AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X: Two minute review Zen 4 has finally arrived, and we’re seriously (read: not at all seriously) considering rebranding to RyzenRadar. AMD isn’t messing around this time; Intel’s nifty Alder Lake core architecture put Team Blue in front in the current generation, and with 13th-gen Raptor Lake chips on the way, AMD clearly knew it had to swing for the fences. And what a swing it was! The flagship Ryzen 9 7950X is unsurprisingly an absolute beast of a CPU, inarguably muscling its way to the top of the best processor rankings with stunning performance that blows Intel’s Core i9-12900K out of the water. But what about the more affordable Ryzen 7000 chips - you know, the ones people will actually want to buy? The Ryzen 5 7600X is the cheapest option in the current lineup of Zen 4 processors, weighing in at $299 for a 6-core, 12-thread CPU with a boost frequency of 5.3GHz. It’s not the same on-paper dynamite as the 7950X, but it’s a competitive entry that becomes even ...