AMD RYZEN ™ 7 9800X 3D Desktop Processor (8-core/16-thread, 104MB cache, up to 5.2 GHz max boost)

What can I say? Absolutely fantastic processor! I dont think there's anything out that that can bottleneck this, not for some time yet. Delivery was great as it was handled by amazon, very good value for money as the price for this processor is continuously fluctuating. I paired this with the MSI pro B650-S WIFI motherboard and a corsair H100i cooler. I had to flash the bios for the motherboard (despite it saying 9000 series ready) but this is a very easy process, just requiring a usb drive 32gb or less formatted to fat32, plugged into the correct usb slot, preloaded with the update files from the MSI website. I've had no problems whatsoever with high temps, even while running games like cyberpunk and KCD2 at ultra. This processor is a must have if you're building a gaming PC.

Amazing performance in gaming, with tremendous 1% lows in CPU bound games, providing a very smooth experience. The large 3D V-Cache makes it ideal for large scale open worlds, strategy games, and games with a lot of AI based features. This chips best fps gains are seen at 1080p. However, there is substantial one at 1440p, but minimal at 4k, if say coming from the 5800x3d. (Dependant on your GPU) Impressively, whilst providing all that performance, it is also very power efficient. I rarely see over 70-80 watts in the games I play. Overall, it is truly one of the best gaming chips out there at the time of writing.

Why did you choose this product over others?:Brilliant chip. Major boost to gaming experience.

Recently upgraded my build to the following:CPU: 9800X3DMotherboard: X870E AORUS PROGraphics Card: Powercolor Hellhound 7900 XTXCPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 EVOMemory: 32GB DDR5 6000MHZ CL30 XPG Lancer Blade RAMCase: Antec C8 (fanless version)PSU: CORSAIR RM1000x Gold EfficiencyMonitor: Gigabyte 27" 4K UHD 160Hz AdaptiveSync HDR IPS Gaming MonitorTesting was done with settings as they were straight out of the box-only changes were enabling Expo in BIOS.Bought the chip as I succumbed to temptation lol (previously had a 7800X3D). And it's actually made more of a difference than I thought. Playing World of Warcraft, it's made a major difference with the 1% lows. I used to get some stutter with my 7800X3D in certain areas-felt laggy, but since swapping out I'm yet to experience any form of dip in performance. It feels so fluid, just great to play. And Overwatch 2, the perfomance is so much better as well. Baldur's Gate 3 - buttery smooth.Temps are perfectly fine as well, peak being 85 degrees in Cinebench 24 with a score of 1346 (multicore), and the temperature never going above 75 degrees in normal heavy gameplay sessions.Don't have a regret buying this chip-it's the ultimate gaming processor.

This is a great gaming CPU, pair it with a decent GPU and you can play any title in 1440p or 4K.Working absolutely fine for me!

This 9800X3D replaced my totally rubbish Intel Core 9 Ultra 285, that killed itself in under a year, that wasn't overclocked and had a 360 AIO for cooling.What I have noticed while gaming even at 4K using my 4080 Super or my new (and has much better drivers) 9070 is no more 0.01% lows of 1-2FPS or 0.1% lows of 10-30FPS in games like RDR2 TLoU pt1&2, SP, X4, Dying Light 1&2, RE4, Sons of the forest, A Plague Tale 1&2 all on ultra preset etc, and a gain of 40-60FPS in 1% lows and a much, much better gaming experience in general with the 9800X3D. Functionality:Best Gaming CPU Ever Made

Upgraded from am4 setup with a 5700x3d, my fps has basically doubled as a baseline now, with more than double in some games, temps are higher than am4 platform but still not high overall (36-40 idles and never above 54 on full load in games) using thermalright peerless assassin with 2x bequiet 120mm fans.Pair with a 9070xt or rtx 4080/5080 and you are set for years, even with the tier below (7900xt or 4070) this cpu will chew through 1440p at 120fps in pretty much any game, and handle 4k np aswell.

This CPU is one of the best CPUS that money can buy at the moment. Would highly recommended to anyone that is looking for an upgrade.