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Hardware

the best gaming CPU in 2026 is a $480 chip that humbles a $590 Intel — it's not close

AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D is 35% faster than Intel's flagship in games, for less money. Here's the honest best-gaming-CPU answer for 2026, and when you should ignore it.

Ravi Malhotra · 2h ago · 11 min

Deals

everyone's hyping that $279 Ryzen deal. don't — the chip you actually want is $20 more

yeah, the 7700X3D dropped $50 to $279. but the 7800X3D — the chip AMD literally bins higher — is right there for $20 more. here's why that $20 is the smarter spend.

Nadia Rahman · Jul 18 · 4 min