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 […]
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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 were recently 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 two launching […]
AMD’s New Ryzen 3000 XT Processors Announced: Is ‘Matisse’ Worth the Upgrade’?
The mid-year Ryzen 3000 refresh has been confirmed: Ryzen 3000 XT ‘Matisse’ AMD will be soon launching three new XT series Ryzen 3000 processors that will be used to fire back at Intel’s Comet Lake CPUs that have been recently released. The Matisse refresh is expected to provide an incremental 4% speedup of single-core performance […]
Ryzen 7 3700X vs Intel Core i7 9700K: Which is best in 2021?
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 […]