Gamers Nexus called it a “wasted opportunity.” Hardware Unboxed declared it a “flop.” Even in our own Ryzen 7 9700X review, I said the CPU doesn’t have “enough meat on the bone to justify an upgrade.” ...

In less than a month we'll see the release of AMD's new Zen 5-based Ryzen 9000 series, so it's time we updated all of our CPU data in preparation for their arrival. And that's exactly what we've spent ...

There’s one thing that will strike fear into the heart of any PC gamer: a CPU bottleneck. It’s unimaginable that you wouldn’t get the full power of your GPU when playing games, which is often the most ...

Jacob is a Senior Author at XDA with over a decade of experience in digital media. He's written for some of the largest names in the business, including Forbes, Tom's Guide, and Business Insider, and ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The CPU, or central processing unit, is the nerve center of your computer. Nothing else works without its calculations. Games need it to run ...