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Jacob Roach / DigitalTrends Arguably the best thing about the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D is its affordability. It’s the best gaming processor in the world (even better than the 14900KS) and yet you can buy it for around $350, so why ruin that affordability with an expensive motherboard? While there is an argument to be made that you’ll maximize its performance with a top-tier board, that’s not a necessity and, in fact, you can get most of what you need with a more modest buy. Instead of paying through the nose, get this…

Jacob Roach / Digital Trends AMD’s Zen 4 3D V-Cache CPUs are true marvels of modern CPU performance. They offer exceptional gaming performance on par with the absolute best that Intel has to offer, and yet do it at a fraction of the power draw and heat output. They lose out on productivity performance, but that’s what the non-X3D AMD CPUs are for. And if you want all-rounders, but don’t mind high thermal design power (TDP) ratings, then Intel’s offerings are always an option. But out of the latest generation of X3D…

Jacob Roach / DigitalTrends The AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D is the best CPU for gaming, and it’s incredibly efficient, which means for most PC users who aren’t looking to transcode video or create 3D renders, it’s the best CPU overall. As efficient as it is, though, you do still need to cool it, and if you want it to run cool and quiet, you need a relatively capable one. But which is best? You could just buy the best air cooler or AIO cooler available, and that will work absolutely fine. Really well, in fact. But you don’t…

Jacob Roach / DigitalTrends If you want a powerful processor, you can get a lot for your money at around the $400 mark. Both AMD and Intel have stellar options that offer high performance in gaming and productivity, and that even compete with the very best of the best that cost hundreds of dollars more. The Ryzen 7 7800X3D and Core i7-14700K have lots of cores, super-high clock speeds, and boatloads of cache. Here’s how they stack up in a classic head-to-head comparison of the best CPUs under $400. Pricing and…

AMD’s surprise launch of the Ryzen 5 5600X3D is upon us — the CPUs are hitting the shelves starting tomorrow. However, it’s a very exclusive set of shelves, seeing as the CPU will only be available at Micro Center for a limited amount of time. Based on AMD’s aging AM4 platform, is this CPU a worthy contender at a time when there are newer Ryzen 7000 parts readily available? The first reviews are in, and we pretty much know the answer. Specs and architecture AMD / Micro Center The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D is, as the name…

It’s no secret that AMD’s 3D V-Cache CPUs top the list of the best gaming processors, but the new Ryzen 7 7800X3D puts AMD shoppers in a precarious position. As you can read in our Ryzen 7 7800X3D review, it tops the charts in gaming performance even if it takes a backseat in productivity power. Is that gap enough to justify spending more on the Ryzen 9 7950X3D? Even with around $300 separating the Ryzen 7 7800X3D and Ryzen 9 7950X3D, the performance gap between them is much closer than their prices would suggest. I…

AMD already closed the Intel gap for gaming with its Ryzen 9 7950X3D, and now it’s ready to go a step further. The Ryzen 7 7800X3D has been the chip everyone has been waiting to see the benchmarks for after the previous Ryzen 7 5800X3D dominated gaming CPUs for a long time. While the 7800X3D arrives more than a month after the 7950X3D, I can confidently say it was well worth the wait.The new Ryzen 7 7800X3D is priced at $449, with eight cores, 16 threads, and a boost clock up to 5GHz. It’s designed to compete with Intel’s…

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D MSRP $450.00 “The fastest gaming CPU you can buy, even beating out much more expensive options.” Pros Chart-topping gaming performance Great value Solid multi-core and productivity performance AM5 is getting cheaper Cons Weak single-core performance…