90
Adam Patrick Murray
PCWorld
“The Ryzen 7 9800X3D *rocks*, obliterating Intel’s new Core Ultra 9 285K in games”
Critical Assessment
What Critics Praise
- Excellent Gaming Performance
- Second‑Gen V‑Cache
- High Clock Speeds
- Creator Workload Strength
- Generally great energy efficiency
- Exceptional productivity gains
Points of Contention
- More expensive
- Higher power consumption
- No bundled cooler requires separate solution
- Limited core count
- High price tag
Professional Reviews
7 reviews from 7 critics90
John Loeffler
TechRadar
“The AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D is a gaming powerhouse and is probably the best processor release of the year amid a host of fairly underwhelming releases.”
90
Paul Alcorn
Tom's Hardware
“The Ryzen 7 9800X3D is the fastest gaming chip on the market by a large margin, easily beating Intel’s competing processors.”
90
Jacqueline Thomas
IGN
“It’s been at least five years since a new gaming CPU really got me excited.”
85
Tom Warren
The Verge
“Intel’s sacrifices make the 9800X3D an obvious purchase if you want the best PC gaming performance”
80
Jacob Roach
Digital Trends
“AMD remains uncontested when it comes to gaming CPUs with the Ryzen 7 9800X3D.”
70
Michael Justin Allen Sexton
PCMag
“The Ryzen 7 9800X3D is a processor that doesn't make sense at its launch price for most folks, unless you're looking specifically to run games at lower settings to maximize frame rates.”
