… It's an impressive 12-core CPU with 24 threads that can boost up to 5.6 GHz. Sure, it doesn't have AMD's 3D V-Cache since it's not an X3D SKU, but that doesn't matter as this thing can brute-force its way through even the more demanding tasks. …
… But if you usually play AAA titles that are GPU-bound anyway, even that difference becomes almost impossible to notice in actual gameplay. In my case, downclocking from 6400MT/s to 6000MT/s just isn't in the same league, especially with an X3D CPU. …
… It's still behind the AMD Ryzen X3D range, but it beats pretty much every non-X3D chip from either AMD or Intel, and let's not forget this is a $299 CPU, while the 285K is twice that. …