CPU is probably the most important part of any computer and with the latest high-end innovation and technology improvements, the need for faster cores and threads has become a common concept of CPU purchasing.
Recently AMD has shaken the market with its latest Ryzen series CPUs and budget pricing. AMD has more shares in terms of sales for its desktop CUP market compared to rival Intel due to their latest 7nm silicon processing. As of 2020 most of the processors sold are from AMD. Surely AMD is on a rise with their innovation and most importantly pricing.
Here are some of the high-end gaming CPUs available in the consumer market right now.
1. AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Price Range: $300
AMD's new 7nm Ryzen 3000 CPUs are based on Zen 2 architecture.
Its the world’s most advanced processor in the desktop PC gaming segment compared to the price range.
It can deliver ultra-fast 100+ FPS performance in the world’s most popular games.
It has 8 Cores and 16 processing threads bundled with the AMD Wraith Prism cooler with color controlled LED support.
It clocks at 4.4 GHz Max Boost unlocked for overclocking 36 MB of game Cache DDR4 3200 MHz system memory specification.
It fits well in the advanced socket AM4 platform and can support PCIe 4 0 on x570 motherboards.
See more at Amazon, India
2. AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Price: $175 (Best Selling in 2020 for price/value points)
It is AMD's new 7nm Ryzen 3000 CPUs based on Zen 2 architecture.
Its the world’s most advanced processor in the desktop PC gaming segment for price.
It can deliver ultra-fast 100+ FPS performance in the world’s most popular games.
It has 6 Cores and 12 processing threads bundled with the Quiet AMD Wraith Stealth cooler Max Temps 95°C.
It clocks at 4.2 GHz Max Boost unlocked for overclocking 35 MB of game Cache DDR4 3200 support.
It fits well on the advanced socket AM4 platform can support PCIe 4 0 on x570 motherboards.
See more at Amazon, India
3. AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Price: $200
The world’s most advanced processor in the desktop PC gaming segment.
Can deliver ultra-fast 100+ FPS performance in the world’s most popular games System Memory Specification 3200 MHz.
6 Cores and 12 processing threads bundled with the powerful AMD Wraith Spire cooler.
4 4 GHz Max Boost unlocked for overclocking 35 MB of game Cache DDR 3200 support.
For the advanced socket AM4 platform can support PCIe 4 0 on x570 motherboards.
See more at Amazon, India
4. AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
Price: $425
AMD launches new 7nm Ryzen 3000 CPUs based on Zen 2 architecture.
The world’s most advanced processor in the desktop PC gaming segment.
Can deliver Ultra-fast 100+ FPS performance in the world’s most popular games.
12 Cores and 24 processing threads, bundled with the AMD Wraith Prism cooler with color controlled LED support.
4.6 GHz Max Boost, unlocked for overclocking, 70 MB of game Cache, DDR 3200 support.
See more at Amazon, India
5. AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
Price: $200
AMD's last year's entry in the market with yet another amazing in-built GPU for less Gaming lovers who won't mind having a decent play in their busy schedule.
With Ryzen 5 3400 you will be able to play most of the latest titles with their mid or low settings. However, if you are an avid gamer and keep counting on fps, game speeds, ultra graphics, and so on, this CPU might not suit the best for you.
Ryzen 5 3400 G is currently a budget king in the CPU market with its 6 cores, 8 threads and built-in Radeon Vega 11 upgraded GPU from AMD with the latest tech and features.
If you don't want to spend on the additional Graphics card and want to have the ability of graphics rendering and decent gaming play, this is a superb price fit for most of the professionals.
See more at Amazon Global, India
6. AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Price: $150
6 Cores/12 Threads UNLOCKED; Max Temps: 95°C.
Frequency: 4.2 GHz Max Boost.
Includes Wraith Spire Cooler.
19MB of Combined Cache.
Socket AM4 Motherboard Required.
See more at Amazon, India
7. Intel Core i7-9700K
Price: $375
8 Cores / 8 Threads.
3.60 GHz up to 4.90 GHz / 12 MB Cache.
Compatible only with Motherboards based on Intel 300 Series Chipsets.
Intel Optane Memory Supported.
Intel UHD Graphics 630.
Cooling device not included – Processor Only.
Memory Support Maximum Capacity 64 GB Memory Support DDR4 2666 MHz ECC Memory. No Channel Architecture Dual Channel Maximum Memory Bandwidth 41 GB/s.
See more at Amazon, India
8. Intel Core i5-9600K
Price: $200
6 Cores / 6 Threads.
3.70 GHz up to 4.60 GHz / 9 MB Cache.
Compatible only with Motherboards based on Intel 300 Series Chipsets.
Intel Optane Memory Supported.
Intel UHD Graphics 630.
See more at Amazon, India
9. AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
Price: $200
The world’s most advanced processor in the desktop PC gaming segment.
Can deliver Ultrafast 100+ FPS performance in the world’s most popular games.
8 Cores and 16 processing threads, bundled with the AMD Wraith Prism cooler with color controlled LED support.
4.5 GHz Max Boost, unlocked for overclocking, 36 MB of game Cache, DDR 3200 support.
See more at Amazon, India
10. AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Price: $85
Base Clock 3.2GHz / Max Boost Clock: Up to 3.6GHz.
CPU Cores: 6 / Threads: 12.
Total L1 Cache: 576KB / Total L2 Cache: 3MB / Total L3 Cache: 16MB.
Socket type: Am4; Max Temps : 95°C; PCI Express Version : PCIe 3.0 x16.
Thermal solution: Wraith Stealth cooler.
See more at Amazon, India
So if you are planning to build your gaming rig, make sure to choose from these CPUs as they will stand sufficient a longer period and keep your work on the fast lane.
As we all know AMD AM4 socket platform is suitable for a longer period and you can even think of upgrade later on. On the other hand, Intel's new CPU demands upgraded motherboards and their sockets so you will need to replace CPU as well as the motherboard in case you look for an upgrade.
Let us know which CPU you choose and what rig you built in the comments below.
Recently AMD has shaken the market with its latest Ryzen series CPUs and budget pricing. AMD has more shares in terms of sales for its desktop CUP market compared to rival Intel due to their latest 7nm silicon processing. As of 2020 most of the processors sold are from AMD. Surely AMD is on a rise with their innovation and most importantly pricing.
Here are some of the high-end gaming CPUs available in the consumer market right now.
1. AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Price Range: $300
AMD's new 7nm Ryzen 3000 CPUs are based on Zen 2 architecture.
Its the world’s most advanced processor in the desktop PC gaming segment compared to the price range.
It can deliver ultra-fast 100+ FPS performance in the world’s most popular games.
It has 8 Cores and 16 processing threads bundled with the AMD Wraith Prism cooler with color controlled LED support.
It clocks at 4.4 GHz Max Boost unlocked for overclocking 36 MB of game Cache DDR4 3200 MHz system memory specification.
It fits well in the advanced socket AM4 platform and can support PCIe 4 0 on x570 motherboards.
See more at Amazon, India
2. AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Price: $175 (Best Selling in 2020 for price/value points)
It is AMD's new 7nm Ryzen 3000 CPUs based on Zen 2 architecture.
Its the world’s most advanced processor in the desktop PC gaming segment for price.
It can deliver ultra-fast 100+ FPS performance in the world’s most popular games.
It has 6 Cores and 12 processing threads bundled with the Quiet AMD Wraith Stealth cooler Max Temps 95°C.
It clocks at 4.2 GHz Max Boost unlocked for overclocking 35 MB of game Cache DDR4 3200 support.
It fits well on the advanced socket AM4 platform can support PCIe 4 0 on x570 motherboards.
See more at Amazon, India
3. AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Price: $200
The world’s most advanced processor in the desktop PC gaming segment.
Can deliver ultra-fast 100+ FPS performance in the world’s most popular games System Memory Specification 3200 MHz.
6 Cores and 12 processing threads bundled with the powerful AMD Wraith Spire cooler.
4 4 GHz Max Boost unlocked for overclocking 35 MB of game Cache DDR 3200 support.
For the advanced socket AM4 platform can support PCIe 4 0 on x570 motherboards.
See more at Amazon, India
4. AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
Price: $425
AMD launches new 7nm Ryzen 3000 CPUs based on Zen 2 architecture.
The world’s most advanced processor in the desktop PC gaming segment.
Can deliver Ultra-fast 100+ FPS performance in the world’s most popular games.
12 Cores and 24 processing threads, bundled with the AMD Wraith Prism cooler with color controlled LED support.
4.6 GHz Max Boost, unlocked for overclocking, 70 MB of game Cache, DDR 3200 support.
See more at Amazon, India
5. AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
Price: $200
AMD's last year's entry in the market with yet another amazing in-built GPU for less Gaming lovers who won't mind having a decent play in their busy schedule.
With Ryzen 5 3400 you will be able to play most of the latest titles with their mid or low settings. However, if you are an avid gamer and keep counting on fps, game speeds, ultra graphics, and so on, this CPU might not suit the best for you.
Ryzen 5 3400 G is currently a budget king in the CPU market with its 6 cores, 8 threads and built-in Radeon Vega 11 upgraded GPU from AMD with the latest tech and features.
If you don't want to spend on the additional Graphics card and want to have the ability of graphics rendering and decent gaming play, this is a superb price fit for most of the professionals.
See more at Amazon Global, India
6. AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Price: $150
6 Cores/12 Threads UNLOCKED; Max Temps: 95°C.
Frequency: 4.2 GHz Max Boost.
Includes Wraith Spire Cooler.
19MB of Combined Cache.
Socket AM4 Motherboard Required.
See more at Amazon, India
7. Intel Core i7-9700K
Price: $375
8 Cores / 8 Threads.
3.60 GHz up to 4.90 GHz / 12 MB Cache.
Compatible only with Motherboards based on Intel 300 Series Chipsets.
Intel Optane Memory Supported.
Intel UHD Graphics 630.
Cooling device not included – Processor Only.
Memory Support Maximum Capacity 64 GB Memory Support DDR4 2666 MHz ECC Memory. No Channel Architecture Dual Channel Maximum Memory Bandwidth 41 GB/s.
See more at Amazon, India
8. Intel Core i5-9600K
Price: $200
6 Cores / 6 Threads.
3.70 GHz up to 4.60 GHz / 9 MB Cache.
Compatible only with Motherboards based on Intel 300 Series Chipsets.
Intel Optane Memory Supported.
Intel UHD Graphics 630.
See more at Amazon, India
9. AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
Price: $200
The world’s most advanced processor in the desktop PC gaming segment.
Can deliver Ultrafast 100+ FPS performance in the world’s most popular games.
8 Cores and 16 processing threads, bundled with the AMD Wraith Prism cooler with color controlled LED support.
4.5 GHz Max Boost, unlocked for overclocking, 36 MB of game Cache, DDR 3200 support.
See more at Amazon, India
10. AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Price: $85
Base Clock 3.2GHz / Max Boost Clock: Up to 3.6GHz.
CPU Cores: 6 / Threads: 12.
Total L1 Cache: 576KB / Total L2 Cache: 3MB / Total L3 Cache: 16MB.
Socket type: Am4; Max Temps : 95°C; PCI Express Version : PCIe 3.0 x16.
Thermal solution: Wraith Stealth cooler.
See more at Amazon, India
So if you are planning to build your gaming rig, make sure to choose from these CPUs as they will stand sufficient a longer period and keep your work on the fast lane.
As we all know AMD AM4 socket platform is suitable for a longer period and you can even think of upgrade later on. On the other hand, Intel's new CPU demands upgraded motherboards and their sockets so you will need to replace CPU as well as the motherboard in case you look for an upgrade.
Let us know which CPU you choose and what rig you built in the comments below.
