Those in search of the finest processor performance should look no further than an AMD Ryzen 9 CPU. Both Ryzen 9 9950X & 9900X are among the best chips on the market, making any system they power a dab hand at gaming and production tasks. These flagship chips once naturally demanded plenty of pretty pennies, but they can now be yours for a great deal less.
Ryzen 9 9950X
Ryzen 9 9950X
“Ryzen 9 9950X and Ryzen 9 9900X embody Zen 5 in its finest desktop form.” Read our review.
Staring with Ryzen 9 9950X, you can pick this CPU up for as little as $526 on Amazon US. Not only is this a welcome 19% ($123) off its MSRP, it’s also the most affordable the processor has ever been. There’s quite literally never been a better time to buy this chip.
This processor is practically second only to Ryzen 9 9950X3D but you won’t find that 3D V-Cache chip available anywhere near this price point. Besides, Ryzen 9 9950X is almost identical to its sibling save for a smaller pool of L3 cache, rocking the same 16 core, 32 thread configuration.
With so many Zen 5 cores at its disposal, it should come as no surprise that Ryzen 9 9950X makes short work of any processor-intensive tasks. Whether you need a powerful CPU to handle large files in the Adobe suite or a chip to reliably and quickly crunch numbers in machine learning applications, look no further.
I strongly recommend Ryzen 9 9950X to creatives and professionals owing to its high core counts. It’s a dab hand at gaming, of course, but not every title will make proper use of its specifications. One that will though comes bundled with the processor, namely Monster Hunter Wilds. Taking into account the game’s $70 / £60 price tag, you’re effectively getting a further discount on the chip.
Ryzen 9 9900X
Ryzen 9 9900X
“Ryzen 9 9950X and Ryzen 9 9900X embody Zen 5 in its finest desktop form.” Read our review.
Should Ryzen 9 9950X prove too rich for your blood, consider Ryzen 9 9900X instead. Right now on Amazon, the processor is $364 in the US and £395.99 in the UK. Regardless of region, you’re copping the chip for its lowest ever price. Better still, it comes with Monster Hunter Wilds, effectively saving you an additional $70 / £60 off the processor.
Though less-powerful than its sibling, Ryzen 9 9900X more than holds its own against its family and competitors. Packing 12 Zen 5 cores, 24 threads, and boasting a maximum boost clock of 5.6GHz, it’s an ideal for anyone that needs a touch more processing power than cheaper mainstream chips can provide.
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