welcome back to ComputerWorld, today I'm adding my top 5 best CPU 2020 categories are Best budget CPU, Best value or roundup desktop CPU, Best value per activity CPU, Best performance gaming CPU and then the best extreme desktop CPU. So let's get into the topics.
1. 1. Best budget CPU, Ryzen 3 3300X:- First up we have our best budget CPU pick and quite a lot has changed in this market segment since our update six months ago. In that time we've seen the arrival of AMD's third generation rise in three series as well as Intel's 10th gen core i3 range. So quite a few new CPUs to pick from but before we get to that here's a brief history of this category back in 2017 the intel pentium g 4560 was our best budget CPU. Then the following year in mid 2018, the rise in 320 200 G took over and remained our best option throughout 2018. In fact we only dropped it in favor of the 2,400 G. Once pricing started to drop for the SMT enabled APU and then later in 2019 recommended the 3400 g. Now it's 2020 and the rise in 330, 130, 300x have been added to the mix along with the core i3 10100 by far the best option here is the Ryzen 330, 300 X. The value of the CPU offers at the 120 dollar u.s. price point is unprecedented and while the 3100 is also quite a good deal at $100. It's well worth spending the extra $20 for the 3300 X to get all cores in a single CCX the Ryzen 330 300 X generally beats the core i3 10 100. When it comes to gaming performance and it's typically around 20% faster and core heavy applications also as a bonus the Ryzen processor is unlocked. So the 3300 can be overclocked for even greater performance while memory overclocking is supported on affordable B 450 motherboards this one's really a slam-dunk for AMD Intel made an attempt to become a bit more competitive but ultimately it was a case of too little too late.
2. 2. Best value or roundup desktop CPU, Ryzen 5 3600:- For two years, now our best value all around a desktop CPU category has been dominated by six core 12 thread AMD Ryzen 5 processors in 2017. It was the Ryzen 5 1600. In 2018, 2600 and 2600x and then 2600 again in early 2019. After massive price cuts and then by year's end we went with the Ryzen 5 3600 nothing has really changed in the last six months. the Ryzen 5 3600 is still by far the best value desktop CPU. In fact recently the 3600 has become even better value who sale price is dropping it as low as a hundred and seventy five dollars u.s. There at the time making this article it appears to have jumped back up to two hundred dollars but even there it's still a great value option the tenth channel turn active from intel would be the core i5 10 400 and while not a terrible alternative the rise in processor is up to 20% faster for productivity tasks while delivering comparable gaming performance. A key advantage of the rise in processor is the fact that it can be overclocked on a photo will be 450 motherboards which also support higher memory speeds the core i5 10400. On the other hand that requires a Zed 490 motherboard and the cheaper models that you should entertain purchasing cost around a $170 dollars u.s. So substantially more than a quality B 450 board so in short you're getting better performance at a more affordable price and that for me is a win-win now if you Intel to open up memory overclocking on B 460 and H for ten bullets. Then I could certainly entertain the idea of recommending locked core i5 processors as alternatives for those strictly gaming but short of that the Intel part just isn't compelling enough for me and therefore the Ryzen 5 3600. Once again takes our best value all-rounder award.
3. 3. Best value productivity CPU, Ryzen 7 & Ryzen 9:- When it comes to productivity doesn't really matter what price point you're talking about in 2020. AMD really does dominate across the board if you want to get work done on the cheap nothing beats the Ryzen 330, 300 X. Have a little bit more money to spend Ryzen 5 3600. Even more money Ryzeno 7. Even more money again you can go Ryzen 9. All up to something like these 16 core 39 50 X and if you happen to have rules of cash on hand well there's the third generation thread ripple range but we'll get to those in a minute. I guess the point I'm trying to make here is there are a number of Ryzen processes we could pick for this category and really should so. This is more of a general Ryzen7 / Ryzen 9. Pick for example, the 3700 x is $25 right now it's amazing value at that price for a powerful 8 core 16 threaded processor and I'd still recommend it over spending $50 more on the 3800 X then there's the 3900 X for around $400. Again amazing value given you're getting a 12 core 24 thread processor or something previously unheard of for a mainstream desktop CPU. Tffhen at the head of the a.m. for rising food chain is the 39 50 X. It's a bit of a price your item at $700 and it might cost 40 percent more than the Intel Core i9 900 K but it is generally over 40% faster and core heavy workloads so again an amazing deal for a 16 cofre 32 thread processor and that leaves you with a good option at $300 $400 and $700 to pick from.
4. 4. Best performance gaming CPU, Core i9 10900k & i5 10600k :- Although I had expected the Intel Core i3 10 100 and core i5 10 400 to be more compelling for gamers and they ultimately turned out to be. I was pleasantly surprised by the core i5 10 600k. Sure I ended up going with the Ryzen 5 3,600 is the best all-rounder and I think few could argue that it's not the more well-rounded product. But if you are primarily gaming the 10 600 K is a very attractive option. It's priced to compete with the Ryzen 730, 700 X and again you're mostly interested in productivity performance then get the AMD processor as it's faster with its two extra cores. But if you're gaming the name of the game well yeah it's the core i5 10 600 K, it's a pretty great gaming processor. Throw it on a relatively affordable Zedd 490 motherboard MSI's tomahawk for example $190 that seems like a pretty good motherboard to go with and then put $50 towards a decent air cooler and you have the makings of a seriously high-end gaming system. Overclocked in most games it can deliver core I 9/10 900k light performance and at around 40% cheaper that's kind of nice so while I'm partial to the core i5 10 600 K. If we're being true to this category it's the core i9 10 900 K that is really the best performance gaming CPU. Either way though it is an unlocked 10th gen core processor that will deliver maximum gaming performance and therefore I suggest that budget-conscious gamers aim for the 10 600 K while those with deep pockets and maybe an RTX on their site opt for the 10 900k.
5. 5.The best extreme desktop CPU, Ryzen Threadripper 3990X:- Yeah well this one's pretty easy isn't it third gender group up what more do. I need to say really if you've seen the reviews well you know everything you need to know. Oh yeah I mean they are pretty bloody expensive but if you do seek the ultimate in productivity performance the price probably isn't going to be your number-one concern that set of three and a half thousand dollars is a bit rich for your blood. Then the 3700 X or 39 60 X might be better alternatives to the insane 64 core 128 thread Beast that is the 39 90 X. For example the 32 core 39 70 X can be had for $1,900 us while the 39 60 X comes in a slightly more affordable $1,400 u.s. I personally have been using the thread Ripper 39 60 X in my main gaming / editing rig for a little over six months now and the experience has been flawless as an example I can warp stabilizer over a dozen 4k clips in Premiere. While also using the same computer to create benchmark graphs in Excel or thumbnails and Photoshop without noticing any kind of lag or slowdown and prior to that. I was testing out the core i9 9900K which by all accounts is two and a half times cheaper. But if I tried to simultaneously use more than about half a dozen warp stabilization processors Premiere would crash and there was no chance I was doing any background tasks like crazy benchmark graphs or thumbnails or whatever especially without any serious system lag or again at risk of crashing of course. A cascade like X part would be better suited for such productivity tasks but those basically don't exist and even if they did the flagship 18 called 10.8 exe is ill-equipped to go up against any of the third gen thread Ryzen processors. So as I said this category is an easy one. It's really great to see so many options available in 2020 and whether you're talking about AMD or Intel I don't think you can go to wrong. For example the Ryzen 5 3600 might be our preference over the core i5 10 400 but if you want to end up with the Intel processor you wouldn't exactly be disappointed with the experience it's a very capable gaming chip and application performance is still strong Intel's 10th gen lineup is much more competitive than the ninth generation ever was offering SMT support across the board and of course better pricing ultimately though there still beaten by AMD on almost all around the world. But it seems to be a situation where supply is still struggling to meet the demand so Intel doesn't need to be any more competitive on pricing than they currently are still I've had some interesting conversations with a few local retailers that have told me the Ryzen 530 600 alone has heavily outsold Intel's entire 10th generation. There's also publicly available evidence that this is the case over at Amazon where you'll find the 3600 as the number one best seller with the best-selling 10th gen Intel part the core i5 10 400 way down in 15th position this has been going on for a while now and the crunch point for Intel can't be all that far away and that's probably why the Intel CEO is telling the public that benchmarks no longer matter at the end of the day. Though this all spells good news for consumers as we're expecting to see even better value out of the 11th Gen Core series and aim DS rise and 4000 series as the CPU Wars continue to heat up but that is a story for another day in the meantime though if you're in need of a new upgrade there are a number of great options available at a range of prices and of course we've just given you our top 5 best CPU 2020 in this article.
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