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AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
AMD's cheapest 3D V-Cache desktop chip, pairing six Zen 4 cores with 96 MB of combined L3 cache at a 65 W TDP, aimed squarely at budget gaming builds on the AM5 platform.
Pros
- 96 MB of combined L3 cache (32 MB on-die plus 64 MB 3D V-Cache) gives outsized gaming gains for a 6-core, sub-$300 chip
- A 65 W TDP keeps cooling requirements modest compared with unlocked X-series parts
- It is the least expensive way onto AMD's 3D V-Cache lineup, undercutting the 7600X3D and 7800X3D on price
- Supports manual overclocking in review testing, unlike some earlier AMD X3D chips that restricted frequency tuning
- Retains AM5 platform features: DDR5, PCIe 5.0 and a built-in RDNA 2 iGPU
Cons
- Six cores and 12 threads limit it in heavily multi-threaded productivity work compared with 8-core X3D parts
- A 4.5 GHz boost clock is modest next to non-cache Ryzen 5 parts at a similar price
- Overclocking headroom is limited to roughly 200 MHz in review testing before hitting thermal or voltage limits
Average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
General
- Announced
- 2025
- Socket
- AM5
- Process
- 5 nm
- Base TDP
- 65 W
- Unlocked multiplier
- Yes
- Cooler included
- No
Cores & Clocks
- Cores
- 6
- Performance cores
- 6
- Efficiency cores
- 0
- Threads
- 12
- Base clock
- 4 GHz
- Boost clock
- 4.5 GHz
- L2 cache
- 6 MB
- L3 cache
- 96 MB
Integrated GPU
- iGPU
- AMD Radeon Graphics
- iGPU clock
- 2,200 MHz
Memory
- Memory support
- DDR5-5200
- Max memory
- 128 GB
- Memory channels
- 2
Platform
- PCIe version
- 5
- CPU PCIe lanes
- 28
Benchmarks
- Cinebench R23 (single)
- 1,639Top 49%
- Cinebench R23 (multi)
- 12,969Bottom 48%
- PassMark
- 24,973Bottom 46%
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D good in 2026?
The AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D earns an Inno Score of 59/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. AMD's cheapest 3D V-Cache desktop chip, pairing six Zen 4 cores with 96 MB of combined L3 cache at a 65 W TDP, aimed squarely at budget gaming builds on the AM5 platform.
What are the key specs of the AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D?
Cores: 6 · Threads: 12 · Boost clock: 4.5 GHz · Socket: AM5
What are the closest alternatives to the AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are AMD Ryzen 5 7500F, Intel Core i5-14500, Intel Core Ultra 5 225F — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
