The Ryzen 7 5800X has been one of AMD's best desktop processors since its launch in 2020. With eight CPU cores, 16 threads, and a 4.7GHz boost clock, the Ryzen 7 5800X offers plenty of performance for everything from content creation to gaming—but as of today, it's no longer worth buying. That's not because the older chip has changed, but because AMD has introduced the Ryzen 7 5700X, which delivers nearly identical performance for the considerably lower price of $299.99. Simply put, as long as the 5700X remains more affordable, there's little reason to spend more for the 5800X. That said, however, the new AMD CPU isn't priced quite low enough, nor is it fast enough, to beat out Intel's $289 Core i5-12600K.Core Specs: A Familiar Design Like the Ryzen 7 5800X, the Ryzen 7 5700X is an eight-core processor with simultaneous multithreading that lets each core process two software threads simultaneously. Both chips have 32MB of Level 3 cache, utilize AMD's Zen 3 microarchitecture, are b...
With performance rivaling the Ryzen 7 5800X at a lower price, AMD's Ryzen 7 5700X is arguably the best value in the Ryzen 7 5000 series, but it can't quite stand up to Intel's new "Alder Lake" processors.
Strong performance; Better value than Ryzen 7 5800X; Compatible with most AM4 motherboards; 65-watt TDP
Falls behind the more affordable Core i5-12600K