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AMD Threadripper 3970X & 3960X

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Now they’re here: AMD’s 32-core 64-thread Threadripper 3970X and 24-core 48-thread 3960X have landed in our labs with the same core counts as their predecessors, but instead of a headline achievement like a doubling of core counts, Threadripper’s new architecture serves as the star of the show. The ‘Castle Peak’ design brings a new design that does away with many of the previous-gen Threadrippers’ eccentricities, which equates to massive performance gains across the board.

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Intel Core i3-9350KF

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Intel’s Core i3-9350KF marks yet another iterative update to the company’s Core series, but it isn’t enough. AMD has stolen the overall performance leadership crown from Intel with its Zen 2 architecture, paired with the 7nm process in its Ryzen 9 and Threadripper 3000 series, but the damage also spans down to Intel’s high-volume budget offerings. In fact, Intel is often far less competitive in these mainstream segments. 

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Intel Core i9-10980XE

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Intel’s launch of the 10th-generation Cascade Lake-X processors marks yet another iteration of its 14nm process, serving as a refresh of its Skylake-X refresh processors. The Core i9-10980XE slots in as the flagship with a steep gen-on-gen price cut that reduces pricing from $1,999 to a ‘mere’ $979 for 18 cores and 36 threads. 

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Intel Core i9-10980XE

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In order to be competitive, Intel is doing the only thing it can do, based on what it has in its arsenal: the new 18-core Core i9-10980XE that comes out today is going to have a tray price of $979. The new Cascade Lake-X processor, based on the same silicon as Intel’s already-launched Cascade Lake generation of Xeon processors,  comes with many of the same features introduced for those parts.

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X & 3970X

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AMD’s march on the high-end desktop market since the launch of the first generation of Ryzen has been somewhat brutal. In a market where we were barely moving up by an average of less than 2 cores a generation, in the last three years AMD has slapped 8-cores in the mainstream and 16 for HEDT, swiftly followed up by 32 in HEDT then moving mainstream up to 16, all while the competition rushed to get something up to 18 cores available. 

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AMD Ryzen 5 3600

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The Ryzen 5 3600 is an excellent 65W chip for small form factor enthusiasts, packing quite the punch in a small thermal envelope. After simple one-click overclocking, it offers nearly the same performance as its more expensive counterpart, but at a $50 discount. That makes the Ryzen 5 3600 the uncontested value champ in its price range.

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AMD Ryzen 9 3900X & Ryzen 7 3700X

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The Ryzen 9 3900X redefines our expectations for the mainstream desktop with 12 cores and 24 threads for roughly the same price as Intel’s eight-core Core i9-9900K. The extra cores deliver big gains in heavily threaded applications, and the improved architecture offers great gaming performance, too, making for an incredibly well-rounded processor. Support for the PCIe 4.0 interface is the cherry on top.

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Intel Core i5-9600K

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The Core i5-9600K is an iterative update over the previous-gen model. But if you’re shopping for a new processor, it does provide enough of a performance improvement to merit attention. The processor clearly provides the best performance for gaming at its price point, though AMD alternatives are enticing if you’re more interested in productivity applications.

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Intel Core i5-9400F

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The Core i5-9400F represents the most iterative updates possible, yet it clings to the mid-range gaming crown. But the -9400F’s lack of Hyper-Threading and a locked multiplier allows the Ryzen 5 2600X to rise up as a more attractive option when we look at all-around utility in this price range.

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Intel Core i7-9700K

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Intel’s powerful Core i9 family recently displaced Core i7 as the company’s mainstream desktop flagship. Mainstream is relative, though. The Intel Core i9-9900K sells for more than $500, requires a high-end cooler, a beefy motherboard, and really needs to be paired with lots of fast memory. It’s prohibitively expensive for all but the most affluent enthusiasts.

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