CPUZen 42023AM5Catalog
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Still one of the best gaming CPUs you can buy used or new.
What it is used for
A Zen 4 8-core with 96 MB of stacked L3. Same job as any CPU — run the OS and the game’s non-graphics work — but the cache makes 1% lows in CPU-heavy titles unusually high.
Good for
- 1440p / 4K gaming with a mid or high-end GPU
- AM5 upgrades from older Ryzen without leaving the platform
- Efficient, relatively cool gaming PCs
Not the pick for
- All-day video encode or Blender (buy a 7950X / 9950X)
- Brand-new AM5 builds that can spend a bit more on the 9800X3D
How it scores today
Out of 100, relative to current PCs — not to the year it launched.
- Gaming96
- Video & photo64
- Office & web84
- Streaming86
- 3D & CAD58
- Local AI32
Specs
- Cores / threads
- 8 / 16
- Boost
- 5.0 GHz
- L3 cache
- 96 MB (3D V-Cache)
- TDP
- 120 W
- Socket
- AM5