Better still, if you're having trouble getting your hands on a new graphics card, this chip's onboard graphics will let you get your computer up and running even without dedicated graphics. Meanwhile, the seven Radeon Graphics cores can muster some modest p gaming performance. It's — who still wants a high-end CPU with a paltry core count in the single digits?
With the Ryzen 9 X, you can scoot right into the double digits with 12 cores and 24 threads. This CPU will blast through whatever work you throw at it so you can move right along to gaming.
It's unlikely you'll find a game that this CPU can't handle with ease, even if you're playing at p to push the processor to its limits while gaming at high frame rates.
This processor also nets you access to PCIe 4. If you don't want to bet the performance of your gaming rig on a budget CPU, the Intel Core iK can meet you in the middle. This chip also comes with integrated graphics that can help you get your next PC build set up even if you don't have the graphics card yet.
With six cores and 12 threads capable of running at up to 4. And, if you're finding the CPU is holding you back, you can try to eke even more power out of it as it is an overclockable model.
Just make sure you get an adequate CPU cooler if you plan to push the overclocks. Though that is of dubious benefit at the moment as our testing has not so far gone well with supported PCIe 4.
That will hopefully change, but even so, this is still one of the best cheap gaming CPUs around. The Core i5 F is a surprisingly exciting option. It's slightly faster than the previous-gen Core i5 , but that F-suffix means it ditches the Intel integrated graphics completely. Overall, it's an excellent budget-friendly choice that doesn't cost much more than a Core i3 part.
There are other compromises, like the locked multiplier—no overclocking here. But you can save money and grab an H motherboard. At least you get a cooler in the box, something we'd like to see as an option with every CPU. Most boards will happily run the F at 3.
Future games may start to push beyond its 6-core capabilities, but probably not before you're ready for an upgrade. Right now, the i5 F is plenty fast and extremely affordable. If the Intel Core i7 K didn't exist, this would be an incredible chip and would have been higher up the recommendations, no sweat. It's excellent for gaming, producing the exact figures that can be seen for the X and X. Still, it also appears to hit the sweet spot in configuration terms, with its eight cores and 16 threads surely seeing it right for the future, seeing as that is what the Xbox Series X and Playstation 5 are rocking.
Unfortunately for AMD, Intel does exist, and the blue company's latest Core i7 trounces this in plenty of the more critical metrics but has this chip beat in one significant way—value for money. This can be faster in some tasks, and if that's what you've got an eye on, then buy this and don't give it a second thought.
But if you're mainly looking at gaming, Intel does better and costs less. And that's hard for AMD to get away from.
Competition aside, this is still Zen 3 strutting its stuff, and it does that impressively well. Throw in the support for PCIe 4. AMD's APUs are the best processors to drop into your rig if you're not going to use a discrete graphics card, but still want a modicum of gaming performance out of your system.
That makes this a chip that's almost up there with the best of the Ryzen series CPUs in processing power, but with the graphical grunt to deliver p gaming on low settings in some seriously demanding titles. At the same time, you wait for discrete graphics cards to be available and without compromising too heavily on your system performance in the meantime. The issue is that, as the G is a monolithic design rather than chiplet, there are some performance differences compared to the standard Ryzen 7 X, a straight eight-core, thread CPU without graphics.
It also lacks PCIe 4. But it's still an excellent all-around AMD processor and a handy option when graphics cards are still so rare. While gaming resolutions run from p to 4K, we largely test at p. We've also used high-end G. Again, this is to eliminate any potential bottlenecks and let the CPUs reach their maximum performance. Liquid cooling was used on all CPUs, though for stock performance, we saw zero difference between that and the box coolers on those parts that included cooling.
Alder Lake is the most recent platform to be released, and currently we only have a few Z motherboards, which appear to be on the pricey side.
Unless you're desperate for the still slightly awkward Intel PCIe 4. This is a rather loaded question. AMD has held the top spot for a long time, with its Zen architecture making for some incredible leaps in performance, but Intel has stolen the crown with its Alder Lake family, specifically the Core i5 K.
The fact that it's a completely new kind of Hybrid CPU is almost by the by, it's just a really strongly performing chip. It's worth remembering that most games are GPU-limited, which means the graphics card is the limiting factor in terms of performance, and you would likely see the same essential frame rates with either CPU manufacturer when a discrete graphics card is used.
This is especially true as you up the resolution, with 4K having little between the top chips. The honest answer is: no. Many popular games are still lightly threaded. But many modern programs can take advantage of lots of cores and threads. If you do lots of multitasking or edit high-res videos, or do other complex, time-consuming CPU-heavy tasks, you should prioritize the number of cores.
But for the vast majority of gamers and general-purpose computer users, a clock speed ranging from GHz with four to eight cores is plenty. Different processors require different socket types. If you already own a motherboard and don't want to replace it, you'll need to purchase a CPU that matches your board's socket. Alternatively, you need to make sure that the motherboard you buy is compatible with your new processor. For help choosing a motherboard, see our motherboard buying guide.
That means you should, with a BIOS update, be able to put a current-generation Ryzen chip into prvious-generation Ryzen motherboard, and vice versa. Intel, on the other hand, has a tendency in recent years not to support backward compatibility with its new chips and older motherboards, even if the socket is effectively the same. When choosing a CPU, first ask what you're going to do with it, then see how much you can budget for it after you've figured out how much you're spending on other components.
While reading about specs like clock speed and thread count is helpful, the best measure of a processor's performance comes from objective reviews, like those we write here on Tom's Hardware. Matt Safford. For other demanding tasks and applications like 3D rendering and video editing, you'll receive a nice boost of 18 percent, so all of that combines to make a seriously good package.
Purely for gaming, you might pass on the X, but taking everything into account and its value for money, it is definitely one of the best CPUs you can buy right now. Get the best gaming deals, reviews, product advice, competitions, unmissable gaming news and more!
Included in this guide: 1. Intel Core iK. Specifications Cores: 6 Core 12 Threads. Base clock speed: 3. Max clock speed: 4. Reasons to avoid - Harder to find than other 11th gen i5s. AMD Ryzen 5 x. Specifications Cores: 6-core 12 threads. Max clock speed Turbo : 4. Reasons to avoid - It's still mid-tier for the line. AMD Ryzen 9 x. Specifications Cores: core 24 threads. Reasons to avoid - Overclocking doesn't scale well.
Specifications Cores: 8 Core 8 Threads. Base clock speed : 3. Max clock speed : 4. Reasons to avoid - No hyperthreading. AMD Ryzen 9 X. Specifications Cores: Threads:
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