Gamers Nexus: Best CPU 2024.

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BEST OVERALL CPU 2024
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

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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

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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

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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.

 

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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

 

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Nice to see the 12700k still getting a mention. I run mine overclocked, but well below the default voltage on my mobo, and with well-tuned RAM it performs very well.

If I were in need of a new CPU though, I'd be all over the 9800x3D.

Yeah i think its a good chip, especially for the money..... under £200 as i write this.

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

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both AMD and intel saw a decline last year , but not going to celebrate either or both are Vile multinational corporations AMD is not some plucky little underdog , on my 2nd amd graphics card you dont see me posting crap about Nvidia I just use what is best bang for the buck at the time

On my first AMD GPU after 3 generations of Nvidia, well done you're not an ass, you see a lot of Nvidia and Intel people posting crap about AMD. Intel have an entire website dedicated to poo posting about AMD.

 

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same with processors you use what Is the best for you nothing winds me up more than pages of people running down one or the other

currently I have been back and forth over AM5 9000 series /socket 1700 i5-14600/13600 ( budget choice )

the 9700x seems to tick most of what I need from a cpu at £300 ish trying to convince myself about the 9800x3d but its a lot more money

The 9700X is a great chip, its still one of the best Gaming CPU's and yes a whole lot cheaper than the 9800X3D, i have my eye on one myself.