AMD Ryzensets 7 5800X Processor (8 Cores/16 threads, 105W TDP, AM4 socket, 36 MB Cache, 4,7Ghz max boost frequency, no cooler)

This is a great price for this CPU, and a serious contender if you're going to be buying a discrete GPU and building your own PC. Ryzen 7 5700X offers great base speeds with lots of cache on 8 cores, and will happily accept some tweaking and overclocking. Some folks have worried about CPU bottlenecking with higher-end GPUs, but this works very well with a 7900XTX, and bottlenecking is only going to be an issue with huge GPU demand and a lot of back-end processes or demand placed on the CPU. Cyberpunk 2077 in 4k at 200fps? Easy. This is a GREAT mid-range CPU, and the L3 cache (one of AMD's cornerstones) is the same as most of the 7000 series Ryzen processors. However, with it not being a flagship model, most lower- and many mid-ranged motherboards may not support the chip straight out of the box. But don't let that deter you..... If you opt for a motherboard like mine (MSI) and face a similar issue - needing to update firmware/BIOS - don't worry. Follow the video guides on YouTube and in manuals and you'll be fine. But remember: format a new, small USB2 drive in FAT32, Google is your friend for this and for checking a partition is MBR (if you're very particular), download the exact version of BIOS required, and rename the file AND extension as directed. If you then boot from a Windows Installation Media drive, you'll get a fresh install of Windows without any bloatware or rootkits from any device manufacturer! Very easy to install - be gentle and cautious (and consider an antistatic wristband), line up the triangles, and don't force anything. Stability is a proven strength, and Ryzen Master is a good monitoring tool; the CPU voltage remains constant after idling for several hours with core temperature peaking at 30°C. Make sure you apply the thermal paste evenly, making sure to avoid leaving a blank spot. Appearance-wise? It's a chip. In an unnecessarily large box. Clean install of Windows 11 and up-and-running in less than an hour. Don't forget this chip DOESN'T HAVE INTEGRATED GRAPHICS AND DOESN'T COME WITH A STOCK COOLER, but let the CPU do CPU things and invest in a GPU of your choice. Plus, if you're opting for a CPU without integrated graphics, you'll probably be doing something with the cooling, right? As others have said (and this review highlighted previously), there must be some issue with the Amazon/seller/logistics/delivery process. I had multiple notifications about updates to tracking, but nothing informative on the Amazon platform. I was told, multiple times, that it had been dispatched, or tracking information was available, which did cause me some distress and confusion when seeing other reviews. I strongly suspect there's some issue between the vendor's platform, Amazon, tracking/delivery service, and how their systems speak to each other.

System Spes: Ryzen 7 5800x 6600xt 32 GB of RAM @3200 ASUS ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING II (most recent bios) My god. This is a huge upgrade for me coming from a 3600. I knew it would be fast, but this is mental! The performance difference in games is incredible. Elden Ring for example, would drop a few fps here and there with a reshade and texture packs. Not anymore. Its holding a constant 60fps everything at maximum with a 6600xt. Same for other games like Ghost of Tsushima, God of War, (which suffered from terrible stutters.) The 5800x has amazed me. I'm really looking forward to getting my 6700xt next month now. As for temps. Its all good so far and my fan isn't that great. I'm changing out my fan tomorrow for a new Peerless Assassin so I think this will be a major help as I think I can hear my fan being a little to active. Temps are still very good though. I highly reccomend this CPU. Edit: After a night of stress testing on cinebench with the Peerless Assassin, stock cpu settings 100% sustained load did not get over 72 C both single and multicore. Stock clocks are very stable. Boosting to 4.5/4.6mhz. Idle temp is 50 C max. 40/44w power usage. I did undervolt it and did really well. There's a lot to play with. I just put it back to stock as its performing 200% better than my previous cpu at stock. Edit:24/07/2024 Still going very strong. Seems to have worn in so to speak. Great temps all around. Single core performance is amazing. I've seen it hit 4.875 100% load using Traktor DJ to re-analyze my entire music collection over 4 hours. Could also listen to tracks in Traktor and browse the net watch youtube. Gaming wise really good. With a 6600xt its the differnce between medium and high/very high shadows, textures, screen space reflections. A 6700XT is my next upgrade. Edit:14/12/2024 Cpu is still performing really, really well. Very stable and fantastic temps paired with the Peerless Assassin SE fan. My gpu is starting to struggle so time to upgrade that lol.

I had read the reviews from the manufacturer and the supplier regarding this processor. They all said as ro how good it was. The majority of purchaser reviews was from gamers. Stating how good it made games to play. I needed it for programs that I needed to run. Well I have to admit, the reviews and what the manufacturer had yo say about the processor were all true and it is a brilliant unit. I can't believe ad to how much it has sped up my pc. I will hold hand up and say that I understand all of the tech jargon associated with this unit. I picked it on what was said in lay man's English, which made me choose the unit. I did watch several videos on it's performance and what it can do. I was completely sold on the unit upon watching the videos. I can now run my programs that made my pc slow right down or cause a severe lag. Running these are now at total breeze. It's performance is exceptional. I recently update a lit of components on my pc. I am so glad that I did. Buying this processor has been one of my best ever buys. If you are caught in 2 minds as to whether to buy it, then I would take the chance, you won't regret it. The only thing I can say that other buyers need to be aware of is that this does run quite hot. I would look into which type of cooler is the heat to run with it. There are double fans with a cooling radiator in between them or there are water pumped coolers. Read into which you would prefer to use. If you have a midi case like I have then the double fan will not fit as there is not enough room. It will fit but with only one fan attached to its heat sink. I would not hesitate in recommending this processor

So this guy is the top of the line for AM4 and, aside from the 5800X3D, which some suggest is a better pick for gaming due to the 3d cache, is not without its downfalls. A couple of Friendly Warnings. Being the top end, it is power hungry, and not all boards will allow you to use that power, so do your research. My board when I bought this was capable of running it, but the moment it tried to boost, it would pop the overvolt protection and crash the machine. A bios update fixed this for me and has been much more stable since. It is hot. All that sparky juice needs to go somewhere and the 5950X does a fantastic job of turning electricity into heat. Good ventilation will adequately protect you from overheating by simply opening a browser, but you may still experience thermal throttling. I do not water cool, so no idea what mileage you would get from that. Now for the good stuff. After that initial BIOS update, this is solid. I was replacing a 1800X and noticed an immediate improvement. Single core boosting is amazing frequently hitting 4.9Ghz the moment they are asked to do anything, and sometimes tasks have completed before associated progress bars have even started. Multi core boosting is also excellent as long as you do not hit thermal or power throttling, and running all cores 100% may drop you to around 2.7GHz per core, which with 16 of these guys is still pretty awesome. Right now I have 8 cores running between 3.9 and 4.9Ghz with the rest idling at the stock 3.6. My only issue so far has been overheading on my Mobo chipset because this CPU is pushing the rest of my system, especially those PCIe lanes. Also this only started happening when I accidentally blocked the lower front intake. So, if you are on a budget and do not want to put down AM5 money, or already on AM4 and just want to get the most out of your machine, this is a good buy, however the 5800X3D is probably the better option for gaming. But, if you can, I would suggest throwing a bit more cash towards going AM5, you can get a 7700X for around the same price, but your RAM and board is likely to hike the price up a bit.

Without any shadow of a doubt, the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X is an absolute monster of a processor. It literally mows through tasks without breaking a sweat. I mean, there is a performance difference literally like day and night over my old CPU. I have had issues with voltage and spikes and i think its a issue with the processer itself, one site said it was the way the chip delt with voltage to make sure it was ready for an unexpected load. Those random spikes in voltage can make the temperature go through the roof, and suddenly, even when I'm doing simple things like browsing the web or writing emails, my case fans start sounding like a jet engine. I tired adujsting the fan curve to solve this but it only helped a little and i could not find the sweet spot for a fix, so to work my way around this I dived into the world of undervolting, with a small undervolt the temperatures leveled; the fans calmed down, and, with that, the chip still brought that lightning performance without randomly ramping the fans up. Other than its temperature quirks, everything else about 5900X is top-notch. This thing is quick, snappy, and seems to take whatever is being thrown its way without breaking a sweat. This is a CPU that is very likely to not disappoint, be it to gamers, content creators, or general power users, with settings adjusted accordingly, of course, as it can run a little hot. Performance-wise, with the initial heat issues and fan ramping up out of the way, I'm really happy with my Ryzen 9 5900X. It's a beast where it counts, and with a little bit of tweaking, it's become the heart of my setup. Very recommended to a performing enthusiast who doesn't mind a little tinkering!

A good budget buy if you can't get the x3d CPUs. A very good 8 core AMD. It scores well in benchmark apps and does great gaming and general use. I don't do streaming but imagine it will fly through that too

Okay this budget CPU may not be a gaming powerhouse, but it runs everything I throw at it well enough. Its also very capable on my productivity software too (photo/video editing). Many influencers on you tube seem to have a downer on this chip but it's actually a good chip....six cores 12 threads for £50...that's a bargain in my book.

I’ve been running the Ryzen 7 5800X since April 2024 paired with an MSI B550 Tomahawk and 32GB DDR4-3600, and it still absolutely rips in both gaming and productivity. Performance For an 8-core, 16-thread chip, the 5800X punches hard. In gaming, it holds strong paired with a 4070 Ti — CPU usage stays efficient even in CPU-heavy games like Cities: Skylines II or Baldur’s Gate 3. No noticeable bottlenecks at 1440p and even 4K. Multithreaded tasks like video encoding and software compiles (I use DaVinci Resolve and Visual Studio) run smooth and fast. Single-core performance is impressive too — it’s still competitive with newer mid-range chips thanks to Zen 3’s IPC gains. Thermals The one caveat: it runs hot. Like, really hot if you don’t have good cooling. I’m using a 360mm AIO and temps still hit low 80s under full load. Totally manageable with proper airflow, but I wouldn’t pair it with a basic air cooler unless you’re not pushing it hard. Overclocking & PBO I’ve left it mostly on stock with PBO enabled and curve optimizer tweaks. Gains are decent, and the chip boosts aggressively into the 4.7–4.85GHz range without manual OC. Stable, no crashes, no throttling. PROs -Strong gaming and productivity performance -Still excellent value in the AM4 ecosystem -8C/16T is a sweet spot for gaming + light workstation use -Unlocks full Gen 4 support when paired with B550/X570 CONs - -