The top 12 best processors for work and play in 2024. Part 1

Amdm and Intel have been battling for supremacy for decades, trying to create the best processors money can buy. The competition is fierce, and that’s a very good thing for PC users who are interested. In 2024, the list of the best processors will be pretty big.

Amazon’s list of the best processors will be pretty big.

The king of value for money is the Ryzen 9600X, but its last-generation 7600 counterpart is still worth a look. In the upper price segment for gaming, there’s the incredible new 9800X3D and 9950X for performance, while the new Intel 285K has found its limited niche.

The new Intel 285K has found its limited niche.

There are the best processors you’ll be able to buy in 2024.

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

This is, without a doubt, a controversial choice. At launch, the Ryzen 7 9700X wasn’t an outstanding processor, and most reviewers agreed that it was the weakest in AMD’s new lineup. That is no longer the case, thanks to the price drop and performance improvements. The Ryzen 7 9700X has been a hit this generation, and now you have a lot more reasons to buy it.

The Ryzen 7 9700X — is an eight-core processor that offers a good balance between gaming and work performance. However, the major upgrade came well after the processor was released to the market. AMD has not only improved performance, but also introduced a new power consumption mode that keeps the processor running at 105W. This combination makes the Ryzen 7 9700X much faster.

It’s able to perform on par with more expensive processors like the Intel Core Ultra 7 265K and AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, and can also perform well in games. While it lacks the extra power offered by AMD’s 3D V-Cache, the Ryzen 7 9700X is still a fast gaming processor, especially if you plan to use high graphics and resolution settings.

The Ryzen 7 9700X is still a fast gaming processor, especially if you plan to use high graphics and resolution settings.

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

Now it should no longer come as a surprise that AMD’s flagship processor with 3D V-Cache is the best processor for gaming. We’ve seen this technology work for three generations, and even from the first version, AMD has cemented its leadership in the gaming industry. It didn’t take the Ryzen 7 9800X3D to continue to lead the way in gaming processors.

But it’s not just about good gaming performance. The Ryzen 7 9800X3D delivers a nice 5-10 percent boost over its last-generation counterparts, but more importantly, it features next-generation 3D V-Cache. This places the cache under the processor cores instead of above them, giving the cores more direct access to cooling. This allows AMD to load the cores more heavily, opening up overclocking opportunities and delivering performance gains of over 20% in most applications.

The results speak for themselves. With previous processors with 3D V-Cache, you’d have to give up performance for better gaming performance, but the Ryzen 7 9800X3D doesn’t force you to choose. It’s a superb all-around processor.

Intel Core i9-13900K

The 13900K may no longer be the flagship it once was, but it’s pretty much the same as the 14900K, only cheaper and uses less power. It’s not nearly as efficient as the newer 285K.

Like the previous generation Core i9-12900K, the Core i9-13900K combines performance (P) and efficiency (E) cores. This time, however, the number of cores has increased. You get eight P cores based on the new Raptor Cove microarchitecture, and 16 E cores using the previous generation’s Gracemont architecture.

The Core i9-13900K is the same as the Core i9-12900K of the previous generation.

These extra cores help accelerate demanding multi-threaded tasks, which is why the Core i9-13900K outperforms the Ryzen 9 7950X by 8% in Cinebench R23. Thanks to the updated P-core, the Core i9-13900K also outperforms AMD’s best performers by 12% in the single-core Cinebench test.

The Core i9-13900K tops the charts in almost all benchmarks, thanks in no small part to its additional L2 cache and higher clock speed. However, it can’t catch up with the X3D processors in gaming. The upgrade path is also somewhat limited, as you only have the option to upgrade to the 14th generation, and nothing but the top-end chips can compete with the 13900K.

AMD Ryzen 9600X

The AMD Ryzen 9600X processor didn’t make a splash when it hit the market in August 2024, but a recent price cut and a few software improvements have made it a real contender for the best processor in the world. With six cores, 12 threads and a high clock speed, it’s a powerful mid-range processor that’s actually better than you might imagine. It doesn’t vastly outperform the last generation 7600 in gaming, but it’s faster, and its performance has increased by leaps and bounds, while still maintaining excellent efficiency.

It’s a great processor.

It also works on any existing AM5 motherboard, which means you don’t need to upgrade your entire system if you’re moving from a Ryzen 7000. It also supports faster memory than older processors and is fully overclockable.

It also supports faster memory than older processors and is fully overclockable.

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Although it’s not as fast as the 13900K or 14900K in gaming or work productivity, and lags behind the newer 9950X, there’s no denying the power of the Ryzen 9 7950X.

While it’s not as fast as the 13900K or 14900K in gaming or work productivity, there’s no denying the power of the Ryzen 9 7950X.

The processor delivers a 31% performance jump in single-core mode and a 36% improvement in multi-core mode over the previous generation. In some tasks, it’s slightly behind the Core i9-13900K, but only by a small margin. And in some games, like Far Cry 6, the Ryzen 9 7950X is actually slightly faster.

And in some games, like Far Cry 6, the Ryzen 9 7950X is actually slightly faster.

Besides the processor itself, the Ryzen 9 7950X introduces an AMD AM5 board. AMD also says it will support AM5 until at least 2027 (and maybe even longer). That means you’ll be able to upgrade to the 9000 series or subsequent generations of processors without changing your motherboard.

Among other things, the Ryzen 9 7950X is also an AMD AM5 board.

Although the Ryzen 9 7950X isn’t at peak performance, it’s good. And with features like smart-access memory and support for remote platforms, it’s still a very cool flagship processor.

And with features like smart-access memory and support for remote platforms, it’s still a very cool flagship processor.

Intel Core i9-14900K

The Core i9-14900K is overshadowed by controversy. However, if you give it a chance, you’ll realize how truly awesome a processor it is in terms of performance. Intel has fixed the issues with the Core i9-14900K, so if you have the latest updates for this processor, you shouldn’t have a problem.

In contrast to the new Arrow Lake processors, the Core i9-14900K — is a fairly modest release for the company. It’s a 24-core chip with 32 threads and Intel’s typical set of eight performance cores and 16 efficient cores based on the Raptor Lake design. It’s essentially just a Core i9-13900K, but with all the sliders cranked to the max.

So it’s just a Core i9-13900K, but with all the sliders cranked to the max.

The performance gains are decent, but the Core i9-14900K’s main strength — is in gaming. It’s one of the few processors that can stand up to AMD’s 3D V-Cache options, and in most games it offers a comfortable boost over the Core i9-13900K. However, you’ll have to contend with higher power consumption and temperature — for all its power, the Core i9-14900K consumes hundreds of watts and heats up a lot.

The Core i9-14900K is the most powerful processor available.