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AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT

Reasons To Buy

✓ Clear gains in Cinebench R15 and R20
✓ Fast single-core POV-Ray results
✓ Capable overclocker, in our sample

Reasons To Avoid

✗ Ryzen 7 3700X is a tough eight-core price competitor
✗ For pure gaming, a difficult value play against Ryzen 3 3300X
✗ Other Ryzen chips are more cost-effective engines for content creation
✗ Unlike Ryzen 7 3700X, no bundled cooler

Expert Reviews

AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT Review —Creative-task speed indeed, but outshined by a smarter sibling

It's undeniably a muscle chip, but on price, content-creation power, and gaming results, AMD's Ryzen 7 3800XT can't quite escape the shadow of the too-good, too-cheap Ryzen 7 3700X.

By PCMag · 5 years, 1 month ago

Specifications

# of CPU Cores	8
# of Threads	16
*OS Support	Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition RHEL x86 64-Bit Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Base Clock	3900.0
CPU Socket	AM4
Default TDP	105
Form Factor	Desktops Boxed Processor
Graphics Model	Discrete Graphics Card Required
L2 Cache	4096.0
L3 Cache	32.0
Launch Date	07/2020
Max. Boost Clock	4700.0
Max. Operating Temperature (Tjmax)	95.0
PCI Express® Version	PCIe® 4.0
Processor Technology for CPU Cores	TSMC 7nm FinFET
Supported Technologies	AMD StoreMI Technology AMD Ryzen™ Master Utility
System Memory Specification	3200.0
System Memory Type	DDR4
Thermal Solution (MPK)
Thermal Solution (PIB)	Not Included
Unlocked for Overclocking	✓