Which CPU should you buy in 2024? That depends on you price point, use case, and whether you want to stay on a previous motherboard platform. I give my top picks. Review data source:
Best Gaming CPU:
Best value gaming CPU:
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Best gaming and productivity CPU:
Best upgrade on AM4 motherboard:
Best $100 CPU AMD:
Best $100 CPU Intel:
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Chapters:
0:00 Choosing a CPU can be overwhelming
1:15 Why there is a big difference between gaming CPUs and productivity CPUs
5:44 Best gaming CPU
8:23 What about Ryzen 9000 X3D?
9:58 Are there new Intel CPUs coming soon?
10:36 Best mixed gaming and productivity CPU
13:25 Best value gaming CPU
15:13 If you prefer an 8 core CPU
16:21 What about upgrading but keeping AM4 motherboard
19:02 Best CPUs around $100
20:24 Intel option around $100
21:44 Summary of recommendations
24:07 Reminder that gaming performance is often GPU limited
26:12 Reminder to check motherboard compatibility
26:19 Thanks!
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Best Gaming CPU: https://amzn.to/3T5H7x8
Best value gaming CPU: https://amzn.to/3YUdXop
or https://amzn.to/3Z53aYi
Best gaming and productivity CPU: https://amzn.to/3Z3NyVj
Best upgrade on AM4 motherboard: https://amzn.to/4dXKzSs
Best $100 CPU AMD: https://amzn.to/4cN2I4w
Best $100 CPU Intel: https://amzn.to/4g0QAPQ
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Youre doing gods work Daniel!
Nothing is confusing except for you. You create a problem to solve it. Everybody and their grandma knows to buy Ryzen 7. Useless video.
Just got my 7800x3d for £325. Was previously on a 5600 …feel like I got a gpu upgrade not a CPU 😀 Was not expecting such a boost. Im only using a Aorus 6800 master 16gb and didnt think I was bottle necked so hard on CPU with such a mid GPU but guess I was.
Been loving my 7600x, 6400 cl30 32gb and 7900XT system. Coming from a amd FX and a gtx 960 it feels amazing launching a game and instantly being at the ultra preset
Just wait for the 9800X3D simple 😊
Alll the new CPU’s are pony
I'm using a Ryzen 5 3600 with a RTX 360 GPU. I want to upgrade my GPU but is it even possible without building a whole new pc around it?
why is the 7900x on here but not the 7900x3d??
got the 5800x3d for 250$ brand new in May.
Intel was always a No No. Money who**s
You don’t know how to say “coupon” how can we trust you with hundreds of dollars? 😂
5800 X3D, AM4 best bang for the $ baby!
I just bought a Dell Inspiron 16 with a Ryzen 7 8840u. I'm hoping to use it mostly for dev work on Linux. I don't really care about the screen, so long as the keyboard is okay (doesn't have to be the best keyboard in the world). Is the Ryzen 7 8840u any good for what I want to use it for?
my guy understood the assignment
I'm planning to upgrade from AM4 R5 5600gt to AM5. I mainly do digital painting, Photoshop, and a bit of Blender. My max budget is R9 7900x, but isn't that too overkill for those applications, or should I save a little and just get R7 7700x? My GPU is RX 7800xtr NITRO+
Man my next PC I build I'm going with all AMD parts
I am happy to stick with my RYZEN 9 5900x for now, I pulled the trigger on an RTX 4070 yesterday which will serve me well as I am not a Gamer.
how is intel i5 12400f +intel arc a750 +ddr5 16 gb 4800mhz for 1440p medium gaming and videoeding
So theoretically speaking , if i want to have proper performance in both working scenarios , 7950x3d is a good purchase. right?
8600G can me mentioned in both CPU and GPU videos 🙂 I got mine for 140$ Tray, I think in US it's at 180$ box, which is still a good price. Has ~gtx 1060 performance and allows playing older/esports games no problems, and comes with all the benefits of the newest chips – AM5 platform, AV1 decode and encode, great efficiency and as a result can work with a basic cooler and in a cheap case.
My pick is 5700X. Will buy some used RX 6600 XT and for new Witcher relase after some years it would be RTX 4070 SUPER. Enough for me.
I was going to post the new and different Chinese vendor selling the 7800X3D for about $310 with 3 reviews talking about clothing purchases, but since earlier today it has been delisted and lowest price currently showing on Amazon is $413.
you messed 5700x3d and 5600x3d big dissapointment
3 days later and all these chips are $50-100 more… AMD is pushing everyone to the 9000s…
i wouldn't buy a 13th or 14th gen Intel cpu above a 13700k or 14700k, if you want something with a lot of cores, get a 7900x or 7950x or a 12900k. The risk of the high end 13th and 14th gen Intel chips self destructing is too high for me.
One important thing that you forgott and that almost any reviewer always forgetts is that if you buy 7800X3D you need at least a 4070TI or 7900XT GPU or your CPU will not be able to run at its full potential because of GPU bottleneck in almost any modern game. "PC Games Hardware" one of the best German Hardware mags always points this out. I have a RTX 2080TI and buying a 7800X3d would make zero sense since my GPU will bottleneck at around 65% of the power of the 7800X3d in modern games…. so it would be a complete waste unless i upgrade GPU
For anyone looking to get into AM5, AliExpress has crazy deals in CPUs and (if you feel like taking a gamble) Chinese AM5 Mobos. I got myself b650 itx board and a Ryzen 7 7700 for $251 with tax after $40 dollar coupon. This is my first AMD build so fingers crossed everything works out.
there are wierd niches where you simply have no choice though
imagine a low budget school, they can't really sell old cpu, can't replace computer without outside financing and are stuck with first gen am4 board with athlons 200 in small worm factor cases with no psu power limit to spare
no way to put gpu into the case, won't fit not even low ptofile
can't buy ryzen 7 5700g power limit and price
5600g? 4500G 5300g?
and the funniest part computers are only 5 years old and no windows 11 support
as a school you are against the wall
I saw that offer on Amazon also and thought the same thing. You would think Amazon would police that sort of thing. Thanks for sharing all this info.
I have a 13700K undervolted by 80mv and I am pretty happy with it.
Thanks Daniel, for your clear and considered opinions. My use case is office work by day, and some casual gaming after hours. A Ryzen 5 is all I need and the money saved can go to more RAM or SSD capacity.
you just got a whole segment on one of your video's (is 12GB enough) on Digital Foundry DF Direct Weekly #177 @2:01:00 . Richard Leadbetter had high praise
5700X3D. Don't look back.
5700x3D isn’t a bad buy I’m on it and it with an 4080S and it does everything I need em to do
What about the ryzen 9 7900x3d for gaming and productivity?
Q-pon is the way
My wife is still using her 5800X3D and has no complaints.. she upgraded to it from basically something comparable to an i5 2500 so its like night and day lol.
not to mention if someone lives around a Microcenter for the CPU's.
I remember watching one of your videos saying you’re a teacher… this really shows this is great for new pc builders and people wanting to hop into the PC World 👍🏽 keep it up
The X versions of each chip are usually better binned. Yes a 7600 can become a 7600X with PBO and manually inputting PPT, TDC and EDC values and vice versa but usually – not always the X parts have better memory controllers, FCLK, etc.
I have been struggling to identify the best cpu to play City Skylines 2. If history is an indication, the first City Skylines needed a future cpu (from what was available then) to be truly fun at large city sizes. I am hoping that's not the case for this one and one from the current bunch will be more than sufficient. Would love to hear your thoughts. Thanks for the content!
This was informative and easy to listen to. I might consider the 7700 from my 9900k
The new AMD processors are about efficiency not gains and thats fine it’s a new 4nm die and needs optimization anyway probably the generation after this one will have massive gains with the good efficiency it has now.
I still consider 12400f for budget gaming one of rhe best value for money cpu
Go to AliExpress and you can kick up the Ryzen 5 5600 brand new for $75 and they Ryzen 5 7500F brand new for $117