The king of AM4 gaming performance has returned, with AMD formally announcing plans to bring the Ryzen 7 5800X3D as part of a 10th anniversary celebration for the processor’s platform. Meanwhile, the company is also launching a new AM5 chip, the Ryzen 7 7700X3D, which will serve as a more affordable alternative to the Ryzen 7 7800X3D.
The resurrection of the 5800X3D is a welcome sight, providing owners of AM4 systems with nothing short of the fastest gaming CPU for the platform. AMD discontinued the processor back in 2023, but the ongoing DRAM crisis has spurred the firm to restart production, removing the need for those in search of an upgrade to splash out on an expensive platform swap.
While this fresh 5800X3D stock carries unique ’10th Anniversary’ branding, both on the packaging and heat spreader, these details are purely cosmetic in nature as there are no changes to underlying specification. As such, this special edition won’t offer any additional performance benefits relative to standard chips.
As a reminder, the 5800X3D offers up 96MB of L3 cache, backed by eight Zen 3 cores and 16 threads, with a maximum boost clock of 4.5GHz. This CPU still has plenty of processing potency to offer, even four years on from its initial launch, and should be a top priority upgrade for anyone rocking an AM4 system. You’ll be able to pick one up come June 25, for $350.
Meanwhile, the 7700X3D opens up another path to 3D V-Cache for the AM5 platform. The processor is practically identical to the 7800X3D, sporting the same 96MB of L3 cache, alongside eight Zen 4 cores and 16 threads. Where this new chip differs, however, is boost clock speed, which caps out a 4.5GHz, a 500MHz shortfall from the 5.0GHz from the 7800X3D.
With this mind, we should expect the 7700X3D to be up to 10% slower than the 7800X3D in benchmarks. However, AMD didn’t provide any data during its announcement, so we’ll need to wait until the chip hits store shelves on July 16 to learn more about how it shapes up relative to its older, more-powerful sibling.
The 7700X3D will retail for $330, which is only $10 cheaper than current street pricing for the 7800X3D, at the time of writing. This does bring the value of this new processor into question, but we’ll hold final judgement until we see some benchmarks. That’s not forgetting that the current market is very volatile, so there’s every chance this gap could widen come launch on July 16.
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