It's not a bad CPU at all, and it's actually a good CPU in general. If you're afraid of Intel after 13th and 14th Gen then it's understandable, but Arrow Lake does mark a bit of a reset for Intel.

I’m not going to even pretend the Ryzen 7 9800X3D is a bad CPU. It’s one of the best processors you can buy, and undoubtedly the best processor you can buy for gaming. There are just a couple ...

though we wouldn't quite call them horrible. Intel slashes the price of its Core Ultra 265K CPU from $399 to $299, making it a killer deal for gamers despite all the early issues Intel's next ...

Benchmarking CPUs with a heavy GPU bottleneck is a bad idea as it tells you nothing about how the CPU really performs in games. It's made even worse when basic information like the average frame ...

You would also expect the problem to impact not just the 9800X3D, but other CPU models too were that the case. If there is a large batch of bad sockets out there, it's likely we'll know soon ...

It's not a bad CPU, but it sits so close to the 5600X in price, that it starts to lose its allure, especially since it's not even the best choice for non-gaming projects either. AMD Ryzen 7 5800X ...