AMDRyzen 7 5700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

My Ryzen 5 3600 and Mobo died on me after 5 years and i didn't have enough money to switch to a completely new platform. So I bought the R7 5700X and a MSI B550-A Pro. Worked well, saw a very noticeable increase in performance. This did not come with a cooler so i used the 3600 cooler (which was a mistake). I loaded up COD Warzone and instantly started getting 96C on the CPU. So I had to buy a aftermarket Cooler which was the Peerless Assassin 120 SE. Temps in WZ never goes above 74C which is VERY good.Overall if you're on AM4 platform and want an upgrade but cant afford the 5700X3D then this is PERFECT for you.

I recently upgraded from a ryzen 5 3600 to a ryzen 7 5800XT. Wasn't satisfied with how much performance I was getting while using 50%+ more power than the 5700X. Nexus has compared these chips and there is literally only a 1-5% difference at max that I guarantee you won't even notice unless your really really really picky. Less power, less heat, longer lifespan not only on the chip but motherboards and coolers. I'm not saying the ryzen 7 5800X and XT aren't good but the 5700X gives near identical performance using half the power of the 5800 family. Best value overall. I had no issues installing or with thermals.Update - One thing I forgot to mention is shipping. I was very close to returning and buying again because my package was half opened but the chip and the original packaging it comes with wasn't damaged. Shipping was faster than expected even without prime shipping. I will say for a computer part, A CPU! The packaging isn't secure, very little protection but somehow still ended up on my doorstep undamaged. My luck I guess, just a little mention.

I might add the box was slightly damaged. But had a unbroken seal from the factory. The CPU appears to be brand new out of the box. It installed fine and is working perfectly.I am using a Wraith Prism heatsink cooler that came with my 2700x. Which works great, it keeps the cpu very cool even when gaming. Upgrading allowed me to run my ram at full speed 3200 mhz. Which I could not do with the 2700x.This is a very competent processor. I have noticed a big increase in the overall speed of my computer. And a big increase in gaming.The seller sent what was promised and did it in a timely manner. I can recommend this cpu and the seller who sold it to me.Get it you will not regret it.

Works great! First time upgrading my CPU myself. That being so, I naively forgot to check my BIOS version to see if it was supported. I have a ASRock B450 K4 Gaming motherboard, so if you do too, or have a motherboard just as old or older, check if the BIOS supports it, or at least if it needs to be updated to do so (even if it has the same CPU slot, it necessarily doesn't mean it'll support newer AM4 cards...something I was reminded of the hard way.)This is all by no means relevant to how the product works, but the saga of my experience goes as follows: So, I installed it, got in a boot loop, realized my mistake of not updating the BIOS. So I had to uninstall the CPU, grab my old CPU. Then realize my old AMD CPU was stuck to the heatsink...now I have to spend 45 minutes melting the old CPU's thermal paste with a hair dryer (something I vowed never to do...but, desperate times...), put it back in my motherboard after finally getting it off, get extremely frustrated trying to install the new heatsink I bought over my old CPU cause the screws weren't lining up, haul it back to my desk and plug all my cables back in when I finished, look up what BIOS version I needed, find a USB drive that was actually FAT32, download the file, boot to BIOS and do the Instant Flash, wait for 10 minutes, praying that the power didn't go out and fry my motherboard...then when it was finally done I got into YET ANOTHER boot loop after the BIOS was updated. I then was panicked that the update indeed DID fry my motherboard. But, then I AGAIN had to unplug my pc and haul it to my other table to work on it..try and get to my CMOS battery to reset the BIOS, but in order to get to it I had to unscrew and take out my brand new GPU, then I take the CMOS out for a few minutes, put it back in, then install the new CPU as well to see if the new version just didn't support the old CPU...boot it up, pray it'll work, but it still didn't show anything on the screen, but I don't hear my drive and fans turning on and off anymore. Then I realize that it finally DID work, but in the end I just forgot to plug the PCIE power cable back into my GPU, which is why my monitor didn't show anything... ROOKIE MISTAKE. I LOVE computers :,)But, the moral of the story is, this is a great CPU. Runs great, doesn't overheat. And after everything I got a nice boost in performance from my old CPU (R5 3600), and now it shouldn't bottleneck my GPU when I upgrade to a 1440p monitor. Just don't be dumb like me. Or as naive as I was to think it would be a seamless process to upgrade my CPU. I love you, AMD. <3

Graphics are very good and saves money and space on motherboard. Speed is good for the price.

Also, real AMD, at Amazon. Another spectacular and happy customer with this order. Device works great out of the box, and runs up to 4.6ghz no issues without OVERCLOCKING. Using with air cooled dual tower dual fan setup. I think I purchased cooler from other vendor, but this processor runs very cool even when running brutal molecular simulations. It gets hot but stays well within it's TJMAX, so I'm thrilled.