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| Specs at a glance: Ryzen 3000XT CPUs, as tested | |
|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 Professional |
| CPU | Ryzen 9 3900XT (12c/24t)—$499 at Amazon Ryzen 7 3800XT (8c/16t)—$399 at Amazon Ryzen 5 3600XT (6c/12t)—$249 at Amazon |
| RAM | 32GB Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB DDR4 3200—$200 at Amazon |
| GPU | MSI GeForce 2060 RTX Super—$450 at Amazon |
| HDD | Samsung 860 Pro 1TB SSD—$275 at Amazon |
| Motherboard | ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi)—$550 at Amazon |
| Cooling | NZXT Kraken X63 fluid cooler with 280mm radiator—$150 at Amazon |
| PSU | EVGA 850GQ Semi Modular PSU—$130 at Amazon |
| Chassis | Primochill Praxis Wetbench test chassis—$200 at Amazon |
| Price as tested | ≈$1,795 as tested, excluding CPU |
Today, AMD released three new Ryzen 3000 desktop processors—the Ryzen 3000XT line. These new CPU models, the Ryzen 9 3900XT, Ryzen 7 3800XT, and Ryzen 5 3600XT are minor refreshes of the existing Ryzen 9 3900X, Ryzen 7 3800X, and Ryzen 5 3600X models which add a couple hundred MHz extra boost clock speed to the original versions.
We'll go ahead and spoiler this one for you right away—if you've already got a Ryzen 3000 X-series desktop CPU, you don't need to rush out to buy a new one. These updates should be seen largely as a way to keep pressure on Intel while AMD is ahead, rather than something revolutionary.
If you're already in the market for a new CPU and want the top performer in your bracket, you probably want the XT model. PC builders looking for a better value per dollar may want to watch for the X-series CPUs to drop a few dollars, instead—none of the performance improvements brought in XT are overwhelming.
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