Customer Ratings & Reviews

Great productivity and gaming performance for a small price

Very smooth performance, quite a step up from my i7, no complaints.

Strong and fast works well with a Nvidia GeForce RTX5070

Great CPU for a really good price! Haven’t had any issues.

Good processor for productivity and gaming, very cold and easy to refrigerate

Runs great and never had any problems with it,easy install and overclock.

Absolutely awesome, everything runs smoothly, no issues!

Had to upgrade my cpu and this was on sale..Good performance

I heard these were kind of underwhelming. As far as I can tell, it works fine. Don't have any issues with it. I'm sure I'd be getting 10ish more FPS elsewhere, but I like having money.

It’s an excellent processor for raw performance if you don’t need the extra 3d v-cache for major computing work.

Wonderful CPU. I maintain only utilizing 50% of the cpu 95% of the time, even when playing more demanding games at 1440p 160hz.

Purchased 2 to build gaming rigs. Great low wattage processor. I normally build budget but decided to splurge for a little extra this time.

It’s powerful and worth the cost this thing gives a good gpu power

Hands down one of the best cpus and best buy delivered so well!

I bought this with the intention of building a PCz Excited to see it put together

Great cpu for the price made all my graphics so much better

It was terrible, I can barely logon to my computer with out crashing at 100% usage. Forget gaming it just doesn’t happen. Upon trying to return it Best Buy wouldn’t let me because I didn’t have the box.

Cool cpu, meaning it literally runs cool. Using it with a EKWB 240mm AIO and usually see temps around 60c under load. Not to mention a TDP of 65 Watts. I think this cpu gets some undeserved hate. It not only has the benefits of temp and power but I got for $329. Using it with an 7800XT in a rig for gaming at 1440p. No complaints. One of the reviews said pass on the 9700X and wait for the 9800X3D. Which is good advice if you want a bad A CPU for nearly $500 that will stomp all challengers. If you are lucky enough to get one. But if you don't need the overkill, you can spend the $200 saving on a better GPU. Just depends on your needs everyone is different. This is my first AMD cpu in a long time, got tired of Intel changing sockets nearly every generation not to mention their other issues.

Great processor, no problems so far. Easy install, should be future proofed for 5-10 years

One of, if not THE best gaming CPU for the price. Perfect for 2K or 4K gaming.