AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU Review

[Brent_Justice]

Continuing the topic - I also have data that allows me to conclude that 4K game testing is a waste of time for a CPU review.

If you go back, and look at all my reviews where I have done this, 4K is always, always, always, the same performance on every CPU. From that data, I would conclude that all the CPUs perform similarly, which is silly of course, we know better. And we know better, cause we can look at the 1080p data and see which CPUs are better for gaming.

From this data, at 4K, the 7800X3D looks as fast as the 7600X at 4K - https://www.thefpsreview.com/2024/0...-review-8-core-king-at-359/6/#ftoc-heading-21 Is that true? Of course not.

Eventually, you realize, it's a waste of time to include 4K gaming results. I would rather spend the saved time, including more games into the review, that is more useful, always always always, a larger sample size of games is better.

 

[Denpepe]

Aaand sold out

A German retailer has it listed for 529€ but the only shop in Belgium I found it at has it at 599€

 

[Niner51]

Because you are GPU-bound at the higher resolutions.

I understand this and that is why I mentioned your comments and video references that I have watched a while ago on the topic. Just about everyone in the hobby should know the higher the resolution the more GPU bound your system gets.

 

[LazyGamer]

I understand this and that is why I mentioned your comments and video references that I have watched a while ago on the topic. Just about everyone in the hobby should know the higher the resolution the more GPU bound your system gets.

Reading along, there are two different questions worth answering:

• How much faster is it? (this review)
• Is it worth it? (far harder, larger scope)

The second one is where you'd dive into 'usecases' rather than 'relative comparisons', and might be approached by saying things like, 'is it worth upgrading from X to the new thing?', generally trying to answer the question 'when is it worth it' as broadly as possible.

Being GPU-bound is only part of it. Very generally, you want to be GPU bound all the time, which is why you shouldn't skimp on the CPU, and since GPU upgrades are usually more likely between system rebuilds, not skimping on the CPU means that successive GPUs will be more potent on arrival too.