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We have a monster 16-core/32-thread at up to 4.9GHz, with performance that is between 5-27% faster than the current Zen 2-powered flagship Ryzen 9 3900XT processor in content creation situations. In ...

Here's our first look at the new Ryzen 5000 CPU series, starting with a full review of the Ryzen 9 5950X flagship. As a direct replacement to the R9 3950X, the new chip packs 16 cores with SMT support ...

ZEN was Bronze, ZEN2 was Silver, and ZEN3 is Gold Oh yeah! We examine ZEN3, specifically the new Ryzen 9 5900X and 5950X. Released by AMD as a new architecture that will once again attack Intel, this ...

AMD has changed the paradigm in the CPU space. For the first time in years, it finds itself on top, leading the industry. Thanks to improvements in its core architecture, the Ryzen 5000-series has ...