Zen 5 Reviews TL;DR & Opinion Poll

Zach_01 · 2024-08-13T03:56:54+0100

phanbuey said:
Reading comprehension or not this is a pretty brutal polling result.

I bet if you throw the X3D parts in the mix results will be very different.
I would change my vote...

phanbuey · 2024-08-13T03:57:19+0100

Zach_01 said:
I bet if you throw the X3D parts in the mix results will be very different.
I would change my vote...

oh yeah 100%

Todestrieb · 2024-08-13T04:24:59+0100

Voted "none of above", kinda interested in the lack of outright performance gain of 9700X vs 7800X/7700X/7700.
I expect my 5800X3D to be completely fine at 4K at least until Zen6X3D/RTX6080 launch, and is likely to completely skip AM5, so I'm here for the review fireworks only.

yfn_ratchet · 2024-08-13T04:47:25+0100

Ryzen 9000 appeals to what I look for in a good CPU coming from a place with expensive electricity and a rather hot climate—better efficiency, cooler operation. I also have a mild interest in SFF and hope to make the move to such a system when I change platforms, which exemplifies the need for something that isn't hungry for fins and flow. I find it disappointing that it doesn't seem to get its due praise in that regard. A 65W 9700X seems like just the chip to serve me, and if they can scooch the 9800X3D down to 80W stock it's gonna be absolutely mouth-watering. That's low-profile air cooler territory.

To be fair, I've thought for a while now that AMD excels so much more in efficiency (not you Radeon) and unit price than its competition across the board, and their marketing department is continually failing to actually highlight that strength. 'Pay less, spend less' is the kind of mantra AMD merketing should be repeating over and over

Melvis · 2024-08-13T05:21:16+0100

I got this 5800X3D last Christmas, I have no plans to upgrade this main gaming PC for another 5yrs, 10yrs is the plan and its looked good so far!

AM5 might interest me with there APU's for a tiny PC upgrade but apart from that, no real interest at this time.

chrcoluk · 2024-08-13T07:52:17+0100

Almost everyone now only interested in X3D from AMD.

authorized · 2024-08-13T07:59:09+0100

yfn_ratchet said:
Ryzen 9000 appeals to what I look for in a good CPU coming from a place with expensive electricity and a rather hot climate—better efficiency, cooler operation. I also have a mild interest in SFF and hope to make the move to such a system when I change platforms, which exemplifies the need for something that isn't hungry for fins and flow. I find it disappointing that it doesn't seem to get its due praise in that regard. A 65W 9700X seems like just the chip to serve me, and if they can scooch the 9800X3D down to 80W stock it's gonna be absolutely mouth-watering. That's low-profile air cooler territory.

That turned out to be kinda fake news... it's not too different from previous gen in performance-per-watt metric.

oxrufiioxo · 2024-08-13T08:10:12+0100

chrcoluk said:
Almost everyone now only interested in X3D from AMD.

Even though Zen 4 was way more impressive I think part of the initial disappointment was that the X3D parts were not there at launch and everyone knew they were coming. I still think the 5800X3D and platform pricing was a big reason why the initial response was meh though as well.

But at least the 5800X3D wasn't murdering the 7000 series in gaming performance like the 7800X3D is doing to 9000 in general though lol.

System Name	PC on since Aug 2019, 1st CPU R5 3600 + ASUS ROG RX580 8GB >> MSI Gaming X RX5700XT (Jan 2020)
Processor	Ryzen 9 5900X (July 2022), 160W PPT limit, 75C temp limit, CO -9~14
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 Aorus Pro (Rev1.0), BIOS F37h, AGESA V2 1.2.0.B
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Mouse	Logitech MX Master (Gen1)
Keyboard	Logitech G15 (Gen2) w/ LCDSirReal applet
Software	Windows 11 Home 64bit (v23H2, OSB 22631.3737)

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Memory	48 GB DDR5 7600 MHZ CL36
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Storage	2x 2TB WDC SN850, 1TB Samsung 960 prr
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Audio Device(s)	Yes
Power Supply	Corsair SF750
Mouse	Xlite V2
Keyboard	RoyalAxe
Software	Windows 11
Benchmark Scores	They're pretty good, nothing crazy.

System Name	The New, Improved, Vicious, Stable, Silent Gaming Space Heater
Processor	Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk Max
Cooling	be quiet! DRP4 (w/ added SilentWings3), 3x SilentWings3 120mm @Front, Noctua S12A @Back
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Case	Phanteks P600S
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Power Supply	Seasonic Vertex GX-1200 (ATX3.0 compliant)
Mouse	Razer Deathadder V3 wired
Keyboard	Non-branded wired full custom mechanical keyboard from my brother's leftover

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Cooling	Noctua NH-U12S Redux
Memory	4x8G Teamgroup Vulcan Z DDR4; 3600MHz @ CL18
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Case	Fractal Design Pop Air TG
Power Supply	Corsair CX750M
Mouse	Corsair Harpoon RGB
Keyboard	Keychron C2 Pro
VR HMD	Valve Index

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Processor	AMD R7 5800X3D \| Ryzen 1600X \| i7 970
Motherboard	MSi AM4 Pro Carbon \| GA- \| Gigabyte EX58-UD5
Cooling	Noctua U9S Twin Fan\| Stock Cooler, Copper Core)\| Big shairkan B
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Storage	1TB WD Black NVME / 250GB SSD /2TB WD Black \| 500GB SSD WD, 2x1TB, 1x750 \| WD 500 SSD/Seagate 320
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Case	LIAN LI PC-18 \| Mini ATX Case (custom) \| Atrix C4 9001
Audio Device(s)	Onboard \| Onbaord \| Onboard
Power Supply	Silverstone 850 \| Silverstone Mini 450W \| Corsair CX-750
Mouse	Coolermaster Pro \| Rapoo V900 \| Gigabyte 6850X
Keyboard	MAX Keyboard Nighthawk X8 \| Creative Fatal1ty eluminx \| Some POS Logitech
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64 \| Windows 10 Pro 64 \| Windows 7 Pro 64/Windows 10 Home

Zen 5 Reviews TL;DR & Opinion Poll

Which Zen 5 CPU(s) are you interested in? If interested, are you already on AM5?

Ryzen 5 9600X (On AM5)

Ryzen 5 9600X (Not on AM5)

Ryzen 7 9700X (On AM5)

Ryzen 7 9700X (Not on AM5)

Ryzen 9 9900X (On AM5)

Ryzen 9 9900X (Not on AM5)

Ryzen 9 9950X (On AM5)

Ryzen 9 9950X (Not on AM5)

N/A (none of the above)

Zach_01

phanbuey

Todestrieb

yfn_ratchet

Melvis

chrcoluk

authorized

oxrufiioxo

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Processor	13700k
Motherboard	Asrock Z690 Steel Legend D4 - Bios 13.02
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15S
Memory	32 Gig 3200CL14
Video Card(s)	4080 RTX SUPER FE 16G
Storage	1TB 980 PRO, 2TB SN850X, 2TB DC P4600, 1TB 860 EVO, 2x 3TB WD Red, 2x 4TB WD Red
Display(s)	LG 27GL850
Case	Fractal Define R4
Audio Device(s)	Soundblaster AE-9
Power Supply	Antec HCG 750 Gold
Software	Windows 10 21H2 LTSC

Processor	R5 5600
Motherboard	MSI B450M Mortar Max
Cooling	SPC Fortis 3
Memory	Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 3000 2x8
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Storage	Lexar Pro NM760 1 TB, Corsair MP510 960 GB
Display(s)	Dell U2412M
Case	be quiet! Pure Base 500
Power Supply	EVGA G2 750W
Mouse	Logitech G500
Keyboard	SPC Gear GK550 Omnis Kailh Brown RGB

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Processor	R7 5800X/ R7 7950X3D Stock
Motherboard	X670E Aorus Pro X/ROG Crosshair VIII Hero
Cooling	Corsair h150 elite/ Corsair h115i Platinum
Memory	Trident Z5 Neo 6000/ 32 GB 3200 CL14 @3800 CL16 Team T Force Nighthawk
Video Card(s)	Evga FTW 3 Ultra 3080ti/ Gigabyte Gaming OC 4090
Storage	lots of SSD.
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Case	011 Dynamic XL/ Phanteks Evolv X
Audio Device(s)	Arctis Pro + gaming Dac/ Corsair sp 2500/ Logitech G560/Samsung Q990B
Power Supply	Seasonic Ultra Prime Titanium 1000w/850w
Mouse	Logitech G502 Lightspeed/ Logitech G Pro Hero.
Keyboard	Logitech - G915 LIGHTSPEED / Logitech G Pro