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AMD’s reissued Ryzen 7 5800X3D still holds up in games
Fresh Hardware Unboxed tests show AMD’s $350 Ryzen 7 5800X3D 10th Anniversary Edition matching the Ryzen 5 9600X in 13-game 1080p averages.
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AMD’s Ryzen 7 5800X3D 10th Anniversary Edition looks surprisingly competitive in modern games, even though it is technically the same Ryzen 7 5800X3D launched four years ago. According to fresh testing from Hardware Unboxed, the reissued chip averages performance on par with the Ryzen 5 9600X across 13 games at 1080p.
AMD recently brought the processor back to market at $350, a move the source says likely would not have happened without current market conditions that have made the AM4 platform relevant again. In those gaming tests, the anniversary model came in nearly 10% ahead of the Ryzen 5 7500F and a substantial 30% ahead of the Ryzen 5 5600X.
That leaves the Ryzen 7 5800X3D in a familiar position: still the top gaming CPU for AM4, and effectively without a real alternative on that platform. The only partial exception is the Ryzen 5 5500X3D, which the source says should land somewhere between the 5800X3D and 5600X in performance while costing noticeably less. The catch is availability, since it is not sold in most countries.
The weak point here is price. At $350, the reissued chip still performs well, but the source notes that it is expensive for what is essentially a four-year-old processor.
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