Ryzen 7 7800X: specs and benchmarks
Summary
Based on a Zen 4 architecture, this desktop processor is primarily aimed at home systems. It has 8 cores and 16 threads, and is based on 5nm, 6nm manufacturing technology, with a max turbo frequency of 5000 MHz and an unlocked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is a processor with a TDP of 120 Watt.
Primary details
Ryzen 7 7800X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 7 | |
| Architecture codename | Zen 4 | |
| Release date | no data |
Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | |
| Threads | 16 | |
| Base clock speed | 4.2 GHz | of 4.7 GHz (FX-9590) |
| Boost clock speed | 5 GHz | of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS) |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | of 80 KB (EPYC 9965) |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P) |
| L3 cache | 96 MB | of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X) |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm, 6 nm | of 3 nm (Apple M3 Max 16-Core) |
| Die size | 71+122 mm | |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Unlocked multiplier | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 7800X compatibility with other computer components and devices: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | of 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P) |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 7800X's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | of 6 TiB (EPYC 9124) |
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Recommended GPUs
People consider these graphics cards to be good for Ryzen 7 7800X, according to our PC configuration statistics.
These are the fastest graphics cards for Ryzen 7 7800X in our user configuration statistics. There is a total of 1572 configurations using Ryzen 7 7800X in our database.
