AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D

As a result, it comes as no surprise that AMD has confirmed that there will be 3D V-Cache products on its impending Zen 4 core (due fall 2022), and with Zen 5 which is expected sometime in 2024, with both consumer (Ryzen) and server (EPYC) products planned. So while all signs point to V-cache remaining a premium solution, it also means that we're far from done seeing what AMD can do for PC performance with larger L3 caches.

The Ryzen 7 5800X3D is also a much more focused product than its Ryzen 5000 brothers and sisters. These chips are great all-rounders suited for a wide range of tasks, both gaming and content creation, while the 5800X3D is demonstrably worse than the standard 5800X - and the similarly-priced Ryzen 5900X - in tasks that don't take advantage of its singular superpower. That means that research here is critical; ensure that the X3D provides a big boost to the games that you play before plunking down your hard-earned cash.

The performance difference between the 5800X and the 5800X3D is not large enough to justify the price gap between the two, even by boutique pricing standards. This launch is about AMD slugging it out with Intel at the very top of the market where money is no object. Gamers who want the absolute fastest gaming CPU AMD manufacturers may want to seriously consider the Ryzen 7 5800X3D. Gamers who want the excellent price/performance ratio AMD is known for will be happiest if they consider other chips.