AMD is once again filling a gap in mainboards with the AM4 CPU socket: After the chip manufacturer AMD removed the Ryzen 7 5700X3D from its range around a year ago, there were no longer any desktop CPUs with stack cache available in this country for the AM4 platform introduced in 2016. That’s changing, because the Ryzen 7 5800X3D is celebrating its comeback as the 10th Anniversary Edition. Not only the anniversary, but also the high RAM prices are likely to have a part in this.
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Due to the high demand for AI hyperscalers, memory prices for DDR5 RAM have quadrupled compared to September 2025, which has caused the purchasing mood of PC hobbyists in particular to plummet. With the Ryzen 7 5800X3D, gamers have an affordable option to upgrade their existing AM4 system instead of having to buy a new desktop PC with expensive DDR5 RAM. 3D games in particular benefit from the 96 MB Level 3 cache, which saves access to the comparatively slow RAM.
The Ryzen 7 5800X3D is an attractive upgrade, especially for first-generation Ryzen processors.
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There are no changes to the technical data. The eight CPU cores with Zen 3 architecture clock at up to 4.5 GHz (nominal 3.4 GHz) and burn up to 142 watts (thermal design power: 105 watts). AMD promises an average performance increase of 47 percent in games compared to the Zen 2 chip Ryzen 7 3700X, and 16 percent compared to the Ryzen 7 5800X. The Ryzen 7 5800X3D will be available from June 25th for around 360 euros. AMD also supplies a thermal pad Carbice Ice Pad with carbon nanotubes, which replaces the thermal paste.
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The chip manufacturer is also adding another eight-core processor with stack cache to the current AM5 platform. The Ryzen 7 7700X3D with 120 watts TDP (162 watts PPT) costs around 300 euros and falls between the six-core Ryzen 5 7500X3D for 210 and the eight-core Ryzen 7 7800X3D for 335 euros. Compared to the latter, the new gaming CPU clocks half a gigahertz slower in Turbo at 4.5 GHz. The base clock of the Ryzen 7 7700X3D is 200 MHz lower at 4.0 GHz.
AMD wants to supply the current AM5 desktop CPU platform with new processors at least until 2029.
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AMD also announces that it will extend the lifespan of the AM5 platform, which has been available since 2022, by two more years. So far, there should be new processors for this at least up to and including 2027, now the promise applies until the end of 2029. For the DDR5-RAM memory type used in AM5, AMD is expanding the EXPO memory profile for overclocking modules. DIMMs with EXPO Ultra Low Latency support an automatic overclocking function, which should result in around four percent better frame rates in 3D games. Modules with EXPO ULL will be available from several memory manufacturers starting in June.
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New memory modules with EXPO Ultra Low Latency are intended to deliver even higher frame rates.
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