Simple one-click overclocking with Ryzen Master.
AM5 socket excludes DDR4 RAM.
Underwhelming productivity app performance.
New Ryzen CPUs sport the traditional color scheme on the packaging but with a little window to tempt you.
AMD provided a sample for this review but did not see the article’s contents before publishing.
See the full specs breakdown below for the exact hardware included in my benchmarking PC.
Overclocking is undoubtedly on the cards for my testing, although standard benchmarks at default parameters will come first.
I stuck with the ultra ray tracing preset, making only a single change to activate DLSS frame generation.
Ryzen 7 7800X3D: Should you buy?
The ASUS X670E-E Gaming Wi-Fi motherboard isn’t exactly a budget pick, but it’s ready for the 7800X3D.
An average combined MSRP $3,000. Budget be damned.
(Image credit: AMD)
(Image credit: AMD)
PCMark 10 benchmark.(Image credit: Ben Wilson | Windows Central)
7-Zip benchmark.(Image credit: Ben Wilson | Windows Central)
Cinebench R23 benchmark.(Image credit: Ben Wilson | Windows Central)
Geekbench 5.0 benchmark.(Image credit: Ben Wilson | Windows Central)
CPU-Z benchmark.(Image credit: Ben Wilson | Windows Central)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider benchmark.(Image credit: Ben Wilson | Windows Central)
Cyberpunk 2077 in-game at 200 FPS+.(Image credit: Ben Wilson | Windows Central)
Cyberpunk 2077 benchmark.(Image credit: Ben Wilson | Windows Central)
AMD’s funky chip design has me taking extra care with thermal paste placement.
Intel still crushes the all-rounder department, but AMD caught up with raw gaming power for less cash.
