AMD's Excellent Ryzen 7 5800X3D Gaming CPU Hits New Low of $277

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Just $48 more than the 5600X3D!

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The Micro Center-exclusive Ryzen 5 5600X3D might be the new hotness (on AMD’s old AM4 socket) when it comes to mid-range gaming value. But with two more cores and slightly higher base and boost clocks, the Ryzen 7 5800X3D is a better performer, one of the best CPUs for gaming, and it just keeps getting cheaper.

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D: now $277 at Amazon  

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D: now $277 at Amazon  (was $449)
The last hurrah for AM4, the 5800X3D is one of the best bang-for-buck CPUs for gaming. With 8-cores and 16-threads as well as its massive 96MB of L3 cache, this CPU is a great upgrade if you're already on the AM4 platform or looking to make a cost-effective build using last-gen hardware.

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Our testing shows that the 5800X3D is second only to the Ryzen 7 7800X3D at 1080p gaming, and 9 fps ahead of the 5600X3D. Keep in mind that the 7800X3D is both a much more expensive CPU and on a much more expensive AM5 platform, where the motherboards and the RAM (DDR5) are much more expensive.

So, if you’re looking to build a high-end gaming rig without spending hundreds more on AMD or Intel’s current platforms, the Ryzen 7 5800X3D is an excellent option at $277 – especially if you can’t just swing by a Micro Center and pick up a cheaper 5600X3D.

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  • Avro Arrow
    Well, that should do a good job of making people who can't get the R5-5600X3D feel a bit better about the situation.
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  • dtemple
    The horse is dead about DDR5 pricing being high; stop beating it. The prices are not prohibitively high compared to equivalently-sized DDR4, and I've located TeamGroup 32GB kits under $100.
    And AM5 motherboards are indeed pricey, but AM4 motherboards have also started going up in price considerably as supply dwindles. We're not far from the point where a quality B650 motherboard + 32GB DDR5 costs about the same as a quality B550 motherboard + 32GB DDR4. Maybe 3 months at most.
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