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The Best CPU for Gaming in 2024
By Paul Alcorn published
Here is the best CPU for gaming for the money, based on our benchmarks. These processors offer the best performance in their price ranges and most are suitable for overclocking.
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Review: A Value Gaming Masterpiece
By Paul Alcorn published
We put AMD's Ryzen 7 5700X3D through a battery of gaming and productivity benchmarks to see how it fares against competing Intel processors.
Ryzen 9 7950X3D surfaces with 192MB L3 cache, 64MB more than retail CPU
By Jeff Butts published
A suspected engineering sample from the Ryzen 9 7950X3D development phase has made it out of the labs and into someone's PC, bringing more L3 cache than the final retail design offered.
Overclocker sold a die-less Core i9-14900K in China — product suffered from serious silicon deficiency
By Mark Tyson published
Delidding the stone-dead chip revealed the terrible truth.
Rising metal prices could mean more expensive laptops, PC parts, and other electronics in the near future
By Jowi Morales published
Copper and gold prices have reached an all-time high, forcing many Chinese semiconductor companies to increase prices across the board.
The best CPU for gaming is on an incredible sale — Ryzen 7 7800X3D is only $358
By Stewart Bendle published
Still the fastest CPU on the market for gaming, the Ryzen 7 7800X3D from AMD rules the roost, and now you can pick it up on sale for only $358.
AMD's elusive Ryzen 7 8700F hits Amazon for $300
By Aaron Klotz published
AMD has listed the Ryzen 7 8700F for sale on Amazon. However, its $300 price tag makes it unattractive compared to AMD's cheaper-yet-better-performing Ryzen 7 7700 series alternatives.
Dev hopes to save legendary Z80 chip with open source clone
By Jeff Butts published
Zilog is discontinuing the CPU that helped spark home computing in the 80's, but this might not be the end of the chip's story.
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