Review: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D processor

I think my reaction to this is encapsulated with this gif

 

Wow. This is a bit embarassing. While 5800x3d was really good at the time it came out, this new generation of x3d is basically the same or marginaly better than non-x3d variants. Looks like AMD is finally doing an Intel (14nm++++++++++++) but for more money!!! This is true progress.
P.S. G3D, are the badges more like a participation award or does it still mean something? As every product (even a bad one) gets a badge...

 

5.2 GHZ vs 5.7 GHZ and same FPS?

Now let's see someone OC the 3DVC CCD up to 5.25 GHZ...

 

It's not a bad proposition, certainly impressive gains against Zen 3, but I think we all expected much better gaming performance vs the 13900K. I'm certainly still looking forward to the 7800X3D, which shouldn't be encumbered by any scheduling shenanigans. This one was never going to provide value.

 

The most demanding games are the ones that see the biggest uplift in performance with 3d cache. The same is the case here. Far cry 6 going from 158 fps to 190 fps.

I am looking forward to seeing more indepth gaming reviews of the 7800x3d in stuff like cyberpunk, and witcher 3 remake - not the ancient 2015 witcher 3, in which the numbers are stupid at this point.

 

another great review HH, this is why we love you.

diving in to separate the kids in the pool...
Intel made a concerted effort to boost the cache in Raptor Lake and it shows - of course it's a smaller differential now as the differences come down to uArch tweaks.

for most people including most gamers, energy draw is a big deal (we are nerds and don't care as much as the avg. person). the fact that AMD is considerably more efficient has been noted in Boardrooms and by IT consultants. for a gamer we are talking a lot of money over the course of a year to choose the I-9 13900 (in the US it's well over $100 with the lowest energy price in 1st world) and if you like most of us add a GPU to that it's even more (next gen EEK!)

so if you don't care about your carbon footprint, that's one thing, but the bill is another.

 

Even though i expected better gaming performance it still comes on top. In cpu heavy games like Callisto Protocol it shows the lead over 13900k.

Im waiting for 7800x3d anyway as i have 7000 cpu already no need to rush things.

 

HU on top of their game as always. The simulated 7800x3d idea is good. Disabling second ccd actually shows gains in most games. Wait for 7800x3d guys

 

It does not surprise me at all... multiple ccx's is always going to be an issue in games. Just like E-waste cores are on intel. Disable that crap.

 

How on earth is the 5800X3D not included in the gaming benchmark comparisons? That makes absolutely 0 sense.

 

13900K level of performance except its 120w, actually might be my upgrade later this year.

 

I was hoping to see 0.1 and 1% comparison, that was previous 3d cpu best achievement...

 

5800X3D is still the best deal out there it seems.

I'll skip the 7K gen most likely and wait for Intel 7nm

 

It still is but 5800x3d is a the bottom of the chart now.

 

Happier than ever with my 5800X3D, upgraded (gaming) from a 5900X for 100€.

 

Depending on platform cost I will either get the next Zen series or go with Meteor Lake. These are some very impressive improvements, but I'm still unconvinced there's enough here for me to ditch the 5900X just yet. Especially now when I rarely play latest games.

 

1080p..........

 

@4K still a damn good CPU!



So it will depend on the price per FPS after getting MB and RAM.

Anybody dumping their "old" 5800X3Ds?!

 

Something doesn't add up. The 5800X3D was trading blows with the 7700X during the initial reviews.

Here's Tomshardware RL review that puts it above the entire Zen 4 lineup. Knowing HWU, they probably picked specific games and specific settings to show AMD's newest toy in the best light possible.