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[Gamers Nexus] Best CPUs of 2024 (Intel vs. AMD): Gaming, Production, Budget, & Efficiency (youtu.be)

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Key Points:

AMD Ryzen 7 9800 X3D Dominance: This CPU excels in both overall performance and gaming, making it the clear favorite for high-end builds. Its competitive pricing further enhances its appeal.

Gaming Performance Over Everything: The focus on pure gaming metrics reveals AMD’s continued lead in the gaming CPU market, especially with the 9800 X3D outperforming rivals by significant margins.

Balanced Workstation Gaming: The AMD Ryzen 7 7700X provides a solid compromise for users needing both gaming and productivity capabilities, emphasizing the importance of versatility in CPU choice.

Budget Options Are Limited: The sub-$100 CPU market is aging, with few new entries, highlighting the need for better budget offerings to cater to entry-level gamers.

Upgrade Potential: The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 X3D stands out for its compatibility with existing AM4 motherboards, promoting sustainability and cost-effectiveness in upgrades.

Efficiency Gains: The Ryzen 5 7600 X3D showcases impressive efficiency, demonstrating that high performance does not have to come at the cost of high power consumption.

Intel’s Ongoing Struggles: Intel’s recent generations faced significant stability issues, which have eroded consumer confidence, emphasizing the need for reliable product launches in a competitive market.

Notable comments:

@Loxly-ti4sq | 1 hour ago | The fact that I can use a motherboard from 2017 to run a R7 5700X3D is crazy. Going from R5 3600 to this CPU doubles the framerate on some games, and not to mention the skyrocketing 1% low. As someone who isn't playing at 2k/4k monitor and is rocking a 6700XT for 1080p, I might just wait for AM6 for my next upgrade lol.

@jeffb.6642 | 1 hour ago | It's to the point now that "Stability" needs to be considered when making a CPU purchase, too.

@Kendog | 1 hour ago | I know the best overall gaming CPU is the 9800X3D and the 7800X3D and I haven’t even watched the whole video yet