025 in “AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D sells for more than 9800X3D, enthusiasts flock to AM4 DDR4” “It’s impossible to keep my 5800x below 90C under full load.”
Comment from 19 Dec 2025 in “AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D sells for more than 9800X3D, enthusiasts flock to AM4 DDR4”
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 5800XThis page | 11 | 2 | 85% | 6 | 3.9 yrs4 owners | Approved |
What people said
12 of the 15 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“don't have explicit experience with the 5800x or other AM4 stuff”
“Here I'm on a 5800x and a 4070ti super and it's woefully inadequate for some games”
“I'm still very content with my 5800x”
“early Ryzen 1800X also crashed under certain workloads on Linux”
“the thing just runs really hot when all cores are hitting ~4.4GHz”
“5800X in my X470 AORUS mobo and it's been fantastic, no desire to upgrade”
“even in raids i hit 120 fps in 4k with my 5800x”
“best bang for my bucks of any computer I have built”
“Rocking my 5800x from 2022, 32gb ram.”
“It’s impossible to keep my 5800x below 90C under full load.”
“It still flies through basically anything & does everything I need”
“very happy with the bump I got from going to a 5800X”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.