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Title: Best CPUs for Gaming: July 2024

Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2024 16:00:00 EDT
Link: https://www.anandtech.com/show/9793/best-cpus

As the second quarter of 2024 is soon set to unfold, there are many things to
be excited about, especially as Computex 2024 has been and gone. We now know
that AMD's upcoming Ryzen 9000 series desktop processors using the new Zen 5
cores will be hitting shelves at the end of the month (31st July), and on top
of this, AMD also recently slashed pricing on their Zen 4 (Ryzen 8000)
processors. Intel still needs to follow suit with their 14th or 13th Gen Core
series processors, but right now from a cost standpoint, AMD is in a much
better position.

Since the publication of our last guide, the only notable CPU to be launched
was Intel's special binned Core i9-14900KS, which not only pushes clock
speeds up to 6.2 GHz but is the last processor to feature Intel's iconic Core
I series nomenclature. The other big news in the CPU world was from Intel,
with a statement issued about pushing users to use the Intel Default
Specification on Intel's 14th and 13th Gen processors, which ultimately
limits the performance compared to published data. We're still in the process
of

While the CPU market has been relatively quiet so far this year, and things
are set to pick up once AMD's Zen 5 and Intel's Arrow Lake desktop chips are
all launched onto the market, it means today we are working for the same hymn
sheet as our previous guide. With AMD's price drops on Ryzen 7000 series
processors, much of the guide reflects this as AMD and Intel's performance is
neck and neck in many use cases, but cost certainly plays a big factor in
selecting a new CPU. As we move into the rest of 2024, the CPU market looks
set to see the rise of the 'AI PC,' which is looking set to be something that
many companies will focus on by the end of 2024, both on mobile and desktop
platforms.

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