{"id":1671392,"date":"2026-08-21T09:27:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T09:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/QkAY6PePPBP9eWMTnUSHLN"},"modified":"2026-08-21T09:27:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T09:27:36","slug":"ive-just-finished-reviewing-amds-latest-gaming-cpu-and-i-would-genuinely-considering-switching-back-to-intel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/ive-just-finished-reviewing-amds-latest-gaming-cpu-and-i-would-genuinely-considering-switching-back-to-intel\/","title":{"rendered":"I’ve just finished reviewing AMD’s latest gaming CPU and I would genuinely considering switching back to Intel"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I’ll get it clear right out of the gate: I think the AMD 3D V-Cache chips are absolutely the best choice for a PC gamer wanting to get the absolute most out of their system when it comes purely to silky gaming frame rates. They’re great CPUs, which use a hefty dollop of extra L3 cache specifically to improve their gaming performance, and that’s why the Ryzen 7 9800X3D<\/a> still sits proudly at the top of our best CPU for gaming<\/a> list.<\/p>\n

But, having just finished writing up my AMD Ryzen 7 7700X3D review<\/a>, AMD’s latest pitch for a budget gaming chip, it’s made me seriously consider whether I would actually pick Intel’s Core Ultra 5 250K Plus<\/a> instead. And I rather think I might.<\/p>\n

The whole justification for the existence of the 7700X3D\u2014a chip that is essentially just a slower clocked Ryzen 7 7800X3D<\/a>, itself a great CPU from 2023\u2014is that AMD is delivering a more affordable 3D V-Cache CPU to drop into your existing AM5 motherboard. That is, on the surface, a laudable endeavour.<\/p>\n

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