Ryzen 5 7600 vs. Core i5-14400: two of the best budget CPUs
Jacob Roach / Digital Trends
If you’re buying or building a new computer in 2024, your two main CPU choices are AMD’s Ryzen 7000 series or Intel’s 13th and 14th generations. Two of the best budget CPUs from those two lines are the AMD Ryzen 5 7600 and Intel’s Core i5-14400. Both are built on the latest processes and architectures from each company, and come with plenty of cores and high clock speeds. They’re also far more power efficient than the top chips.
To help you decide which is the best CPU for you, let’s take…