28 PCWorld JUNE 2022NEWS
IMAGE: FOUNDRY5 things you need to know about
AMD’s Ryzen 7 5800X3D processor
Anyone considering this chip should first evaluate if it suits their needs. BY ALAINA YEET
he wait for AMD’s Ryzen 7
5800X3D (fave.co/38tNlT9) and
its exciting new V-Cache
technology (fave.co/3owp5UE) is
over. At long last, this revolutionary processor
finally hit retail shelves on April 20. But unlike
other Ryzen 5000 series CPUs, this particular
chip shines in specific scenarios—and dulls a
bit in others.Last week’s drop of independent
benchmarks explains the full story, but you
don’t have to comb through endless charts to
understand the situation. We’ve pulled outVIDEO: SHOULD YOU
UPGRADE YOUR AMD
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