At current prices you'd be a fool to go for the 5800X3D, however when I got mine, the 5700X3D was roughly the same price as the 5800X3D, not just in price / performance, but outright on account of it being new. But since February this year the 5700X3D came down about 25% while the 5800X3D shot up almost 20% in price.
Same here. Well, sort of. When I bought the 5800X3d's for my better half and kiddos builds, the 5700X3D hadn't even launched yet.
That said, there is a lot of fear involved in these purchases.
Some Fortnite kiddo might worry if that 5%-10% is going to drop his framerates at key moments unacceptably low, and will probably just go for the best performing thing that will fit in an AM4 socket for gaming purposes instead, and that is the 5800X3D.
And that is probably why it retains its price, and is tough to get your hands on.
Yep, more than likely decreased inventory has played a factor in the recent price increases of the 5800X3D. I seem to remember a post around 2-3 months ago mentioning that was going to be happening. At one point around last spring, I thought they were dropping and really believed we'd see some good black Friday deals but if inventory is drying up that probably won't happen.
Meanwhile, this is a great price for the 5700X3D.
Thats exactly it, When many people buy it, inventory is decreased
All of the people doing their "last AM4 upgrade" and likely wanting to get their hands on it, and the extra ~$165 to go from a 5700X3D to a 5800X3D while simultaneously way less than a comparable full AM5 upgrade, is also a small price to pay to be less worried about framerate valleys or stuttering for someone who is very neurotic about that kind of thing.
This is probably also amplified by the godlike reputation the 5800X3D had there for a while. Low knowledge gamer buyers are likely flooded with glowing reviews when they google 5800x3D, but not quite as many when they google 5700X3D.
All of that said, here is a comparison that raises some eyebrows:
Lets assume you already have a working AM4 system with a Zen2 or older Ryzen CPU in it and want to give it a boost. Do you buy:
1.) Just a 5800X3D for $350
OR
2.)
This Microcenter bundle including a motherboard, 16GB of RAM
and a 7600x for $299.... (which then allows for future drop-in upgrades)
(assuming you have a MicroCenter nearby, that is)
That is a pretty amazing bundle for the price. Sure the motherboard isn't terribly high end, but it will get the job done. And the 7600x isn't the fastest CPU out there, but it compares well to a 5800x3d I think (~5% faster on average?) , by virtue of being newer. The biggest drawback - I think - is that they made the questionable decision of creating a bundle with just one RAM stick, meaning this will run in single channel mode, unless you pick up another stick.
To me, if you are informed, the only reason to pick the 5800X3D in that comparison is if you have some fears about replacing a motherboard, but think you can handle just dropping in a new CPU.
