AMD Ryzen 5000 Builders Thread

[B-Riz]

	Cores Threads	Base Freq	Turbo Freq	L3 Cache	TDP	MSRP
Ryzen 9 5950X	16c/32t	3400	4900	64 MB	105 W	$799
Ryzen 9 5900X	12c/24t	3700	4800	64 MB	105 W	$549
Ryzen 7 5800X	8c/16t	3800	4700	32 MB	105 W	$449
Ryzen 5 5600X	6c/12t	3700	4600	32 MB	65 W	$299

5600X comes with cooler, the rest do not.

above from https://www.anandtech.com/show/1614...en-3-on-nov-5th-19-ipc-claims-best-gaming-cpu

 

[Abwx]

Boom!

New Ryzen CPUs for AM4 may be back on the menu as AMD considers reintroducing select SKUs:​

https://videocardz.com/newz/new-ryzen-cpus-for-am4-may-be-back-on-the-menu-as-amd-considers-reintroducing-select-skus

McAfee stated that AMD "[is] certainly looking at everything that [it] can do to bring more supply and kind of reintroduce products back into the [AM4] ecosystem to satisfy the demands of gamers that maybe want that significant upgrade in their AM4 platform without having to rebuild their entire system", further adding that he thinks this is "definitely something [AMD is] very actively working on."

If they talk of gamers that means X3D CPUs because otherwise the 5800/5800XT/5700G would be enough for non specificaly gaming usages upgarades.

 

[jpiniero]

If they talk of gamers that means X3D CPUs because otherwise the 5800/5800XT/5700G would be enough for non specificaly gaming usages upgarades.

Even reviving Zen 4 on AM4 would be more likely.

 

[Abwx]

Even reviving Zen 4 on AM4 would be more likely.

It would cost much less to revive the 5800X3D than sticking a Zen 3 IOD with a Zen 4 CPU chiplet, the first solution is already validated and straight forward to produce at very short term while the second one is not.

 

[jpiniero]

and straight forward to produce at very short term

That's the problem. Reviving the 5800X3D would mean it would have to be anything but short term.

 

[Abwx]

That's the problem. Reviving the 5800X3D would mean it would have to be anything but short term.

One full year sales would be enough, they have the dies and IOD in current production and is dirt cheap, why bother to validate a hybrid solution with a non V-cache Zen 4, the 5800X3D cost nothing to get back on production, read again what AMD stated :

We are certainly looking at everything that we can do to bring more supply and kind of reintroduce products back into the [AM4] ecosystem to satisfy the demands of gamers that maybe want that significant upgrade in their AM4 platform without having to rebuild their entire system. [...] Definitely something [AMD is] very actively working on.

It s obvious that they are not talking of new products but of old ones who had been discontinued.

5800X3D Comeback?: Exorbitant teurer RAM macht alte Sockel wieder attraktiv

DDR5 macht den Wechsel auf AM5 derzeit für viele unerschwinglich. AMD will sich deshalb wieder stärker dem Sockel AM4 widmen.

www.computerbase.de

 

[AnitaPeterson]

Confirmed by a second source now: https://www.club386.com/amd-definitely-looking-at-am4-products-ram-prices/

 

[UNCjigga]

The amount of demand right now for AM4 x3d chips is crazy. AliExpress making a killing while US retailers are left out. I’m kicking myself for not buying one back when Microcenter was giving them away for $180 in 2024…but I didn’t *need* one then. I just bought the 5800xt for the same price last week.

Yes, it’s 2026 and here I am about to build an AM4 rig.

 

[AnitaPeterson]

Yes, it’s 2026 and here I am about to build an AM4 rig.

That mobo is nice... I just got one as well, it was an open-box special.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

The amount of demand right now for AM4 x3d chips is crazy.

Yes indeed. X3D is not only competitive with the latest platforms, for gaming, it is more forgiving of slow ram. LGA 1700 takes a big performance hit with DDR4. I picked up a 12600kf DDR4 4000MT/s combo here on our forums recently for a great price. It is a good gamer, and I have no complaints. However, looking at how much it would cost to buy new (no MC near me) I would not seriously consider it. I'd be building AMD 5000, same as you.

Yes, it’s 2026 and here I am about to build an AM4 rig.

Right on. AM4Life 🍷😛

 

[UNCjigga]

That mobo is nice... I just got one as well, it was an open-box special.

Mine came with free RAM…CL16 supposedly. They’re giving away DDR4!!!

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Revisit is up. TLDW = The Ryzen branch prediction optimizations in windows and chonker cache created AMD rare vintage . But vanilla 5000 is getting the job done over 5 years later, and will drive the vid cards reasonable to pair them with. If you bought 5000 when prices were dirt cheap, you are the real winner. $115 tray 5700X3D from AliExpress was the CPU deal of the decade for anyone not near a MicroCenter. Even at $180ish on Amazon, it was a great buy.

Summary: Nothing has changed since the last revisit.

Personally? I'd buy a single 16GB stick of DDR5 5600 for $175 and build AM5. If I could not find a killer deal on used DDR4.

Side note: He thought for a hot second his 14600k degraded, but it was the 7200 ram kit. I'd prefer it was the CPU right now LOL. The expert kit I bought for $90 is currently $440 from the vendor. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C4NM8NMC

 

[Schmide]

and I just bought a 5950x for $240. I feel shameful.

 

[AnitaPeterson]

and I just bought a 5950x for $240. I feel shameful.

Where did you buy it from? At that price, I'll embrace humility as well!

 

[Schmide]

Where did you buy it from? At that price, I'll embrace humility as well!

ebay. We'll see what I get.

 

[sdifox]

ebay. We'll see what I get.

i7 with a AMD sticker

 

[Schmide]

i7 with a AMD sticker

All 16 cores accounted for. Didn't test PBO but passed memory expo CPU-Mem tests. Good idle temps 30-40c, load 60-70c. All tests on linux with occt.

 

[lopri]

9950X and 9850X3D are the same price. Which one would you choose? Assume that you do not "need" either of them. 😀

 

[jpiniero]

9950X and 9850X3D are the same price. Which one would you choose? Assume that you do not "need" either of them. 😀

Wrong thread?

 

[sdifox]

When I put together my upgrade order in Oct 2025, I mistakenly ordered 2 64GB ddr4 kit. And I returned the extra kit. I check the price today, I would have gotten the CPU and cooler free if I kept the extra memory kit and sold it now.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Wrong thread?

We can't fault someone for assuming this is a Zen 5 based thread on the front page, and not a thread from 2020. 👀

 

[bba-tcg]

We can't fault someone for assuming this is a Zen 5 based thread on the front page, and not a thread from 2020. 👀

We can't? What's this place coming to?

 

[jpiniero]

I looked at Newegg and DDR4 ram is about half the price of DDR5.

It is about what you would have paid in November for DDR5 though.

 

[Thunder 57]

9950X and 9850X3D are the same price. Which one would you choose? Assume that you do not "need" either of them. 😀

9950X easily. But then again I don't have any games after 2020. I did play Doom TDA but that was on Gamepass which I no longer have. Waiting on a Steam sale to get that as I just missed out on the Winter sale.

 

[Abwx]

9950X easily. But then again I don't have any games after 2020. I did play Doom TDA but that was on Gamepass which I no longer have. Waiting on a Steam sale to get that as I just missed out on the Winter sale.

But even for apps perf, multicore perf below :

AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D vs. 9800X3D vs. 285K im Test: Leistung Anwendungen

AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D im Test: Leistung Anwendungen

www.computerbase.de

 

[Thunder 57]

But even for apps perf, multicore perf below :

AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D vs. 9800X3D vs. 285K im Test: Leistung Anwendungen

AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D im Test: Leistung Anwendungen

www.computerbase.de

I wouldn't lose sleep over 3%.