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Best CPUs of 2024 (Intel vs. AMD): Gaming, Production, Budget, & Efficiency
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We're covering the Best CPUs of 2024, looking at thousands of CPU benchmarks run across the year for AMD vs. Intel. Our focus today is wide, spanning the Best Overall CPU for 2024, Best Gaming CPUs in 2024, and comparisons in programming, video editing with Premiere, Adobe Photoshop, power efficiency, and more. This round-up aims to quickly get you up to speed on which CPU you should buy for your new computer, whether that's a gaming PC build or a workstation machine. We'll talk about the AMD R7 9800X3D, the 7950X, Threadripper parts, 5700X3D, and more, and from Intel, we'll cover the 13th and 14th gen sales, the lackluster 200 series not making the list (like the 285K), and a weird resurgence from the 12th Gen.
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BEST OVERALL CPU 2024
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU on Amazon: https://geni.us/bsS1kFv
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU on Newegg: https://howl.link/if5lk09fasycj
GN 9800X3D CPU review & benchmarks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-lFgbzU3LY
(Alternative) AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU on Amazon: https://geni.us/bah9
(Alternative) AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU on Newegg: https://howl.link/8yo8n047or127
MOST BALANCED CPU 2024
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X on Amazon: https://geni.us/rNWXkz
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X on Newegg: https://howl.link/utby125bteb1z
GN 7950X CPU review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRaJXZMOMPU
(Runner-Up) Intel i9-14900K on Amazon: https://geni.us/f7uut
(Runner-Up) Intel i9-14900K on Newegg: https://howl.link/q5y04wg3v5dg2
GN 14900K CPU review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MvvCr-thM8
BEST GAMING CPU 2024
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU on Amazon: https://geni.us/bsS1kFv
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU on Newegg: https://howl.link/if5lk09fasycj
GN 9800X3D CPU review & benchmarks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-lFgbzU3LY
BEST UPGRADE VALUE
AMD R7 5700X3D CPU on Amazon: https://geni.us/UkH5I
AMD R7 5700X3D CPU on Newegg: https://howl.link/hadlq7wsx1z4u
GN R7 5700X3D CPU review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llKZzym9hAo
MOST EFFICIENT CPU
AMD R5 7600X3D on Newegg: https://howl.link/xxs97p8u1z7xm
AMD R5 7600X3D at Micro Center (not affiliate link): https://geni.us/7j45
GN 7600X3D CPU review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Awz_CG2320E
BEST MID-RANGE CPU
Intel i7-12700KF on Amazon: https://geni.us/4xkA6YK
Intel i7-12700KF on Newegg: https://howl.link/lderej5300pa1
GN 12700K CPU review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B14h25fKMpY
BEST HEDT CPU
AMD Threadripper 7970X on Amazon: https://geni.us/BvmzcC
GN 7970X CPU review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDEUOoWTzGw
BEST GAMING CPU UNDER $100
CHOICE: AMD R5 5600 on Newegg: https://howl.link/gdbkbohpyupaw
Intel 13100F on Amazon: https://geni.us/jirs9R
Intel 12100F on Amazon: https://geni.us/neDFz4
GN 13100F review (contains all of these): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSJwlVvh7m4
BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT
INTEL. The Raptor Lake instability and the 200 series.
Learn why: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6vQlvefGxk
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - The Best CPUs of 2024
02:25 - Setting Expectations
03:38 - Best Overall CPU
05:43 - Most Balanced Price, Workstation, Gaming
08:17 - Best Gaming CPU for 2024
10:32 - Best Upgrade CPU
13:28 - Most Efficient CPU
14:22 - Best Mid-Range CPU
16:29 - Best HEDT CPU
17:41 - Best Gaming CPU Under 100 Dollars
19:58 - Biggest Disappointment
21:41 - Conclusion
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TL;DW List:
Best Overall CPU:
- AM5 R7 9800X3D
Most Balanced:
- AM5 R9 7950X (primary)
- i9-14900K (secondarily)
Best Gaming:
- AM5 R7 9800X3D
Best Upgrade:
- AM4 R7 5700X3D
Most Efficient:
- AM5 R5 7600X3D
Best Mid-Range:
- AM5 R5 7600
Best High-End Desktop (HEDT):
- Threadripper 7970X
Best Gaming CPU Under $100 USD:
- R5 5600, i3-13100F, i3-12100F
Biggest Disappointment:
Intel
- attrocious mishandling and user gaslighting for their 13 and 14th gen/series CPU instability, oxidation, and excessive voltage issues.
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