Gamers Nexus: Best CPU 2024.

[humbug]

BEST OVERALL CPU 2024
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core 5.20GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail

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MOST BALANCED CPU 2024
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Sixteen Core 5.70GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail

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BEST GAMING CPU 2024
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core 5.20GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail

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BEST UPGRADE VALUE
AMD R7 5700X3D CPU

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Eight Core 4.1GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail

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MOST EFFICIENT CPU
AMD R5 7600X3D
US only CPU unfortunately, hopefully they will make it to the UK at a later date.

BEST MID-RANGE CPU
Intel i7-12700KF

Intel Core i7-12700KF 3.60GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail

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BEST HEDT CPU
AMD Threadripper 7970X

AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ 7970X 32-core Processor

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BEST GAMING CPU UNDER $100
CHOICE: AMD R5 5600

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Six Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail

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BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT
INTEL. The Raptor Lake instability and the 200 series.

 

[pete910]

Not a good look for Intel to their share holders, If I was Pat I would be embarrassed!

 

[JediFragger]

Damn, I hope you got referral links embedded in all of those!!!

 

[humbug]

Damn, I hope you got referral links embedded in all of those!!!

OCUK are welcome to pay me 2% on everyone sold if they like

 

[Hotwired]

Must be some sweet deal with AMD for them to keep giving one retailer unique cpu versions to sell.

 

[TrojanWhore]

Damn, I hope you got referral links embedded in all of those!!!

Aren't referral links against forum rules? (although I assume not an issue if they're to ocuk )

 

[throwaway4372]

What's the ~£200-300 current gen option?

 

[JediFragger]

What's the ~£200-300 current gen option?

CPU only yes? What's your current setup?

 

[JollyJamma]

 

[throwaway4372]

CPU only yes? What's your current setup?

I'm on 6700k+gtx 1080, need a whole new pc, thinking either black friday or early next year after gpu launches.
My usage is mainly web browsing, with some gaming (generally not AAA), 1440p 144hz.
I'm thinking 4070 super, but don't know what cpu to pair it with.
I don't like the idea of buying old generations, and recent launches have been a flop, and this GN video doesn't help me at all.
So kinda in limbo not knowing what/when to buy.

 

[JediFragger]

So kinda in limbo not knowing what/when to buy.

Yeah just buy the whole thing from somewhere, 7800X3D/9800X3D's are the current champs in gaming.

 

[throwaway4372]

That's my point though -
The champ cpus are expensive, I don't like paying a premium when something upper-midrange will do the job.
I doubt I'll even notice the difference over something half the price,
but that coverage of what's a good value current-gen upper-midrange cpu is what's missing,
and I'd expect a "best of 2024" video to cover all the price points, but they have the champ, then under $100, and everything in between is weird old value picks that don't make any sense to buy.

 

[morguk]

That Ryzen 5600 is just incredible bang for buck.

 

[JediFragger]

The champ cpus are expensive

Might be worth saving a bit more then tbh, at least for a 7800X3D. Or a 5700X3D system as a budget option.

 

[Kaeo]

Hope 9950X3D isn't too far off, hoping to upgrade big time soon.

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Amazing AMD doesn’t have a bigger market share.

 

[JollyJamma]

Amazing AMD doesn’t have a bigger market share.

I imagine their share will drastically improve in the next 6 months or so.

I’ll be surprised if Intel don’t respond but they do seem to have their head up their own *%^# at the moment so yeah.

 

[Game]

I imagine their share will drastically improve in the next 6 months or so.

I’ll be surprised if Intel don’t respond but they do seem to have their head up their own *%^# at the moment so yeah.

they lost 2% desktop market share to intel in the last 1/4 but think your right , but most of the sales atm are being driven by people upgrading from amd to amd the real test will be when all the covid buyers upgrade in a year or two

 

[FredFlint]

I would not count a AMD Threadripper 7970X (£2500) as a HEDT CPU, more like a workstation class CPU.

 

[gary996]

Intel aren't looking very good