Although the Ryzen 7 5800X is one of the fastest gaming CPUs currently available, it depends whether an upgrade from the Ryzen 7 3700X is justified. Both the CPUs have 8 cores and 16 threads, and the gaming performance of the 3700X is also excellent, although not quite at the level of the 5800X. Due to the speed of the cores, some might say that it is a must-have upgrade for developers, content creators, and live streamers. For gamers, nonetheless, this upgrade does not justify itself.