AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Review – by PCMag
Reasons To Buy
- ✓ More cores for less money versus Intel's like-priced CPUs means heavily threaded apps favor AMD.
- ✓ Higher clocks, better memory compatibility than first-gen Ryzens.
- ✓ Backward-compatible with X370 motherboards.
Reasons To Avoid
- ✗ Still lags Core i7-8700K in single-threaded workloads, including some gaming scenarios.
- ✗ Expect only modest gains from overclocking.