Outstanding gaming performance; Support for DDR5 and PCIE 5.0; Great power efficiency; Affordable price;

Subpar multi-core performance; Requires a high-end cooler; Worth waiting for Intel Raptor Lake;

Now that the 7600X is here, it’s clear that AMD wasn’t exaggerating. This 6-core, 12-thread chip is beastly in gaming, able to go to toe-to-toe with rivals far above its weight class. And it can do so in multiple titles.