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The AMD Ryzen 9800X3D is an unstoppable CPU that trades processing power for productivity tasks, so it can focus all its power into empowering your rig for PC gaming, especially when paired with a high-end GPU. With its 8 cores, 16 threads, 4.7 GHz base clock speeds, 5.2 GHz max clock speeds of 5.2 GHz, and second-generation 3D V-Cache with 96GB of memory (all built on AMD's Zen 5 architecture), this CPU can crush the specification requirements of any PC game thrown at it. For example, our senior editor, Ben Wilson, confirmed during his review of the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D that a PC outfitted wit

Any gaming PC asking over $2,000 should be capable of pushing modern AAA games to the higher end of their graphical settings, and it should be able to do so at 1440p (2560x1440). Running benchmarks at 1080p (1920x1080) is a common standard, but I'm not particularly interested in the lofty numbers that would come of that. I'm looking for an average of 144 FPS, and what it takes to get there — FSR upscaling or otherwise. I tested Cyberpunk 2077 since it feels like the new face of "Can it run Crysis?" and any review would feel strange without it. It's an interesting result, particularly as I've h