If you’re a gamer or any productivity user, deciding on which CPU to buy is always a tough choice. Moreover, if you plan on building on a budget but still want the best performance for your money; you’d be asking yourself “Intel or AMD?” As it stands now, its Team Blue who offers cheaper […]
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AMD vs Intel: Which is Best for Gaming?
This is a question which will not die until desktop gaming dies. It’s not a bad question by any means, but the typical answers are lacking and might even be bad advice. The consensus today is that AMD is the best for gaming, and before that it was Intel for many, many years. Now, to […]
4 Best Motherboards for Ryzen 5 3600X in 2021
Even with the release of AMD’s fresh lineup of Ryzen 5000 series CPUs, the previous generation Ryzen 5 3600X is a strong contender for those looking to get strong gaming and workstation performance on a budget. This 6 core 12 thread CPU boasts PCIe 4.0 capabilities as well as clock speeds from 3.8GHz to 4.4GHz […]
5 Best RAM Kits for Intel Core i9-11900K Builds
We’ve demonstrated in our Rocket Lake RAM Speed Analysis article that RAM speeds can make a big difference to potential performance on Rocket Lake CPUs. Even in gaming, when you’re CPU limited there are quite a few FPS up for grabs if you specify a faster memory kit and ensure XMP is enabled. If you’re […]
Intel Core i5 11400F vs 10400F: What Are The Differences?
When Intel launched the Core i5 10400F alongside their Comet Lake line-up of processors, it failed to impress us. In a market where Intel had to compete with a similarly priced Ryzen 5 3600, Team Blue’s midrange competitor quite frankly had no legs to stand on. It was outperformed by Team Red in productive tasks, […]
Best Intel Core i5-11600K Gaming PC Build for 2021
The PC market is going through some very interesting times; with the launches of the Ryzen 5000 / 11th generation Rocket Lake S CPUs and RDNA 2 / RTX 3000 GPUs, we finally feel that there’s so much competition in the component market that everyone should be getting incredible performance and value for their money. […]
Best Intel Core i5-11400(F) Build for 2021 (Gaming / All-Round Use)
Intel’s latest Rocket Lake CPUs may not have set the world on fire at the high end, but the mid i5 parts offer good value and strong performance. They make a great basis for a mid-range gaming machine and importantly the non F versions include integrated graphics, so you can build a functional PC now […]
6 Best Motherboards for the Intel Core i9-11900K
The Intel Core i9-11900K may not have wowed reviewers – including us – with its launch, but that’s not to deny it’s an impressive CPU in its own right. With high performance, PCIe 4.0 compatibility and a very versatile onboard GPU, this CPU is Intel’s current flagship and it’s no slouch. To get the best […]
6 Best CPU Coolers for the Intel Core i5-11600K
The new generation of Intel microprocessors is upon us, and this 11th iteration of Intel CPUs has variants that show promise in providing some much-needed competition against AMD’s Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 series. One such Comet Lake variant is the highly anticipated i5-11600K. This processor is made to compete against AMD’s Ryzen 5600X (see our […]
Intel Core i5 11400F vs Ryzen 5 3600: Which is Best Value?
On the 30th of March 2021, Intel finally released their 11th Gen Rocket Lake processors to the market. As world watched as Intel unveiled their brand-new line-up of CPUs, their notorious development history was evident. The Rocket Lake architecture was originally developed for Intel’s 10nm manufacturing process. When that inevitably failed, their engineers were forced […]
Intel Core i9-11900k VS Core i9-10850k: Which is Best Value?
The new Core i9-11900k is the flagship model of Intel’s newest 11th generation. It touts the best speeds and most features of the new chips, but its value is questionable. With the new processors, Intel has finally caught up to AMD in terms of features. PCIe 4.0 support, higher memory speeds, and updated hyperthreading capabilities […]
Ryzen 7 5800X vs Ryzen 9 3900X: What are the Key Differences?
AMD’s Ryzen 5000 series CPUs have stormed the market and made their mark as affordable processors that pack a whole lot of punch for the price. However, consumers shouldn’t look just at these new and shiny CPUs for their builds. The Ryzen 3000 series dominated the market in 2019 with powerful multi-thread CPUs that can […]
6 Best CPU Coolers for the Intel Core i7-11700K
Rocket Lake is here! Pre-orders are flying out the door, and many consumers are eagerly awaiting their new CPU to send the performance of their gaming battle station to the moon. From all of Rocket Lake’s new series of processors, the i7-11700K stands out as an incredibly affordable enthusiast-level option that even outdoes its more […]
i9-11900K vs Ryzen 9 5950X: Which CPU is Best?
It is no question that both AMD’s Ryzen 9 5950X and Intel’s brand-new Rocket Lake i9-11900K deliver uncompromising speeds that lead to stellar performance in gaming as well as intense workstation tasks. These two processors are the absolute best that the average consumer can get their hands on with the current generation of CPUs. Those […]
Intel Core i5-11600k VS. Core i7-10700k: Which Is Best For Gaming?
Intel’s 11th generation CPUs have finally released, bringing with them some much-requested updates. Rocketing their chips into modern technology, the new offerings include PCIe 4.0 support, expanded memory speeds, and updated hyperthreading capabilities. However, they have sacrificed some things in the name of progress. To fit their 10nm architecture onto 14nm chips for desktop use, […]
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs Intel Core 5 10400: Battle of the Mid-Rangers
It’s no surprise that AMD and Intel have one of the most infamous rivalries in the tech industry. The back-and-forth battle that the Ryzen and Intel Core processors have been engaged in for the past few years intensified when AMD added fuel to the fire with the launch of the 3rd Gen Ryzen CPUs. With […]
Intel i5-11600k VS. AMD Ryzen 5 3600: Which is the Best Value?
The release of Intel’s 11th generation CPUs is right around the corner. Sticking with 14nm architecture and named “Rocket Lake”, the new processors are still under NDA. A few models gotten outside of the NDA have provided tests and benchmarks, so some tests are available. Using these, early comparisons to other options can begin. The […]
Rocket Lake RAM Speed Analysis: Best RAM Speeds for Core i9-11900K (and i9-10850K)
In this article, we’ll investigate the impact of RAM speed on the Intel Core i9-11900K and i9-10850K in gaming. It’s well known that Ryzen Zen 2 and Zen 3 CPUs perform optimally with higher speed RAM, but we’ve often heard it said that ‘RAM speed doesn’t matter as much with Intel’. We wanted to test […]
Intel Core i9-11900K Review: Intel’s Last Stand | Performance Analysis vs 5800X vs 10850K
Intel’s brand new flagship, the Core i9-11900K releases today and we’ve been given one to test and review. In this article, we’ll put it through its paces against its closest competitor in specification: The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, and we’ve got an Intel Core i9-10850K for comparison as well because it’s the current high-performance value […]
Intel Core i7-11700k vs i9-11900k: What Are The Key Differences?
Intel’s new Rocket Lake series of performance-focused CPUs blasts off on March 30th, 2021. With that date lurking right around the corner, many consumers are turning to pre-orders to secure these in-demand chips before they fly off the shelves as most new releases have done this last year. COVID-19, cryptocurrency mining, and newfound demand for […]