Although the flagship Ryzen chips, such as the Ryzen 9 9950X, boast a 4.3 GHz base clock a 5.7 GHz boost clock, they still aren't the best choice for gaming due to the presence of the more ...

Intel used to be the go-to for gamers in need of a CPU, but AMD is taking over slowly. Let's see how AMD and Intel processors ...

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AMD released the Ryzen 9 7950X on the same day Intel announced the Core i9-13900K: September 27, 2022. It retails for $700, and it looks locked at that price for the time being.

The differences between Ryzen 9 and Intel i9 processors largely come down to architecture. All Ryzen 9 CPUs have Zen 4 architecture while Intel i9 chips carry Raptor Lake. Let’s start with Ryzen.

Intel’s LGA 1700 motherboards (new or old) support DDR5 or DDR4 (depending on which motherboard version you pick up), PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 6E, and Bluetooth 5.2, just like AMD’s Ryzen 7000 boards.

In contrast, Intel’s 12th-gen Alder Lake CPUs not only have more cache (for example, up to 12 GB in Intel 12-gen Core i3 processors), they also sport a new and improved cache type called Smart ...

AMD's Ryzen 7 9700X desktop CPU is better than its 7000-series predecessor, mostly on power consumption and heat generation—it's only slightly faster. A lower list price gives it added AM5 appeal.

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs Ryzen 9 7950X3D – architecture . Another key difference between the two CPUs is their architecture. Zen 3 is built on the 7nm process, while Zen 4 is built on the 5nm process.