AMD
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
AMD's Ryzen 7 1800X was the flagship of the first Zen-based Ryzen desktop line: 8 cores, 16 threads, a 3.6 GHz base and up to 4 GHz boost clock, 16 MB of L3 cache and a 95 W TDP on the AM4 socket. It has an unlocked multiplier and no integrated graphics.
Pros
- 8 cores and 16 threads on a mainstream AM4 socket
- Unlocked multiplier for overclocking
- 16 MB of L3 cache
- Dual-channel DDR4 support
Cons
- No integrated graphics, so a discrete graphics card is required
- No cooler in the box
- 95 W TDP is high for a 14 nm chip of its performance class
- Old Zen 1 cores lag far behind current desktop processors
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
General
- Announced
- 2017
- Socket
- AM4
- Process
- 14 nm
- Base TDP
- 95 W
- Unlocked multiplier
- Yes
- Cooler included
- No
Cores & Clocks
- Cores
- 8
- Threads
- 16
- Base clock
- 3.6 GHz
- Boost clock
- 4 GHz
- L3 cache
- 16 MB
Memory
- Memory support
- DDR4
- Memory channels
- 2
Platform
- PCIe version
- 3
Benchmarks
- Cinebench R23 (single)
- 939Bottom 8%
- Cinebench R23 (multi)
- 8,891Bottom 28%
- PassMark
- 16,267Bottom 35%
- PassMark (single thread)
- 2,196Bottom 11%
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 7 1800X good in 2026?
The AMD Ryzen 7 1800X earns an Inno Score of 32.2/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. AMD's Ryzen 7 1800X was the flagship of the first Zen-based Ryzen desktop line: 8 cores, 16 threads, a 3.6 GHz base and up to 4 GHz boost clock, 16 MB of L3 cache and a 95 W TDP on the AM4 socket. It has an unlocked multiplier and no integrated graphics.
What are the key specs of the AMD Ryzen 7 1800X?
Cores: 8 · Threads: 16 · Boost clock: 4 GHz · Socket: AM4
What are the closest alternatives to the AMD Ryzen 7 1800X?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Intel Core i5-10400F, Intel Core i5-9600KF, Intel Core i5-10400 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
