/r/buildapc - Planning on building a computer but need some advice? This is the place to ask!

8 readers

1 users here now

Planning on building a computer but need some advice? This is the place to ask! /r/buildapc is a community-driven subreddit dedicated to custom...

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

What makes the Ryzen 7 7800X3D so much better? (zerobytes.monster)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

1 comments fedilink hide all child comments

The original post: /r/buildapc by /u/Aggressive-Nebula-78 on 2024-10-13 21:39:06.

Hello all, I am looking into CPU's at the mment and consistently see the Ryzen 7 7800X3D recommended as the end-all be-all best CPU for gaming, bar none. What I fail to understand and seem to be having finding an ACTUAL answer for... is why? Part of why I am trying to figure this out is I currently have a Ryzen 9 7950X and have been told numerous times that this CPU, while good, isn't a *great* CPU for gaming by any means.

Admittedly this frustrates me a bit since this PC is less than a year old and was, I had thought, the best I could ever possibly make it, and if I made a mistake on my CPU choice I would love to figure that out and better understand what makes a CPU especially great for gaming so that I don't make the same mistake in the future. Any advice is appreciated!

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] winterayars 1 points 3 months ago

It's the cache. Simple answer is the cache. That makes a big difference for gaming.

It makes less difference for other tasks, though, while the incredible core count of the 7950x helps with a lot of things. Right now, getting a 7800x3d is tough anyway. I just bought most of a new computer and went for a 9950x which is actually not much more expensive.

I wouldn't worry about it. If you're determined that gaming performance is the only thing that matters (or that the core count does you no good--either of these things is certainly reasonable) i would still wait anyway for the 9800x3d. That's probably going to be out by the end of the year and likely will be a step up... or at least obtainable near MSRP.

Basically, don't worry about it.