AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D Review – Worth the Cache$?!

1. Ryzen 7 5800X3D - Introducing AMD 3D V-Cache2. Testing Methodology3. Operating Clocks4. CPU Tests: Blender & Cinebench5. CPU Tests: Handbrake & 7-Zip6. Memory Tests: Memory Bandwidth and Latency7. Synthetic Gaming: 3DMark8. Gaming 1080p: ACV, BL3, FC69. Gaming 1080p: F1 2020, SotTR, WDL10. Gaming 1080p: Relative Performance Summary11. Gaming 1440p: ACV, BL3, FC612. Gaming 1440p: F1 2020, SotTR, WDL13. Technical: Power Draw & Temperature14. Closing Thoughts15. View All Pages

Retailing for $449 USD – which will be £410 in the UK, AMD is certainly charging a pretty penny for the Ryzen 7 5800X3D.

8-core Ryzen 7 5800X is £310-320, 12-core Ryzen 9 5900X is £365-375, and 16-core Ryzen 9 5950X is £505. Worth noting is that the 12- and 16-core parts both have 64MB of L3 cache by virtue of their dual-CCD designs.

So, AMD’s new eight-core with 96MB of L3 cache could be priced just as close to the sixteen-core flagship as the original Ryzen 7 that it enhances.

Versus Intel, the £385 Core i7-12700K and £560 Core i9-12900K are the contenders. Of course, we’re ignoring the £750 Core i9-12900KS as it is a stupidly-priced part that shouldn’t be bought.

Today's comparison processors come in the form of:

• Alder Lake Core i9-12900K (8P+8E24T) and Core i7-12700K (8P+4E20T).
• Vermeer ‘Zen 3' Ryzen 9 5900X (12C24T) and Ryzen 7 5800X (8C16T).

Each processor is tested at its default out-of-the-box settings. For the Intel CPUs, unlimited turbo duration as set by the motherboard with XMP enabled is the operating mode. All-core load frequencies for the tested chips are as follows:

• Core i9-12900K = 4.9GHz on the P-cores.
• Core i7-12700K = 4.7GHz on the P-cores.
  
• Ryzen 7 5800X = around 4.56GHz.
• Ryzen 9 5900X = around 4.25GHz.
• Ryzen 7 5800X3D = around 4.4GHz.

CPU Test System Components:

• Graphics Card: Gigabyte RTX 3080 Eagle OC.
• Memory: 32GB (2x16GB dual-rank) Corsair Vengeance LPX 3600MHz 16-18-18-36 DDR4 @ 1.35V.
• CPU Cooler: Sapphire Nitro+ S360-A 360mm Asetek AIO
• OS SSD: Corsair MP600 1TB NVMe SSD.
• Power Supply: Seasonic Prime TX-1000.
• Chassis: Lian Li T60 Open Air Test Bench.
• Operating System: Windows 11 Pro 64-bit.

• AM4 Motherboard: Gigabyte X570S Aorus Master (AGESA 1.2.0.6b) + AMD chipset software as of 7th April 2022 (3D V-Cache support highlighted).
• Z690 Motherboard: ASUS ROG STRIX Z690-F Gaming WiFi.
• Z690 DDR5 Memory: 32GB (2x16GB single-rank) Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 5200MHz 36-38-38-74.

Tests:

Productivity-related and Synthetic:

• Cinebench R23 – All-core & single-core CPU benchmark (CPU)
• Blender 3.1.2 – All-core rendering of the Classroom benchmark (CPU)
• HandBrake 1.5.1 H264 – Convert 1440p60 H264 video to 1080p60 H264 using the YouTube HQ 1080p60 preset (CPU)
• HandBrake 1.5.1 H265 – Convert 4K30 100Mbps H264 video to 1080p30 40Mbps H265 using the H.265 MKV 1080p30 preset (CPU & Memory)
• 7-Zip v21 – Built-in 7-Zip benchmark test (CPU & Memory)
• SiSoft Sandra – Memory bandwidth Test (Memory)
• AIDA64 – Memory bandwidth & memory latency (Memory)
• 3DMark – Time Spy and CPU Profile Benchmarks (Synthetic Gaming)

Gaming-related:

• Assassin's Creed Valhalla – 1920 x 1080 & 2560 x 1440, Ultra High quality preset, DX12
• Borderlands 3 – 1920 x 1080 & 2560 x 1440, Badass quality preset, DX11
• F1 2020 – 1920 x 1080 & 2560 x 1440, Ultra High quality preset with TAA and 16x AF, DX12
• Far Cry 6 – 1920 x 1080, Ultra quality preset, HD textures OFF, DX12
• Shadow of the Tomb Raider – 1920 x 1080 & 2560 x 1440, Highest quality preset, no AA, DX12
• Watch Dogs Legion – 1920 x 1080, Ultra quality preset, DX12 version

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