5800x amd

Yes, the Ryzen 7 5800X is considered a high-end processor. It delivers top-tier performance for professionals and gamers looking for powerful computing capabilities.

The Ryzen 7 5800X and Core i7-11700K are both good all-rounder chips and have been widely available over the last month, often below suggested pricing. Assuming you can find it at reasonable pricing, the Ryzen 7 5800X is the better chip.

In general, the 5800X seems to be one of the hottest-running CPUs of the 5000-series, because it's the model with the highest power draw to only have a single processor die, for which it can use roughly 105W (per TDP) or up to 142W, while the CPU models below that draw less power, and the CPU models above that can ...

The Intel equivalent of the AMD Ryzen 5800X is Intel Core i7-11700K or Intel Core i9-11900K, depending on the specific use case and performance requirements.

Is Ryzen 7 5800X overkill for gaming? Well if you are multitasking maybe no. But for gaming alone 5600 is more than enough. Some people like to buy more than 6 cores, but if you don't use it, it's a waste of money.