Should Intel be worried about gamers favoring AMD’s cheap new CPU? Ryzen 5700X3D looks impressive from early benchmarks

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AMD’s Ryzen 7 5700X3D has just arrived on the market, and yes, this is a blast from the past – as a CPU from the last generation of Ryzen desktop chips – but it makes a good case for itself. Announced last month at CES 2024, the Ryzen 5700X3D is a cut-down spin on the well-liked 5800X3D, the latter of which is still a popular choice with PC gamers – and we’ve just caught a glimpse of how the new CPU performs. Before we consider that evidence, though, here’s the lowdown on the 5700X3D. The new 3D V-Cache CPU comes...