![]() Reviewers also found that it effectively dethroned the previous budget king, Intel’s Core i5-13400. On the whole, it’s around 10% slower than the 5800X3D, but costs $70 less, I’ll take it. In gaming scenarios, the Ryzen 5 5600X3D falls just below the Core i9-13900K in some tests - and that’s a $570 processor. That’s a far cry from the newly released 5600X3D, but in terms of performance, the two chips are almost uncomfortably close. Meanwhile, the previous cheapest option (the 5800X3D) costs around these days. Now that it’s here, the 5600X3D unlocks AMD’s impressive 3D V-Cache technology at the affordable price of $230. If you don’t live near a Micro Center, tough luck - turn back to the Core i5-12400F or explore the more expensive Ryzen 7 5800X3D, which also happens to be one of the fastest processors for gaming. However, now that it’s here, we might as well enjoy it while it lasts - and it might not last long, because it’s a limited-edition CPU released as a Micro Center exclusive. That’s right no one expected AMD to suddenly drop a Zen 3 chip halfway through 2023. mryeester / YouTubeĪ Star Wars fan might say that the Ryzen 5 5600X3D was a surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one. AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D A screenshot from mryeester’s review of the 5600X3D. You still, however, get a budget productivity fiend that only consumes 65 watts of power, meaning it’ll keep things cool and stable. You could always get the Core i5-12400 with integrated graphics, but high-level gaming becomes a pipe dream at that point. ![]() There’s one downside: this is an F model, meaning you’ll still need to buy one of the best graphics cards to pair it with. It’s a budget pick, sure, but it still nets you impressive levels of performance for a CPU at this price range. Indeed, this CPU only costs, and you’ve got plenty of solid motherboards for the LGA1700 socket that support DDR4 memory and are inexpensive. Say what you will, but that’s a sign of pretty good value for the Alder Lake chip. ![]() Sure, according to various benchmarks, it’s around 20% to 25% slower than the Core i5-13600K in gaming scenarios and more than 25% slower in multi-threaded benchmarks, but the Core i5-13600K costs over twice as much as the 12400F ( ). In gaming tests, the Core i5-12400F does its best and then some. You’re still getting six of them, though, and the clock speeds are pretty nice, although the base frequency is lower than that of the 5600X3D. It’s a six-core CPU, and although it belongs to the generation of Intel chips that ushered in hybrid architectures, it actually only sports performance cores. If you’re looking for a well-rounded CPU that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg, the Core i5-12400F simply makes a lot of sense. With price tags hovering around the $200 mark (although the 12400F falls well under it), they’re no match for the Core i9-13900K or the Ryzen 9 7950X. The first was released in 2022, and the latter is just over a week old.Both chips have their merits and their flaws, but the one thing that they have in common is that they’re shockingly good values for gamers, but not only gamers. Flying under the radar AMD / Micro CenterĬue the drumroll - I’m talking about the Intel Core i5-12400F and the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D. ![]() Let’s lift the veil of suspense and introduce you to these two underrated chips that you should consider for your next PC build. If you’re like me, going for value over raw numbers might be the better option for you. It’s easy to be swayed by benchmarks, but real-world performance is harder to measure - can we really spot the difference between 145 frames per second (fps) and 135 fps? I, for one, cannot. And unless you’re desperate for the best performance a processor can provide, you likely won’t even see much of a difference between these two CPUs and their current-gen counterparts. While the two rival manufacturers tend to push the newest products and promote them heavily, the last-gen stuff is still readily available and used more often than you’d think. AMD, on the other hand, could still plug some gaps in its Zen 4 lineup, but instead, it just circled back to Zen 3 in a peculiar way. Where are we at now? Well, Intel has steadily made its way through its Raptor Lake product stack and is reportedly readying for a desktop refresh while working on Meteor Lake for laptops. AMD’s upcoming Ryzen 5 5600X3D could completely dethrone Intel in budget buildsĪMD might finally beat Intel for the fastest mobile gaming CPUĪMD quietly slashes the prices of some of its best CPUs ![]()
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