AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 8 Core 16 Threads AM5 Processor

The productivity side does lack compared to the base 9000 series and the 14th intel and 15th, and the price is a little expensive for a lil silicon slab ($669 CAD + tax shipping = around $755 CAD).but (BIG BUT),This chip absolutely blows everything out of the water when it comes to gaming performance, there is about 8 - 15% average performance increase from its predecessor which was ALREADY KILLER CPU WITHOUT A COMPETITOR.Currently the only argument between this chip and the 7800x3d is just the availability, there are more 7800x3ds out there for purchase but the price is base $800 CAD, and if you were lucky enough to snag an 9800x3d for msrp, you will never get that same price anywhere again (unless amd somehow pumps this chip out).The thermals are way ... MoreThe productivity side does lack compared to the base 9000 series and the 14th intel and 15th, and the price is a little expensive for a lil silicon slab ($669 CAD + tax shipping = around $755 CAD).but (BIG BUT),This chip absolutely blows everything out of the water when it comes to gaming performance, there is about 8 - 15% average performance increase from its predecessor which was ALREADY KILLER CPU WITHOUT A COMPETITOR.Currently the only argument between this chip and the 7800x3d is just the availability, there are more 7800x3ds out there for purchase but the price is base $800 CAD, and if you were lucky enough to snag an 9800x3d for msrp, you will never get that same price anywhere again (unless amd somehow pumps this chip out).The thermals are way better after its architecture change, it does draw more power though, this allow us for a higher clock in games without throttle, and not to mention, the performance average difference between the new intel chip is a joke.IMO currently there is no GPU that can max out this chip right now, we might see even more performance gaps when the new RTX 50 series come out.

I bought this at launch and I have to say it’s really unlocked my GPU which up until recently was CPU bottlenecked on most of the games I played, it lived up to the hype. I would say if you have the 7800X3D, stick with that as the gains between the two aren’t massive but I was shifting from an old Ryzen 9 5900x which was still punching above its weight but certainly holding me back in some areas. Scan customer support and communication was second to none. Always a pleasure buying from Scan!

I upgraded from a 3700x as I was getting some choppy low minimum frames at times, also CPU heavy titles were chugging every now and then. THis has made everything much smoother all around even at 4k.Most reviewers will say at 4k this CPU makes no difference, not true... in games like factorio, cities skylines, civ 6 etc you can feel the difference massively.When playing games I haven't yet gone above 63c using an air cooler. fast and cool (unlike me)