Best Gaming CPU - 13600K vs. 7600X, 5800X3D

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After a flood of CPU launches, let's take a look at what the best options are for your gaming rig.

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0:00-0:53 - Intro
0:54-3:25 - Specs and platform
3:26-4:38 - Production workloads
4:39-7:05 - Gaming benchmarks
7:05-7:57 - DDR4 vs. DDR5
7:58-8:25 - Power draw
8:26-11:43 - Recommendations
11:44-12:49 - 13600K + B660
12:50-13:48 - Closing thoughts

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[optimumtech]

btw GPU used for testing was an RTX 3090 👍

[SB-qofo]

I love seeing the power draw while gaming in the cpu reviews, which is much more important for gamers than the power draw at full load.

[alessandrofabbri]

Great video, I really liked the fact you included both power consumption values while gaming and doing productivity tests.

[zelfreak]

Thank you for including aging cpu like 3700x. Actually the exact cpu I have currently and considering upgrading from. Seeing the apples to apples of older cpu vs new is so helpful rather than just the newest stuff running against each other like other reviews. Great content

[gerzos]

The 58003dx is just amazing. Low power draw and is very close in terms of performance compared to top tier next gen CPU's for gaming. Also still uses am4 socket.

[Basje]

Exactly the 3 CPUs i was looking into, thanks for the comparison :)

[extremelydave]

It's nice to have someone with the ins and outs of system configuration combinations to lean on. There are so many "if you want to use THAT you must use THIS with it" combinations it makes my brain hurt. Thanks for sharing your knowledge Mr. Optimum.

[KeeseToast]

Thanks so much for this video. Those are exactly the CPUs i'm struggling to decide between for my next build!

[knifefest]

If you already have the required platform for the 5800X3D, you can always decide to buy into the newer platforms when you need to - you'd have purchased the same number of new motherboards/CPUs at that point.. There's no actual downside to waiting, unless there's some reason you'd need the 7600X/13600K now.

[jondoes]

Loving closeup hardware shots, very nice ! 😊

[WaspMediaD]

Considering how close these all are when CPU bottlenecked, the 13900k and 7950X don't make much sense for gaming, and the 7600x, 5800x3D and 13600k are all stellar choices.

[spicywaffles]

Man, you've been busy. Can't wait to see your personal build upgrade with new gen components!

[DezLaTez]

Fantastic and thorough information as always

[sneal]

This is the clarity I needed. Thank you!!

[rosepink]

This is the exact video I was waiting for, glad it came from you! 😊

[bmacc]

Great video, glad there are lots of good options for people to choose.

[ionamygdalon]

Would love to see RPCS3 benchmarks and maybe even Citra (that used to run better on Intel)

[kevinmm]

thank you so much that was exactly the kind of video i needed

[dzejkob]

I love your videos, they are so pleasant to watch and hear! :]

[Gun]

Man, your videos are pure quality content! The comparison of memory in gaming and productivity alone is amazing and really shows you know what the common viewers want!