Gone too soon: Ryzen 7 5800X3D shines in gaming test vs latest CPUs including Core Ultra 9 285K
When we reviewed the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D back in 2022, it was the fastest gaming CPU on the market. It was even faster than the much more expensive Core i9-12900K, Intel’s flagship 12th-gen CPU. Fast forward four years and the Ryzen 7 5800X3D’s performance is still very much relevant. In fact, according to Hardware Unboxed’s testing, the Ryzen 7 5800X3D is only a few percentage points behind Intel's current flagship CPU, the Core Ultra 9 285K.
In the 14 games tested by HU at 1080p/Medium, the Ryzen 7 5800X3D managed an average FPS of 188 and a 1% Low of 151. With this, the CPU practically matched the Ryzen 5 9600X and was only marginally behind the Core Ultra 9 285K (Available on Amazon). The Ryzen 7 9800X3D, understandably, remained out of reach with a 35% better average FPS than the Ryzen 7 5800X3D.
The results were more or less the same at 1080p/Ultra, as the Ryzen 7 5800X3D was still able to keep up with the Core i5-14600K and the Ryzen 5 9600X. For instance, where the Core i5-14600K and the Ryzen 5 9600X managed an average FPS of 153, the Ryzen 7 5800X3D practically matched this performance with an average FPS of 151.
In other words, even when playing modern games like Battlefield 6, the Ryzen 7 5800X3D can keep up with the latest CPUs. This is pretty great news for folks who are already running the processor and have gotten their hands on one for a new build.
AMD should bring back AM4 CPUs
As mentioned by HU, AMD should bring AM4 CPUs like the Ryzen 7 5800X3D back to the market. With the ongoing RAM supply crunch, prices of DDR4 RAM modules, while still quite inflated, are considerably better than DDR5 RAM kits. Since the latest Zen 5 and Intel Arrow Lake chips exclusively support DDR5 RAM, the cost of building a PC with the newest Intel/AMD CPUs has become prohibitively expensive for the average gamer.
So, the reintroduction of the Ryzen 7 5800X3D will give consumers a capable and less expensive alternative to modern CPUs. This is especially important now, as the memory and SSD market could get even worse moving forward, and things might not improve till 2028.
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