At the moment, Intel's Core i7-14700K and AMD's Ryzen 7 7700 are two of the best gaming CPUs we recommend to most gamers, but we have additional highly rated options that fit a range of budgets.
AMD's Ryzen 5 7600 is arguably the best-value mainstream processor that the chip maker currently sells, with impressive performance for its appealing price. This chip has six CPU cores with thread ...
Packed with 6 performance cores, 6 efficiency cores, and 20 threads, on paper this is essentially a cheaper and more efficient 12th Gen i7. In gaming, benchmarking, and content creation, this CPU ...
Intel has now bundled both of them up into a brand called Intel Processor followed by a model name that often starts with N. In any case, these chips are fine for doing basic tasks one at a time and ...
For Intel CPUs, that means 12th, or 13th-generation chips. You can determine their generation by the product name. For instance, the Core i7-10700K is an older 10th-generation chip, while the Core ...
The result is worth it if you have a high-end CPU, though. Even when running at full load, our Core i7 13700K test chip only hit 76°C, while it’s around 5°C hotter on most coolers we’ve tested.