AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D 8-Core, 16-Thread Desktop Processor

I play a lot of PC games and ran into FPS issues when playing the game "Valheim." At this point in time, I thought the GPU was the only thing that made a performance difference with PC games. I had a Ryzen 7 1700 paired with an ASUS 2080Ti OC and could run most modern games on high at around 100FPS when the 2080Ti originally released. Fast forward 4 years and I run into a game that is more CPU dependent and demanding in Valheim than anything I have ever ran on my PC prior. Needless to say, I was getting sub 60FPS in busy areas of the game and it felt unplayable.My good friend suggested to me that my system might be bottle-necked by my CPU, essentially saying I am paying for performance that my machine cannot access in my GPU. So since I have an AM4 chip, I did a search on what were the best upgrade options. The clear winner I saw was the 5800 X3D, however the price was not a winner (~$600 at the time of writing this review), so I went with the much more affordable 5700 X3D with a 5% performance decrease for $270. For the price to performance ratio, there is no CPU in the 5700 X3D's class.Even though I now have incredible FPS in all of my games (Valheim going from ~30FPS to ~120+FPS), pure FPS increase in games is not the only benefit I received from upgrading to the 5700 X3D. My old 1700 would not allow me to run my RAM over 2667MHz or enable "gaming boost" mode on my motherboard. Whenever I would try, my system would restart claiming that the configuration failed. After upgrading to the 5700 X3D, I am able to run my RAM at 3200MHz and also enable "gaming boost" mode on my motherboard with no issues. It seems my old 1700 did not have the horsepower to push those frequencies.If you are in the market for an AM4 CPU, going with the 5700 X3D is a great choice. Depending on where you are upgrading from, you will see either a significant upgrade in quality, or a respectable one. Since I am upgrading from a 1700, my experience has been incredible. The 5700 X3D CPU unlocked performance that I was paying for previously in my GPU, but could not access due to my CPU bottleneck. I have read some reviews claiming even "downgrading" from a 5800 shows some improvement. YMMV. I can only claim that if you are upgrading from a CPU around the Ryzen 7 1700's power level, this one is an easy decision - get this CPU! The 5700 X3D is a workhorse and shreds anything I throw at it. Five stars.

I bought this like new about 5 months ago for a good price considering. I really bought it for my son as he needed an upgrade for gaming, and being that the last best x3d was the 5800x3d this still works great at 1080p and the 5060 ti.Do over pay if you do find one. Yes the last of the AM4's

Good for gaming good for me, was an upgrade from a 1600, slotted right in. Noticeable uplift in performance. gave it a water cooler to help it stay at a good comfortable temp. build is what one should expect no broken/bent pins. Power consumption is good and low when idle and if I under volt it, somehow it goes even lower. over all 11 pout of 10. Really happy with it.

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D has completely blown me away. It’s beyond expectations — my PC feels so much faster than I ever imagined it could be. Every game, every application runs buttery smooth, and the responsiveness is just incredible.What’s even better is the peace of mind knowing I won’t need to upgrade anytime soon — this chip feels future-proof for years to come.Huge thanks to AMD for producing such an amazing processor. You’ve truly outdone yourselves with this one!

I love it.

Quick shipping from the UK, easy install, and the speed of this processor blew my mind. Paired with 64gb ram and my 4070, I get 190 frames on the bigger busier maps in Ready or Not on 2K and the movement is unbelievably smooth. With everything turned all the way up in COD I get 150+ frames and it's much smoother. I can't recommend this upgrade enough!

I've got a near 8 year old system that was still running a Ryzen 1700 and GTX 1080, on an MSI B350m Mortar motherboard. The first gen Ryzen had some issue with utilizing 3200mhz ram, I think the official max supported was like 2677mhz, so my RAM was always underclocked. Naturally after so long I was getting the itch for an upgrade.I didn't want to spend $1000 on an AM5 build just for my GPU to be bottlenecked and be forced to buy a $1200-2000 GPU, especially when my GTX 1080 is still surprisingly relevant by today's standards.Fortunately my OLD MSI b350m motherboard put out a BIOS update for this processor which literally made it plug and play. Dropped in the new CPU and after taking a little while to boot up, everything ran like normal. After enabling XMP my RAM immediately went to the rated 3200mhz, no fuss, whereas my old Ryzen 1700 would make things very unstable after about 2733mhz.Depending on your motherboard there's some special options in the BIOS you can modify to make the chip run a lot cooler. I am using a 240mm AIO water cooler but the temps were approaching 90C on prime95. I enabled some of the undervolting options and that was making temps top out around 75C while boosting!I haven't had the opportunity yet to thoroughly test it in games yet, but the games I have played so far have been running noticeably better. That is of course on top of the obvious increase in speed in any other task compared to my Ryzen 1700. On top of all this I can consistently push it over 4GHz turbo on 1.15v whereas my 1700 was underclocked to 3.2GHz around 1.2v to be stable.My intentions with this processor was to utilize the new 3D Vcache technology to "future proof" my AM4 system for at least a few more years to give GPU technology more time to develop and hopefully have some breakthrough where GPUs are better and not so much more expensive nowadays. Beyond the fact the m.2 drives are overkill for most tasks and it's still hard to find AM5 motherboards that have USB 4.0 slots.In conclusion, this upgrade resulted in my RAM being able to be run at expected speeds or better, a much faster processor and much better gaming performance with lower power draw. It has allowed me to squeeze the last bit of life out of my AM4 board and give it a facelift, for the price of about $300 all in for the CPU, liquid cooler and paste.In other words I saved about $1000-3000 in not having to upgrade to the AM5 platform that is still in it's infancy, and get to stay on the time tested AM4 platform while the newer platforms work out the kinks and there's better GPU options as well as USB 4 standards etc.If you're on the fence about making the purchase, go for it. I bought this when the price dropped to $229 and at the time that was a $80ish discount from the 5800x3d for a processor that uses a lot less power for maybe a 5% difference in performance. If you care more about your power bill and heat being generated by your computer than a 5% increase in performance, and you're staying on the AM4 platform, MAKE THE PURCHASE!

this cpu is very fast, and plays basically any modern game with ease. never had any issues with temperature, and it has taken all the computing ive thrown at it with no problems over the past year or so. highly recommend!