AMD Ryzen 7 3800X vs AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D

Let's find out which one of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X and AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD Ryzen 7 3800X AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Family
  AMD Ryzen AMD Ryzen 7
• Generation
  3 4
• CPU group
  AMD Ryzen 3000 AMD Ryzen 5000
• Successor
  AMD Ryzen 7 5800X AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

In this block we are going to compare AMD Ryzen 7 3800X vs AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  3.90 GHz 3.40 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Ryzen 7 3800X and AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU no iGPU
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Ryzen 7 3800X and AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  No No
• VP9
  No No
• VP8
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No No
• VC-1
  No No
• JPEG
  No No

To choose the best model between AMD Ryzen 7 3800X and AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR4-3200 DDR4-3200
• Max. Memory
  128 GB 128 GB
• ECC
  Yes Yes
• Memory channels
  2 2 (Dual Channel)

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Ryzen 7 3800X or AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  105 W 105 W
• Tjunction max.
  95 °C 90 \xc2\xb0C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Ryzen 7 3800X and AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V, SVM AMD-V, SVM
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
• L2-Cache
  -- 4.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  32.00 MB 96.00 MB
• Architecture
  Matisse (Zen 2) Vermeer (Zen 3)
• Technology
  7 nm 7 nm
• Socket
  AM4 AM4 (LGA 1331)
• Release date
  Q3/2019 Q4/2020