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Ryzen 7 5700X3D
Paul Alcorn is feeling more powerful than ever with AMD inside!
A MD’s X3D line of processors has taken the gaming world by storm, delivering leading gaming performance at every price point they compete in, and the £220 Ryzen 7 5700X3D steps in to lower the pricing bar for entry. That’s a win for enthusiasts upgrading existing AM4 systems and even for those looking to build a budget gaming rig. The Ryzen 7 5700X3D offers the highest gaming performance in its price bracket, even unseating Intel’s more expensive £310 Core i5-14600K.
As with AMD’s other X3D chips for AM4 motherboards, the Ryzen 7 5700X3D is based on the previous-gen Zen 3 architecture, so it isn’t quite as performant in productivity applications and won’t rank as high in our CPU benchmark hierarchy – you’ll be better off with the Ryzen 5 7600X if you’re interested in a better all-rounder. However, the Ryzen 7 5700X3D drops into affordable AM4 motherboards.