Customer Ratings & Reviews

Awesome chip!!! For the price you can't beat it. Went from a ryzen 5 3500 to this and was blown away.

It's probably about $50 overpriced but if that doesn't bother you then it's a great 8 core CPU. Stock settings you'll probably notice that it will reach near 90C on full load. This is pretty normal though as AMD has stated that it uses the thermal headroom to squeeze extra performance out. You'll want to tinker with PBO limits and Curve optimizer settings to get that temp down and improve performance. With a H100i Platinum AIO I would get like 75C in Cyberpunk and 85C in Cinebench in a smaller 280x case.

Fast and enough cores to do it all. I couldn't ask for a better priced CPU

One of the best gaming CPU currently available. With a solid cooler I am seeing stable boost clocks to 4.9GHz. Higher all core boost clocks than the 5900x can sustain. Wicked fast IPC. The hype was real, the reviews are real, this CPU is a beast and in the purpose of a gaming system, this is absolutely one the best CPU overall that money can buy. Cons: Cooling, requires a solid cooler to keep up with this CPU because it puts out serious heat. Granted this isn't an issue for some, and you do get performance for the heat it puts out, BE READY FOR IT. Don't cheap out, don't hope that a mid-range air cooler can do the job. Bring your cooling A-game because this thing will put it to the test. Aside from that, it's a bit pricey, and in my opinion it's slightly overpriced. AMD has traditionally been a "value brand", so the perception that this is a performance part is certainly dictated by price, I just don't like it as I viewed Intel CPU's as already overpriced. If you take the subjective relative opinion about price out of the equation, this is not so much of a con, as a gripe. Overall Review: Price gripe aside, I absolutely recommend this CPU. It stands alone as king of the gaming hill. If you get a 5900x, you stand to lose some practical gaming performance as developers are not efficiently optimizing 12 threads, let alone 16. Stepping up in core counts is a good move for productivity and applications that are multithreaded above 16, but for gaming, the high IPC, higher sustained boosts, and unique thermal profile and performance makes this the best gaming CPU known to mankind for the moment. We'll see what Rocketlake truly brings to the table, and what that value equation looks like. If you just want to be team red, this CPU doesn't let you down. If you're just looking to do your upgrade today and are fine with future hardware being comparable or changing the value equation, you'll be satisfied with this purchase.

I read a lot about the 5800x running really hot, for me it runs only 3-4 degrees hotter than the 3700x it replaced. That's under typical moderate to high work loads using a front case mounted 280mm AIO water cooler. But this was the same setup I was running the 3700x under as well. Most importantly it runs at its advertised speeds, while the 3700x never did reach its advertised boost speed. Even with it running a little hotter in my setup, I really don't mind as long as it doesn't throttle down, to which it does not. It stays at it boost speed while running bench marks

Good cpu for gaming but be sure to pair with a beefy cooler.

Great chip. PCIe Gen4 support. Strong Solid performance in single and multi-threaded applications and reasonably power efficient. I don't think it's AMD's best value however. The only reason I got it was I couldn't get an Ryzen 9 5900X -- at least for anywhere near MSRP. It's MSRP $100 more, but you get almost 40% more performance in threaded workloads for a 20% higher cost, making it a better value in my opinion. On the other end, the Ryzen 5 5600X is over 30% less and is for the most part right on the heels of the 5800X in gaming performance, and moderately close in multi-threaded application making it arguably a much better value in that regard. I ended up getting the 5800X as it was on sale, making it a better value option. However, if we're comparing by MSRP, while the Ryzen 7 5800X is a great chip, depending on your budget the Ryzen 5 5 5600X or the Ryzen 9 5900X offer better value. In normal times I would've gone thr Ryzen 9 5900X route....

This is my first AMD CPU, and I purchased this after using an i5 3570K with a heavy overclock for the last 8 years. I am extremely impressed with the performance this CPU brings, especially when paired with competent cooling and great RAM. My entire system is blazing fast, and receiving 8C/16T thanks to AMD competition is great. In CPU limited titles, this thing is screaming past my old CPU and even above the i9 10900K. When I first bought my Intel CPU, AMD was considered a joke for CPUs; now, the roles are reversed and Intel is constantly mocked for their 14nm++++ approach, even if they remained king of single core performance... Until now. AMD, for this generation, is now king of all CPU applications. I absolutely love this CPU. Good luck to everyone trying to grab one - it's definitely a hot commodity. My only complaint about the 5800X is the price: it could definitely stand to be just a little cheaper (~$50).

Are you looking for the best processor without breaking the bank? Then the Ryzen 7 5800x might be the choice for you. With its 8 cores and 16 threads it can accomplish anything you throw at it. Whether it be gaming, video editing or productivity, it can handle it all while still having plenty of spare performance to spare!

My AMD Ryzen 5 3600 was starting to show it's age. In some of my newer games. And needed a AM4 socket upgrade. When I saw this Ryzen 7 5800X on sale I knew it was time to upgrade. Plus my cooler from my 3600 works on this. So it saved me money there. And it I does everything I needed and more. For everything I need to do.

This CPU is an excellent choice if you are planning on staying with the AM4 platform a while longer. It performs consistently across the board on everything from gaming to productivity and everything in between. The performance to price ratio is phenomenal.

Incredibly powerful CPU for the price point. Runs hotter than my Ryzen 5 5600x prior to upgrading even on idle, but found out that’s normal for the 7 series. Don’t worry about it at all when you get high idle temps. You got a beast of a CPU and it’ll get the job done for you especially for the price point.

Heck yeah, I would suggest this chip. The price wasn't outragous and the chip worked far better than expected. Just not sure where the "Graphical" part that was discussed works but I am sure that a buyer won't be disappointed. Only complaint is that my first purchase was DOA and I had to 'figure' out that it was this processor that didn't work but after an exchange, I couldn't be happier.

AMD is one of the best and especially this one. intel hasn’t made something as good as this. excellent for gamers

At the time of purchase, it is/was excellent 'bang for the buck' CPU, offering excellent performance across multiple applications without bank-breaking pricing that the leading edge processors collect. Note that at the time of this writing, both Intel and AMD are preparing to release their next generation products, so factor this in your consideration.

This CPU has been excellent for me. I upgraded from a Ryzen 5 3600 and have been extremely pleased with the performance of this new chip. If you're looking for a good last gen CPU, this is a great option if you can find a good deal on it. I was able to get this for $250 brand new, which is insane bang for buck.

My 5700X bit the dust a bit before I purchased this, and so far it works great! Although I have a couple things to bring up. This CPU is *HOT*, like really hot. If you plan on using this for gaming, or streaming, you’re gonna need an AIO cooler to keep the temps in check. The Arctic air cooler I had didnt last long before the cpu reached 92 Celcius. If you need a budget option, I’d recommend DeepCool’s LS series. The 520 works well, and it fits in most mid-tower cases. Arctic has their own as well, although I prefer the DeepCool fans. Corsair has one too, though it’s pricey. Trust me, it’s worth it to have the fastest AM4 CPU currently available.

Put this into a new build. So far it is performing great! The system it replaced was so old there was no valid comparison. I did a bunch of research and decided on this CPU as it was rated very high on performance per dollar. I would recommend this CPU with no reservations.

Great cpu, not much more to say than that about this product. One of the best cpus on the market for the price.

Upgrade /replaced my old AMD 8350 still was a beast of a machine. This thing kills it right out of the box. Cinebench test doesn’t even show a intel even remotely close. Little more expensive than I would like but on par with msrp. Don’t was your time with pc4000 with this I had picked up some since they say this processor and a mb support it but after updating bios and what not I had to go in and manually enter the ram it would always get it wrong and keep crashing out on powering on. The 5000 cpus come to find out like Pc3600 cl16 ram the best. You can down clock the other and make it work but for price go with the 3600