Near the end of the year 2020, AMD announced – and released – their new generation of Ryzen series processors, which were aimed solely at defeating Intel’s claim of having the fastest single-core CPUs in the market. These processors had the same specifications as their previous generation Ryzen 3000 series, but with an improved CCX […]
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Intel 11th Gen Core i9-11900K vs i9-10900K vs Ryzen 9 5900X: How does Rocket Lake Compare?
Recently, there have been rumors circulating about Intel’s answer to their CPU-market nemesis: AMD. The new generation of Ryzen 5000 series processors have blown Intel completely out of the water, as their 10th generation CPUs trail their equivalently priced AMD counterparts in single core and multicore performance – not to mention power consumption and thermals. […]
Best Graphics Cards for Ryzen 9 5900X & 5950X Builds
Purchasing the absolute best CPU for gaming that the consumer market has to offer, means purchasing either the Ryzen 9 5950X, or the Ryzen 9 5900X. Not only have benchmarks from multiple sources (Gamer’s Nexus, Techspot, Tom’s Hardware) proven the superiority of these CPUs in gaming performance, single-core performance, and multi-core performance, but they also […]
Zen 3 RAM Speeds: An Analysis of the Best RAM for Zen 3
We’ve had a few days with our Zen 3 Ryzen 5800X and the bulk of that time has been spent investigating the impact of RAM speed on this new architecture. Since its inception, the Zen design has shown impressive performance scaling with RAM Speed. This a function of the design of the CPU itself. In […]
Best $3500 Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming PC Build for 2021
Next-gen Radeon and Ryzen are… just on the horizon 😊. Zen 3 and RDNA 2 represent some of the most impressive and affordable generational performance improvements that AMD has been promising for years since the launch of the original Zen architecture. They made a fantastic showing last generation for mid-range GPU performance with their Radeon […]
5 Best CPU Coolers for the Ryzen 9 5900X and 5950X
AMD has announced the new Zen 3 CPUs and at the top of the tree sit the Ryzen 5900X, which they tout as their high-performance Gaming CPU, and the 5950X which with 16 cores is the ultimate consumer productivity CPU. In this article we’ll recommend the best CPU coolers to ensure that these two CPUs […]
Ryzen 9 5900X vs Ryzen 7 5800X: Which are the Key Differences?
After the long-awaited announcement and (questionable) release of Nvidia’s RTX Ampere 3000 Series GPUs, AMD has now announced their gaming-centric Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 Series CPUs – which are set to launch in just a couple of weeks. Given the recent release of gaming-focused GPUs and CPUs; as well as other factors like the optimization […]
$2600 Ryzen 9 5900X Gaming Build for 2021
AMD’s initial Zen 3 lineup has finally been revealed, and it may very well have the new gaming CPU champion among its ranks! The Ryzen 9 5900X is shaping up to be a serious contender for gaming enthusiasts and users in need of some powerful productivity performance. Across the board, Zen 3 processors enjoy the […]
Ryzen 9 5950X vs 5900X: What Are The Key Differences?
From the long-awaited announcement of the Ryzen 5000 series CPUs, to being less than a month from away from their release, PC gaming enthusiasts that love to strive for building the most powerful rig possible have much to look forward to. In fact, with the DDR4 memory type having reached its peak in terms of […]
5 Best Motherboards for the Ryzen 9 5900X
PC Builders rejoice, the Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 Series CPUs have been revealed, and AMD looks to hit the ground running by early November with impressive improvements across the board. Although pricing may have gone up slightly, 11-30% across Ryzen 5, 8, and 9, it’s looking to be more than worth the price of admission […]
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs Intel Core i9-10900K: Which Flagship CPU is Best for 2021?
AMD has finally announced the next generation Ryzen 5000 series, Zen 3, CPUs; which is having PC gaming enthusiasts rejoice for the new high level of performance, at AMD’s excellent price points. Instead of trying to outdo themselves in regards to core and thread counts, AMD has very intelligently opted to instead focus on lowering […]