AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Hacker ApprovedShares rank 2 of 9 desktop processors by recommenders
People recommend it as a very fast gaming chip with large gains over older Intel and AMD CPUs. A few critics say the speed gain is not always noticeable in everyday use.
People recommend it as a very fast gaming chip with large gains over older Intel and AMD CPUs. A few critics say the speed gain is not always noticeable in everyday use.
18 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 13
- criticize it
- 5
- approval share
- 72%
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: not 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
- 13 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 2.6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 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
Fastest chip for gaming
“If you are gaming and buy a 9800X3D, Intel literally doesn't make anything faster at any price”
Comment from 17 Nov 2025 in “AMD continues to chip away at Intel's x86 market share” “It's a monster for games and some workloads.”
Comment from 27 Mar 2026 in “Apple discontinues the Mac Pro with no plans for future hardware” Large gains over older CPUs
“A 9800X3D is twice as fast as your 9900K in benchmarks like GeekBench”
Comment from 17 Mar 2026 in “Nvidia Launches Vera CPU, Purpose-Built for Agentic AI” “My upgrade from an i9-9900K to a Ryzen 9800X3D was noticeable.”
Comment from 19 Dec 2025 in “AMD officially confirms fresh next-gen Zen 6 CPU details” “1700 single core geekbench vs 3300”
Comment from 16 Mar 2026 in “Nvidia Launches Vera CPU, Purpose-Built for Agentic AI” Strong for games and workloads
“Not only it is screamingly fast (the fastest on earth for some workloads), but I can upgrade it easily.”
Comment from 27 Mar 2026 in “Apple discontinues the Mac Pro with no plans for future hardware” “It's a monster for games and some workloads.”
Comment from 27 Mar 2026 in “Apple discontinues the Mac Pro with no plans for future hardware”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Sluggish in some uses
“the performance is really not good enough just for that”
Comment from 22 Jul 2026 in “AMD Ryzen 7 7700X3D Review: 3D V-Cache Gaming Performance for Less – HotHardware” “doesn't feel as tight as my pretty basic Amiga 500 does”
Comment from 23 Jul 2026 in “July 23 1985, Commodore introduced its Amiga 1000: 10 years ahead of its time” “Jesus that page chugs on a 9800x3d + rx9070xt”
Comment from 11 Aug 2026 in “Run Android ARM64 VR APKs on Apple Vision Pro”
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 9800X3DThis page | 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 5800X | 11 | 2 | 85% | 6 | 3.9 yrs4 owners | Approved |
What people said
17 of the 19 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“the caches have been moved from one side of the die”
“Jesus that page chugs on a 9800x3d + rx9070xt”
“doesn't feel as tight as my pretty basic Amiga 500 does”
“the performance is really not good enough just for that”
“It's a monster for games and some workloads.”
“Not only it is screamingly fast (the fastest on earth for some workloads), but I can upgrade it easily.”
“Surprised to see X3D given the reports of failures.”
“A 9800X3D is twice as fast as your 9900K in benchmarks like GeekBench”
“3D V-cache is pretty cool.”
“1700 single core geekbench vs 3300”
“buying a 9800X3D and DDR6 RAM is overkill”
“So happy I got my 9800X3D + 64GB RAM this fall instead of now”
“It's faster than the prior machine, but it sure does not feel like it does things the previous one didn't”
“My upgrade from an i9-9900K to a Ryzen 9800X3D was noticeable.”
“Lots of gamers selling their used AM4 kits for good prices as they migrate to the 9800X3D.”
“If you are gaming and buy a 9800X3D, Intel literally doesn't make anything faster at any price”
“you could have a 9800x3D for $40 more”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.