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AMD VS INTEL

AMD and Intel have never been more fiercely competitive with each other in gaming than they are today. There have been many times throughout silicon history when you could point to a make or break moment for one of these sides: AMD during the early ’00s, or Intel struggling to get a new process operational. Rarely have we seen these two companies both bringing their absolute best to the table at the same tune. That’s the situation we PC gamers find ourselves in today - so how do you choose between them? Let us do the hard work for you…

AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF THE GENERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS OF THE ZEN 4 ARCHITECTURE

Ryzen 7 7700X

AMD $529

8-core/16-thread

On the face of it the Ryzen 7 7700X is maybe the least exciting of all the new Zen 4 chips from AMD.

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