AMD YD130XBBAEBOX Ryzen 3 1300X Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler

Had it about 2 1/2 years and from what I can tell has performed very well, alongside a Radeon RX 580 4GB. I game in 1080p and usually settle for mid/high graphics depending on the game (medium for online usually). But I've appreciated the performance in heavy web browsing, web design, and basic photo/video processing. I have a hunch that these things require a bit more power (or uninterrupted power) than Windows 10 likes to give it. Had issues with system stuttering for 2 weeks after my first install (everything, including Windows UI, would freeze for about 30 seconds at a time, every 30 min, like clockwork). Drove me absolutely nuts and ruined my online gaming. Tested all hardware, upgraded drivers, etc... Finally tried turning power settings in Windows from "balanced" to "high performance" and never had the issue ever again.

I really like this processor having moved from an Intel i3 2120 that served me very well through the years. I noticed a big improvement in performance across the board. This processor runs nice and cool with the stock cooler. I really try for silent rigs and did not have great results with the previous generations of AMD processors due to their heat issues and sketchy coolers. They have really hit a home run with this line in my opinion. It runs cool, silent (with stock cooler), and handles my casual gaming and some test virtual machines with ease. I have this paired with: - ASRock AB350 Gaming 4K board (overkill, but was on sale) - EVGA GeForce GTX 1050Ti SC graphics card (wow, these are expensive nowadays, bought a used one at a fraction of the current price) - 16GB of Gskill Flare X 2400 RAM Only small issue is that I have not been successful in overclocking the CPU (RAM overclocked with no issues). I got lazy and did not troubleshoot much because the stock speed is fine by me. Rather have it run cool and silent. [Edit: I have been running this new processor for 4 months as of the date of this review]

A nice entry point into the world of Ryzen. Not super powerful, but it can hold its own against others in its price range. Good performace for its cost. Great for budget costed gaming builds. As a side note, the included wraith cooler is plenty for the stock chip as long as you leave it at the stock settings. If you are planning on dabbling into the world of overclocking, definitely invest in a more powerful aftermarket cooler.

I am a retired IT professional. I recently had the need to replace my desktop unit (age) with a newer system. I have used AMD for all of my builds and have been very pleased with price/performance. I am not a gamer and use my desktop for home office and part time consulting work. I have been very pleased with the performance of the 1300X. I am running Debian Linux (64 bit version) and this processor is giving me excellent performance. I have used it for about 2 weeks now and have had zero issues with it. The fan that comes with the processor is really quiet. You can't tell the unit is on when you walk into the room by sound. It is really quiet. Again I am an AMD fan for many years. I would recommend this processor to others. Build included Kingston HyperX Fury memory, Kingston SSD, ASUS B350 Plus Prime MD. Also for those who are not aware, the current Ryzen processor lineup do not have GPS support - you will need a separate Graphics card. I am using an ASUS GPS. Not an issue in my build but thought it may be useful information to other in planning a build.

Great entry for the Ryzen 1.0 Am4 platform if you are looking to get into. I bought the top tier motherboard with the x370 chipset for a great foundation to upgrade on. Pros: Price 4cores 4threads X- has a bin for XFR 1.0 Great stock cooler (was running 4.0 out of the box) I think it supports virtualization and SMT Ryzen 2.0 released, pricing should go down Am4,socket plan and competition in the market Cons: Ryzen XFR 1.0 limit to 4.0 in most cases (haven’t tried higher will get AIO) It’s 4C/4T to get multithreading you have to get 1500x Ryzen 2.0 is released I’m addicted to computers now along with games, cars and tinkering 😔

First, I will begin by saying that this is only the second AMD chip I have every owned in my life, so I'm no AMD expert by any stretch. I can only compare the performance of this chip to that of the Intel chipsets I have owned the last 21 years. I don't like Intel due to their high priced and never-ending obsolescence. I don't like Intel because they literally cannibalized their own market to sell higher-priced chips while their more affordable chips were still unsold. I dislike the planned obsolescence Intel builds into their chipsets, with so many socket options currently available and on the market. That being said, this chip's performance is so lackluster, I will return it for a refund. I have owned low-power Intel chips for the last six years and I fancy a chip to run 15-25 watts at idle, and no more than 50 watts at load, seeing that most people really don't need to load chips in the red - they just think they do. Max TDP of 65 watts sounded appealing, so I went for it, in part thinking that I'm purchasing more computing power for the money. Boy, was I wrong! Everyday tasks such as downloading P2P or surfing the net are taking longer, seemingly as the CPU stutters to thread a task. Not good! Gaming in windowed mode at low definition brings this chip to a simmer with the included Wraith fan. Don't get me wrong, I think the fan is fabulous, it is silent - just the way I like it. It does a good job of cooling the chip, but not if you're gaming. During a Day of Defeat:Source game, the CPU monitor shows me the chip's cores are about 75% saturation, running almost in the red. Not good! Multi-tasking, which should be a breeze for a 4C/8T chip, isn't a breeze at all. It's more like navigating with the wind ahead of you. Not good! Overall, I'd say the performance of this chip is about 40% that of my i7 3770t chip which is about six or seven years old at this point in time. Not good! The performance is significantly lower than my i5 6400t chip which is also a couple of years old and woefully underpowered. Not good! I have not tried to OC this chip - there is no reason to burn your chip out overvolting it, or at least this is not the right chip for OC performance gains. If you're in the market for a budget build, you may be better off with the previous AMD generation of chips (I heard good things about the 6300 from a friend), or simply go Intel, although Intel is awful for all their price gouging. Performance of this chip is subpar, IMHO, period.

Sitting at 3.7ghz steady, which is what I expected considering thats the upper boost clock, temps are fine for my toasty room tho any attempts at overclocking I would really want a better heatsink. Gigabyte b350 gaming 3 with the F6 bios recognized it right away with no issues, performance seems good for the price, its snappier than the i3 4170 its replacing and games are running smoother, I cant say frame rates are much higher but its more consistent with less drops and stuttering. Farcry 4 and The Division seem to be running at a much more solid 60 fps now with 4 physical cores instead of 60 with drops down into the 30s and 40s randomly with the 2 core 4 thread of the i3. My personal opinion is that while a dual core hyper threaded chip will work, the days of buying them with confidence are over, intel needs to drop the dual cores and move up to 4 core minimum if they want to compete with little beasts like this 1300x.

Honestly its so good i had to come here and write my first ever amazon review. any task that relies on the cpu, and it can take advantage of the multi-core performance, is smooth as as Michel Jackson doing the moon walk. idle temperatures are around 38 C at a room temperature of about 35 C, no throttle when under load, have played xcom 2 and Player Unknown's Battle Ground and the temperature on the cpu never goes above 78 C. I have it paired to a MSI Gaming Pro microatx board, and corsair value ddr4 ram at 2133 MHz and have absolutely no issues at all with driver support. Highly recommend it.