AMD Ryzen 7 Matisse 3800XT BOX (100-100000279WOF)

Flagship octa-core processor from AMD

The Ryzen 7 3800XT is an octa-core CPU with SMT technology from the updated Matisse family, which operates at a base frequency of 3.9 GHz. In fact, we have before us a cosmetic update of the almost flagship Ryzen 7 Matisse 3800X, which raised the nominal frequencies a little, dropped the price a little and put it in a new box. Accordingly, all the advantages remained in place: a 7-nm process technology, a free multiplier, a significant amount of cache memory (32 MB), support for high-speed memory modules and outstanding performance in distributed tasks, rendering and computational operations.

Outstanding rendering, content and compute performance

Given that both the regular Ryzen 7 3800 and the XT version in stores are actually asking for the same amount, something else is interesting here. After the release of the new AMD Vermeer family, this chip is slightly above the middle in terms of coolness in the entire Ryzen line, yielding to monsters like the Ryzen 9 3900XT, but at the same time ahead of last year's bestseller Ryzen 5 3600. Just think about it: the 16-thread processor is now in the middle level! Although in fact this is the same Core i9, which a couple of years ago remained the lot of exclusively enthusiasts.

Low power consumption and backlog for overclocking

In application applications, the Ryzen 7 3800XT outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900K without any problems, but lags a little in games, almost as much as it is cheaper. Thanks to the refined process, it overclocks well and the performance gap is narrowed, while its power consumption is lower than that of the competitor. But, like the opponent, in this mode it works on the edge and requires more efficient cooling. Not surprisingly, AMD decided to remove the boxed Wraith Prism cooler from the box, which could hardly cope with automatic overclocking, let alone manual overclocking. Therefore, to unlock the potential of the Matisse 3800XT, the manufacturer recommends using a powerful tower or a larger ready-made dropsy.