As an avid gamer, I haven't felt less compelled to buy a new CPU in a very long time.
The two most exciting PC components to upgrade are the graphics card and the processor. We haven’t seen next-gen graphics cards yet, and we’re unlikely to see them this year, but both Intel and AMD have released new processors. However, this generation of CPUs is quickly turning out to be the one to skip.
Don’t get me wrong. Based on our tests, Ryzen 9000 CPUs are doing just fine. We’ve tested all four: the high-end Ryzen 9 9950X and Ryzen 9 9900X, as well as the mainstream Ryzen 7 9700X and Ryzen 5 9600X. They are better than their Zen 4 counterparts, but the single-digit performance uplift is just not enough to make people want to spend well over $300 on a CPU. I know that personally, as I’m not tempted at all.
Of course, comparing the 9700X to the 7800X3D is not exactly fair — the extra 3D V-Cache gives the CPU a lot more oomph in gaming scenarios. But since gaming is what we care about here, it’s hard not to view the 9700X as a little “meh.” And matching up the CPU against the last-gen 7700X also doesn’t make things any better.
Intel Arrow Lake may be a disappointment Intel Arrow Lake, or Intel Core Ultra 200 , is what Intel’s cooking up for this generation of desktop processors. We haven’t had any official release dates yet, but rumor has it that it’s now scheduled for an October 10 reveal and an October 24 release, so it’s not far off.Various sources talk about the possible performance uplift that the Core Ultra 200 might deliver.
There’s one more problem with such a small lead for the Core Ultra 200 — value for the money. With the Ryzen 7 7800X3D still an option, it’s hard to justify buying a CPU along the likes of the Core Ultra 9 285K, which might cost as much as $650.
We’re still not sure when AMD might launch the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, but we do know that it’s coming. I’m not the only one who has high hopes for the chip. In fact, Moore’s Law Is Dead cites his own anonymous source that claims that Intel’s best Arrow Lake CPU won’t beat the Ryzen 7 9800X3D in gaming. This brings us back to the “bang for your buck” situation. Warning: Pure speculation ahead.
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