AMD Ryzen 7800X3D vs. 7900X3D vs. 7950X3D

We finally got around to testing the Ryzen 9 7900X3D, which was released a little over a year ago, so the timing feels right . All kidding aside, this was never a CPU we were interested in because at $600, it simply didn't make sense. Even without reviewing it, we already knew all we needed to know given our experience with the 7800X3D and 7950X3D. Frankly, at the time, we had more interesting products to cover, but one year later and that's no longer the case, so let's do it.

Formerly at $600, you were better off buying the 7950X3D for $700. That mere 17% price increase gave you 33% more cores, and more crucially for gaming, you got an extra two 3D V-Cache enabled cores. Alternatively, if gaming was the focus, then the 7800X3D for $450 was not only a lot cheaper but also guaranteed to deliver ...