The rivalry between Intel and AMD when it comes to their CPUs has been going for what feels like forever, with new and intriguing additions to the CPU lineup appearing every year – with the most recent being Intel’s ‘Comet Lake‘ and AMD’s ‘Matisse‘ refresh. It is basically impossible to be a fan of one […]
Comparisons
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X vs 3800XT vs 3700X: What are The Key Differences?
AMD is officially refreshing the Zen 2 lineup on the 7th of July, with new ‘Matisse‘ processors that are small improvements over the already existing ones. For this article, we are going to focus on the 8 core 3800XT which received the biggest clock speed increase out of this new lineup, the other two CPUs […]
X570 vs. B550 vs B450 – Which Chipset is Best for Ryzen 3000XT?
AMD’s B550 chipset is now available for purchase, pending retailer stock, of course, and we’re left with a very intriguing dynamic in the Ryzen motherboard market between it, its predecessor, the B450, and the X570. While the B450 chipset was very successful and the better options are still capable of adequately driving Zen 2 and […]
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs 3900XT: What are The Key Differences?
AMD was expected to launch new CPUs in response to the 10th generation Intel ‘Comet Lake‘ lineup in order to keep the performance crown and that’s exactly what they did. Introducing the Matisse Zen 2 refresh processors, the Ryzen 5 3600XT, Ryzen 7 3800XT and Ryzen 9 3900XT are 6, 8 and 12 core alternatives […]
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs 3600XT: What are The Key Differences?
With AMD’s official announcement of the Matisse refresh, we now have a clear look at the specs of the XT CPUs that are going to be launched on the 7th of July. The Ryzen 5 3600XT is the one that we’re going to dive into for now but if you are interested in the other […]