Ryzen 7 7800X3D: 5 things you must know about AMD's gaming titan

This chip impresses even if you don't need one

- ALAINA YEE

The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D's (fave.co/3YX4mJR) launch at the end of February made one thing abundantly clear: The first of Team Red's 7000-series 3D V-Cache processors were gaming monsters (fave.co/3Sg4p0a). Their extra additional layer of spicy L3 cache supercharged their performance.

But the chip everyone was waiting on the Ryzen 7 7800X3D-was still a question mark. Held until its April 6 launch, the $450 CPU is the "affordable" option compared to the $699 7950X3D and $599 Ryzen 9 7900X3D, and one that many gamers were eyeing with ready anticipation. We knew the 7800X3D's technical details (which you can dig into via our YouTube coverage, fave.co/ 3A3vNHN), but how it would slot on to the leaderboards was a mystery.

Now with this chip on shelves, we finally know: Like its siblings, this processor is a beast. In fact it’s the best CPU you can buy for gaming, if that’s all you do.

Of course, there’s more to this latest addition to the Ryzen 7000 lineup, as the benchmarks from all around the web show—and the info can heavily influence whether the 7800X3D is right for you. Here’s what you need to know.

1. IN GAMES, IT SITS WITH INTEL’S AND AMD’S BEST CHIPS…

On site after site, the benchmarks show a similar outcome—the Ryzen 7 7800X3D punches way above its weight class in games. Whether it’s Tom’s Hardware (fave.co/43Ea6eX) or TechSpot (fave.co/3UWnck1), this processor’s average performance in games puts it on the same footing as its much more expensive sibling, the 7950X3D. And that CPU edges past Intel’s top chips, like the Core i9-13900K.