Review: AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

by Tarinder Sandhu on 21 August 2019, 14:01

Tags: AMD (NYSE:AMD)

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Overclocking

Keeping it simple, we increased the all-core frequency in conjunction with voltage at 1.4V. The upshot? A stable 4.35GHz across 16 threads.

That's about 100MHz higher than the sample Ryzen 7 3700X using the same methodology, which reinforces the belief that AMD bins the 3800X a bit better, thus helping explain the price premium.

Worth it when power consumption increases by 29 per cent over stock? You decide.