AMD Ryzen 7 7700X vs. Intel Core i5-14600K: best $300 CPU?
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If you want a midrange processor in 2024, two of the best options available are AMD’s Ryzen 7 7700X and Intel’s Core i5-14600K. These $300-ish processors offer lots of cores for high performance computing and gaming, as well as 5GHz+ clock speeds. They aren’t quite as powerful as the very top chips, but they are still blazingly fast, and have more modest power demands than their higher-end siblings.
But which is the best? If you’re looking to buy or build a new PC in 2024, one of these…