The AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Review: A Simpler Slice of V-Cache For Gaming
by Gavin Bonshor on April 5, 2023 9:00 AM EST- Posted in
- CPUs
- AMD
- Zen 4
- AM5
- Ryzen 7000
- 3D V-Cache
- Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Gaming Performance: 720p And Lower
The reason we test games in CPU reviews at lower resolutions such as 720p and below is simple; titles are more likely to be CPU bound than they are GPU bound at lower resolutions. This means there are more frames for the processor to process as opposed to the graphics card doing the majority of the heavy lifting.
There are some variances where some games will still use graphical power, but not as much CPU grunt at these smaller resolutions, and this is where we can show where CPU limitations lie in terms of gaming.
We are using DDR5 memory on the Ryzen 7 78000X3D and the other Ryzen 7000 series we've tested. This also includes Intel's 13th and 12th Gen processors. We tested the aforementioned platforms with the following settings:
- DDR5-5600B CL46 - Intel 13th Gen
- DDR5-5200 CL44 - Ryzen 7000
- DDR5-4800 (B) CL40 - Intel 12th Gen
All other CPUs such as Ryzen 5000 and 3000 were tested at the relevant JEDEC settings as per the processor's individual memory support with DDR4.
Civilization VI
World of Tanks
Borderlands 3
Grand Theft Auto V
Red Dead Redemption 2
F1 2022
Hitman 3
Total War: Warhammer 3
Now let's talk about gaming tests, which is where the Ryzen 7 7800X3D really shines. At 720p resolution, where a strong CPU matters more than a high-end graphics card, this processor performs exceptionally well. It outperforms the Ryzen 7 7700 and can even compete with higher core count chips such as the Ryzen 9 7950X and the Core i9-13900K in certain games. Overall, the Ryzen 7 7800X3D delivers impressive 720p gaming performance.
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roboiii - Thursday, April 27, 2023 - link
Hello, Is there anyway to force windows scheduler to utilize the preferred processors, in my case identified via Ryzen Master as C02 & C06 of 8 on an AMD 7800x3d. Using CPU-Z it shows that Windows 11 is using C01, which runs at 5012mhz @ 62 degrees C (658 score in CPU-z). Pretty good, using highest Expo settings in BIOS, however it seems that C02 or C06 would be much better. All Cores run at around 4866mhz around 82 degrees C (7377 score in CPU-z). I've tried using the balanced power mode and others, which don't seem to change much aside from lowering the all cores score to 7348 and increase the single core to 660. Any comments or solutions appreciated.roboiii - Thursday, April 27, 2023 - link
Utilize the preferred cores is what I meant to type, not preferred processors.