AMD Ryzen 7 5700X, 8C/16T, 3.40-4.60GHz, boxed ohne Kühler

The Ryzen 7 5700X comes with a price cut compared to its previous-gen counterpart, the 5800X, but it is too little, too late. Intel's competing processors are faster, less expensive, and have a more modern platform.

With its low $299.99 price tag, AMD's Ryzen 7 5700X is certainly an enticing option for any PC. Overall, it offers better value than the Ryzen 7 5800X, with surprisingly close performance for $150 less. If you're building an AMD system and are torn between these two processors, we'd highly recommend the 5700X. If you're not afraid of a little overclocking, you'll likely be able to erase the performance differential, as 100MHz is about the least you can overclock a CPU nowadays. As we said, the Ryzen 7 5700X runs into more trouble against Intel's Core i5-12600K, which is priced slightly lower and performed better in most tests. For this reason, the 5700X is realistically best considered as an option for upgraders, letting owners of a Ryzen 1000, 2000, or 3000 series desktop get a significant performance boost without having to buy a whole new PC. It may also be worthwhile to buy for a new system, but that will likely depend on if you can get a better deal on a motherboard to go with the CPU. Otherwise, the Core i5-12600K is more tempting, especially as it's not on a dead-end platform.