The Ryzen 7 3700X and the Core i7 9700K battle for the high-end share of the CPU market in one of the most processor-competitive periods the last 20 years has ever seen. At launch, they were both priced around the same, $329 and $359 for the 3700X and 9700K respectively but current retail prices favor […]
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Intel Core i7-10700K vs i7-9700K vs AMD Ryzen 7 3800X: Which is best?
We’ve been through the overall changes brought by the 10th generation of Intel CPU’s, and we covered the flagship i9-10900K and how it fares to its predecessors. Now, let’s take a look at Intel’s upper mid-range CPU: the i7-10700K. How will this CPU fair against the previous generation i7-9700K, and the equivalently priced (though still […]
Intel Core i5 vs i7: Which is better for gaming in 2020?
One of the most common questions when buying a CPU is whether or not stepping up one level in the stack will give appreciable returns. Especially for Intel, where the emphasis is on single-core speed rather than high core/thread counts, buyers are often unsure if upgrading from an i5 to an i7 for the extra […]
Best Motherboards for i7-9700K in 2020
Launched just a few weeks ago in early October, the Core i7-9700K is Intel’s latest entry into the high-end desktop processor market. While the genuinely 8-core 9700K is a serious step up from the quad-core 7700K from a few years back, Intel’s decision to forego hyperthreading and limit the 9700K to the same 8 threads […]
Best RAM for Intel Core i7-9700K
With the release of the ninth generation of Intel’s Core i7 processors, it’s a great time to upgrade your current PC or build a new one. Those looking to build new will be well advised to use a motherboard with the new Z390 chipset, giving access to more USB 3.1 Gen2 ports and WIFI built right into the […]