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Rating 4.9 out of 5 stars with 1099 reviews

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good value cpu

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Good performance for the cost, especially for gaming.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Upgrade king.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Did what i hoped it would do. Had 5600x but wanted something stronger. Moved from AM4 to AM5, to future proof a little. Do Iracing and Msfs 2024 primarily. Using same gpu, fps picked up some, but what impressed me more was on how smooth computer ran, using my Quest 3. Lets see what the future holds.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good cpu

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    Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works just how I wanted it to, It worked perfectly in my custom built pc.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Cpu performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Absolutely worth it. Fast speeds for its time and still holds up well.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Overall fantastic CPU for gaming and workflows

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The gaming performance of this cpu is epic - not on all titles - but many. For productivity workflows, it's not the fastest per thread performance but since it has 8 cores, it will do great in mostly everything. So this is a no-brainer win: the best at gaming and really good at everything else. This is the first AM5 socket CPU so there should be loads of future options in this platform. My modest build of Gigabyte Aorus Elite AX motherboard, Trident neo 32gb ddr5 6000-cl30, Samsung pro 990 and used RTX3080 got in PerformanceTest's 99th percentile for overall performance. couldnt be more happy

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best cpu for casual gamer

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great cpu. I got it paired with 5070 and a x870e mobo and works really good. High setting on 1440p i get 200fps easy

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance, Price

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best Price for Performance gaming cpu

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    If you are looking for a great gaming cpu to play your favorite pc games, this is the one. Great price! Great performance!

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Installation, Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    CPU amazing

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    CPU came on time and had no problem installing and it's the best CPU I have used

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Worth it for personal build

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Decided to build my own pc myself and I believe the AMD Ryzen 7 is definitely a perfect middle ground in price range and graphics

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Cpu performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Processer

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This processer is top of the line smooth for gaming dose everything you need it to do

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good CPU for gaming

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great, improved my FPS a lot from a 3900x. BB did the price matching for me, so it was a good buy.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Performance
    Best Buy Employee

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    NEW PROCESSOR

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works well with my computer running the best fps I have seen. The person who checked me out seemed knowledgeable. And helped me get out quick.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best processor for gamers

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Best processor ever for gaming and productivity. I also use it for work, rendering videos, and playing games, and I haven’t had a single problem. For the price, it’s unbeatable.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love it

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    Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I had recently upgraded to a 4080 graphics card and was using an i7-11700k. I was noticing stutters and GPU utilization not maxing out in quite a few games so I decided to switch to an AM5 platform. The difference with this CPU was night and day and I am no longer seeing the stutters and obviously the GPU is being fully optimized now. This is among, if not the best, CPU for gaming that you can get right now.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome sauce CPU

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This CPU is super frickin cool andreally really really good.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance, Price

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Gaming Beast

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The price alone is a steal, atleast when i got it on discount. Improvement over previous i7 9700k is absolutely incredible

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Strong performance and good price

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    really nice for gaming and they price matched it for me. Good CPU when it's in a good price.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Second place might be the best still!

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    Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I've been an Intel person for my life. I've been interested and curious about AMD but was always so worried about the temperatures. Well Its probably the BEST in the Ryzen 7 and i7 territory. Yes there's cheaper and yes there's a better one, but unless you're needed the top this is the top! I did a lot of research over months and found this was so highly recommended over every Ryzen 5/7 and i5/i7. Unless you need a Ryzen 9 or i9 this is the no brainer!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Greeat CPU

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    decent upgrade from amd4 and not much of a difference from 9800x3d if you can get this on salee

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Super fast cpu

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Absolutely high performing cpu that can be overconfidence to get almost as good as the 9800x3d cpu.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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