AMD
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Eight Zen 4 cores with a stacked 64 MB cache die bringing total L3 to 96 MB, which made it the fastest gaming CPU of its generation despite a modest 5.0 GHz boost. It is now the value X3D option, but usually only on the used market since the 9800X3D took its place.
Pros
- 96 MB of L3 delivers huge frame-rate gains in simulation, strategy and open-world titles that thrash cache
- Gaming performance close to the 9800X3D for meaningfully less money on the second-hand market
- 120 W TDP / 162 W PPT but real gaming draw is often under 70 W, so it is easy to cool and quiet
- Single CCD design avoids the cross-CCD scheduling issues of the 7900X3D and 7950X3D
- Keeps the 2 CU RDNA 2 iGPU, unlike the AM4-era 5800X3D
Cons
- Multiplier ratio overclocking is locked on Zen 4 X3D — tuning is limited to PBO and Curve Optimizer
- 5.0 GHz boost and 17,800-ish Cinebench R23 multi mean it loses to a plain 7700X in rendering and compiling
- Discontinued in most regions; buying new in 2026 usually means inflated pricing, so used is the realistic route
- Vulnerable to the AM5 SoC-voltage failures reported on early boards — check that the motherboard BIOS is current before first boot
Good
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
General
- Announced
- 2023
- Socket
- AM5
- Process
- 5 nm
- Base TDP
- 120 W
- Max turbo power
- 162 W
- Unlocked multiplier
- No
- Cooler included
- No
Cores & Clocks
- Cores
- 8
- Performance cores
- 8
- Efficiency cores
- 0
- Threads
- 16
- Base clock
- 4.2 GHz
- Boost clock
- 5 GHz
- L2 cache
- 8 MB
- L3 cache
- 96 MB
Integrated GPU
- iGPU
- AMD Radeon Graphics (2 CU RDNA 2)
- 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
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 2,650
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 15,000
- Cinebench R23 (single)
- 1,810
- Cinebench R23 (multi)
- 17,800
- PassMark
- 34,500
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D good in 2026?
The AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D earns an Inno Score of 69.4/100 (“Good”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Eight Zen 4 cores with a stacked 64 MB cache die bringing total L3 to 96 MB, which made it the fastest gaming CPU of its generation despite a modest 5.0 GHz boost. It is now the value X3D option, but usually only on the used market since the 9800X3D took its place.
What are the key specs of the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D?
Cores: 8 · Threads: 16 · Boost clock: 5 GHz · Socket: AM5
What are the closest alternatives to the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, Intel Core i5-14600K, AMD Ryzen 7 9700X — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.