AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Hacker ApprovedRanked 4 of 9 desktop processors by recommenders
Large-cache AM4 chip recommended for gaming and as a drop-in upgrade; critics call it middle of the pack.
Large-cache AM4 chip recommended for gaming and as a drop-in upgrade; critics call it middle of the pack.
14 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 12
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 86%
Recommended in 7 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: 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)
Why it carries the badge
- 12 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 7 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
Strong gaming performance
“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” “still one of the best CPUs you can get for gaming”
Comment from 19 Dec 2025 in “AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D sells for more than 9800X3D, enthusiasts flock to AM4 DDR4” “the 5800X3D is still a beast of a gaming CPU”
Comment from 3 Jun 2026 in “32GB of DDR5 now costs $375 – AI shortage continues to squeeze PC building” - Comment from 19 Dec 2025 in “AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D sells for more than 9800X3D, enthusiasts flock to AM4 DDR4”
- Comment from 19 Dec 2025 in “AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D sells for more than 9800X3D, enthusiasts flock to AM4 DDR4”
Big upgrade on AM4 boards
“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” “Drop-in upgrade from a 3700X so I kept my board, RAM, cooler, everything.”
Comment from 22 Sep 2026 in “How did AMD Ryzen get 50% faster in two years?” “the 5800x3d has 3d vcache and would be an insane upgrade over any”
Comment from 8 Aug 2026 in “All memory manufactured in 2027 has been sold out” Large cache helps 1% lows
“Made a sizable difference, especially to 1% lows, so these large caches can clearly be a big boon.”
Comment from 28 Mar 2026 in “AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition crams 208MB of cache into a single chip” “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”
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 5800X3DThis page | 12 | 2 | 86% | 7 | — | Approved |
| AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | 11 | 2 | 85% | 6 | 3.9 yrs4 owners | Approved |
What people said
All 15 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Drop-in upgrade from a 3700X so I kept my board, RAM, cooler, everything.”
“Too bad the CPU's ST is slower than my MB Air m4”
“the 5800x3d has 3d vcache and would be an insane upgrade over any”
“If so, that's completely not worth it.”
“the 5800X3D is still a beast of a gaming CPU”
“it is sounding like AMD is bringing back the 5800X3D for another kick at the can”
“Made a sizable difference, especially to 1% lows, so these large caches can clearly be a big boon.”
“Felt amazing. Like the old 486DX2 days.”
“It's middle of the pack (performing akin to a 7700, but significantly worse than AMD Zen 5 and the Intel 13th/14th gen)”
“still one of the best CPUs you can get for gaming”
“the 5800X3D is actually very near top of the line”
“5800x3d / 5700x3d are MUCH MUCH MUCH faster than non-x3d in some games that are CPU bound”
“5800X3D is still a good CPU for games, when paired with a very expensive GPU”
“a used 5800X3D still goes for ~$300”
“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.