On Intel’s side, there’s the excellent quad-core Core i3-12100F for around $80, while AMD’s six-core Ryzen 5 5500 is about $85 and offers comparable performance in games. Intel is probably ...

Starting as a licensed chip manufacturer for giants like Intel, it wasn’t a ... you can tell that the Ryzen 9600 is not only newer than the Ryzen 5500, but also more performant.

It seems like a fairly good budget CPU from Ryzen 5000 series. Was a bit worried it wouldn't be powerful enough for my music production needs but it hasn't missed a beat, happy with the cost to ...