Testseek.co.uk have collected 148 expert reviews of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 3.8GHz Socket AM4 and the average rating is 90%. Scroll down and see all reviews for AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 3.8GHz Socket AM4.
November 2020
(90%)
148 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(100%)
5 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Strong gaming performance
Solid single- and multi-threaded
IPC gain
Boost frequencies
Power efficiency
Overclockable
PCIe Gen4 support
400/500-series compatible
Fantastic all-round performance
Better multi-threaded performance than Intel
Low power consumption
Supports PCIe 4.0
Excellent single-core performance
Strong for gaming
Low power
Major IPC improvement
Strong performance in a variety of workloads – multi-threaded productivity
Lightly-threaded tasks
And high refresh rate gaming
Our-of-the-box boost clocks are good
Including the single-threaded boost clock
Manual overclocking to 4.7GHz was straightfo
The editors didn't like
Price
No bundled cooler
No integrated graphics
Fairly expensive
Intel still has the edge for gaming
Price jump from Ryzen 3000
No included cooler
Priced too closely to AMD and Intel competitors to make it a strong go-to option
Price increase versus the Ryzen 5 5600X will be tough to justify for gamers
Beaten by the 5% more expensive Core i9-10850K in many tasks out-of-the-box
Published: 2021-10-12, Author: Steven , review by: techspot.com
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AMD and Intel are the two significant players going strong in the current CPU market. While Intel had the undisputed lead throughout the 2010s, the situation might have changed the direction in the past few years. But when the Ryzen CPUs first came out in...
Published: 2021-09-22, Author: Steven , review by: techspot.com
Obviously, being stuck on their 14nm process for what seems like an infinite amount of pluses, Intel's progress over the years has been slower than expected. In a way, it's impressive to see just how much they've been able to squeeze out of the 14nm proce...
Published: 2021-07-07, Author: Steven , review by: techspot.com
Abstract: Today we're taking an updated look at the gaming performance of the Ryzen 7 2700X and comparing it with more modern 8-core, 16-thread CPUs such as the Ryzen 7 5800X and Intel Core i7-11700K. The 2700X is a CPU that we really liked for productivity tasks...
Published: 2021-05-31, Author: Steven , review by: techspot.com
Now here's a look at all the 32 games we tested, starting with the 1080p data. But before we dig into the new data, here's a quick recap for the Ryzen 7 5800X vs. Core i7-11700K comparison: previously we saw that at worst the 5800X was 2% slower than...
Published: 2021-05-20, Author: Steven , review by: techspot.com
Abstract: Today we've got a classic head to head CPU battle in our hands, with a comparison between the Ryzen 7 5800X and Core i7-11700K, both of which are 8-core, 16-thread CPUs that cost around $400. Timing couldn't be better for this comparison, since Intel's 11...
Published: 2021-02-08, Author: Steven , review by: techspot.com
Abstract: Today we're starting a new benchmark series looking at the balance between CPU and GPU performance. The first chapter of this series will focus on AMD's Zen 3 processors using a range of GPUs belonging to different tiers.Actually, you may recall this is...
Published: 2021-01-29, Author: Ben , review by: hothardware.com
AMD's Precision Boost Overdrive 2.0 and Power Curve Optimizer was the company's holiday gift to tweakers and enthusiasts. Unlike more crude overclocking methods like just setting a multiplier, PBO 2.0's enhancements allow processor cores to hit their peak...
Published: 2021-01-28, Author: John , review by: pcmag.com
Abstract: Trying to figure out the best CPU for your next PC upgrade or DIY build? With apologies to Robert Frost, it's the classic two roads that parted in the wood—if the wood were a shopping-results page at Newegg or Amazon, and the road kept dividing endlessly...
