| Cores Threads | Base Freq | Turbo Freq | L3 Cache | TDP | MSRP | |
| Ryzen 9 5950X | 16c/32t | 3400 | 4900 | 64 MB | 105 W | $799 |
| Ryzen 9 5900X | 12c/24t | 3700 | 4800 | 64 MB | 105 W | $549 |
| Ryzen 7 5800X | 8c/16t | 3800 | 4700 | 32 MB | 105 W | $449 |
| Ryzen 5 5600X | 6c/12t | 3700 | 4600 | 32 MB | 65 W | $299 |
I did not buy the 5600X at release, I got it for $100 used in our for sale forum about a year later, so get rekt.
One of the huge caveats being with Ivy Bridge you got what you got. With Zen 3 the 3Ds showed up, allowing you a big uplift in gaming performance that could drop in the board. IB i7 benefited from zero competition and very anemic console CPUs too. Sales wise, Zen 3 has crushed everything.
I quoted this to give anyone reading it an FYI. The forum rule about having to provide your own commentary has been amended. Think of it as the "A picture is worth a 1000 words." amendment. If the content speaks for itself as this example does, there will be no action taken against you for failing to add your own hot take."Despite the addition of its newer Zen 4 chips, AMD has continued developing its Zen 3 chips, and the Ryzen 7 5700X3D was released just this year. AMD says it will continue to support AM4 for the foreseeable future as a value-centric platform for the lower end of the market, and that has certainly come to fruition — AM4, which debuted back in 2017, is in its eighth year of service, the longest-supported modern socket that still receives new processor additions."
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Review: A Value Gaming Masterpiece
AMD's powerful 3D V-Cache tech is now more affordable than ever.www.tomshardware.com
"Despite the addition of its newer Zen 4 chips, AMD has continued developing its Zen 3 chips, and the Ryzen 7 5700X3D was released just this year. AMD says it will continue to support AM4 for the foreseeable future as a value-centric platform for the lower end of the market, and that has certainly come to fruition — AM4, which debuted back in 2017, is in its eighth year of service, the longest-supported modern socket that still receives new processor additions."
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Review: A Value Gaming Masterpiece
AMD's powerful 3D V-Cache tech is now more affordable than ever.www.tomshardware.com
AM4 is the GOAT and it isn't even close. Pulled AMD out of the death spiral. Not only forced the core wars, but kicked Intel's lucrative HEDT division right in the wedding tackle. Has outsold any other retail platform ever. Zen 3 is especially long lived and successful. Though the Ryzen 3600 is a legend in its own right, presently selling in the top 20 on Amazon NIB. That's almost mental historically speaking.I think AM4 might be the longest serving socket ever, let alone "modern socket". The only thing that comes to mind is Socket 7, or maybe AM2.
AMD’s share in the x86 CPU market share inched upward against Intel in the first quarter thanks in part to “surprisingly strong” shipments of the company’s Ryzen 5000 desktop processors
AM4's EOL can't be before 2028 anyway since AM4 is offered for embedded solutions since last year with guaranteed availability for then next 5 years. Or do you mean one or two years on top of that?At this rate AMD will have to postpone the AM4 scheduled EOL by a year if not two.
AM4's EOL can't be before 2028 anyway since AM4 is offered for embedded solutions since last year with guaranteed availability for then next 5 years. Or do you mean one or two years on top of that?
Bolded for truth. North Americans often forget about the rest of the world and its lower purchasing power.On top of what was scheduled for the consumer market of course, surely that AM4 chips are way enough in average income countries, and in rich countries that s a convenient plateform for dirt cheap PCs, even a 5600G is overkill for basic usages like social media, youtube or small office.
It'd probably be another MicroCenter exclusive.I'm more interested to see if they release a 5800XT3D.
That is the smart move, to keep lowering its price. It is at $200 now, which is still a very solid deal.more likely 5700X3D will just drop to ~$175 and be budget gaming king.
Socket 7 was from 1995 to 1999 (about 4 years)I think AM4 might be the longest serving socket ever, let alone "modern socket". The only thing that comes to mind is Socket 7, or maybe AM2.
Unless a higher clocked 16 core than the 5950X is released. Or a faster gaming CPU than the 5800X3D. The platform is dead from a performance perspective. Which is the one that matters most. Also dead because it is lacking the latest standards for DDR, USB, and PCIe.
By the most important metric, sales, it's a steroid monster. I don't care how fast vanilla Zen 5 gaming turns out, it'll sale poorly after the initial early adopter rush as gamers will wait for the 3D models. The 7800X3D being in the number 1 spot consistently since the holidays last year tells you everything you need to know. If a serious price drop on Zen 4 happens when Zen 5 lands, it might finally displace Zen 3 sales. But so far budget gamers are ignoring the advice to get on a live platform and are building Zen 3 anyways. I plan on staying on my Zen 3D systems a couple of more years. Battlemage is the only thing that will get me to open my wallet, if Intel does not miss the pricing on it.
I pulled the trigger on moving from AM4 to AM5 a lot earlier than I intended, but hear me out...Unless a higher clocked 16 core than the 5950X is released. Or a faster gaming CPU than the 5800X3D. The platform is dead from a performance perspective. Which is the one that matters most. Also dead because it is lacking the latest standards for DDR, USB, and PCIe.
By the most important metric, sales, it's a steroid monster. I don't care how fast vanilla Zen 5 gaming turns out, it'll sell poorly after the initial early adopter rush as gamers will wait for the 3D models. The 7800X3D being in the number 1 spot consistently since the holidays last year tells you everything you need to know. If a serious price drop on Zen 4 happens when Zen 5 lands, it might finally displace Zen 3 sales. But so far budget gamers are ignoring the advice to get on a live platform and are building Zen 3 anyways. I plan on staying on my Zen 3D systems a couple of more years. Battlemage is the only thing that will get me to open my wallet, if Intel does not miss the pricing on it.
I pulled the trigger on moving from AM4 to AM5 a lot earlier than I intended, but hear me out...
I bought a couple of Micro Center bundles with 7700X and 7900X CPUs, sold off my 5800X3D system when the 7800X3D dropped, and got lucky with a $200 motherboard+case+ATX 3.0 PSU clearance item to repurpose my 7700X CPU into. I also repurposed all my old NVME+SSD drives, cases, and PSUs, and sold off any excess hardware as I went along over the last year or so. It was a lot of work and wheeling and dealing with leftover hardware over the last year, but now I have 3 AM5 systems for around $600 out of pocket once it's all said and done. Didn't hurt that my local Micro Center had several 32GB DDR5 kits for $48 a pop at one point, which is what I got my kit for my 3rd system for. If I was into timing markets, I just about timed this one perfectly by jumping on deals when they presented themselves.
The only thing I didn't get a good deal on was the 7800X3D. I bought the 7800X3D at launch and didn't sell off the 7700X. However, I did sell the 7900X and got a 7700 open box to complete the clearance system I mentioned above while pocketing some cash in the process. It's now paired with a 3060 video card and resides with my girlfriend as a silent, low power system for her, and her daughters do some gaming on it too.
TLDR - Sold off a bunch of AM4 system hardware from 2 older builds over a period of about a year, spent about $600 out of pocket, and ended up with 3 AM5 systems.
System 1 - In my signature below
System 2 - 7700X, 32GB, 4070 Ti Super (ok, ok, I sold a 3080 10GB for $500 and bought this for $800 because bonus time)
System 3 - 7700, 32GB, 3060 12GB
System 3 $199.99 barebones kit + ~$50 for 32GB of RAM or ~$250 + tax total - I thought this was a great deal
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Yes, the ASUS kit was a one time clearance and sold out very quickly. My local MC had 2 in stock and I almost picked up the 2nd one, but then I'd probably end up with 4 AM5 systems that way because I like to build things.That is some smart upgrading.
I actually ended up with the 7800X3D system because I delayed jumping on the $270.00 5800X3D deal, figuring it would come back, nope, 5800X3D's crept back up to ~$350+; then Newegg had 7800X3D's for $349.99 in Oct 2023 with the bundle and save promo.
After too much cross shopping, it was just a better deal to order from Newegg than hassle the round trip drive to Micro Center for their 7800X3D combo.
It made more sense long run to spend ~$550 for X3D AM5 than $350+ for the 5800X3D.
Was that ASUS kit a one time MC thing?