Great AM4 CPU, so close to perfection
by BartEveryone knows good sides of this chip, but few thinghs need to be considered before You buy. - This is locked CPU - blocked PBO, Curve optimization and VCORE (at least on most MB) - CPU is generating a lot of heat - Proper cooling solution is requied, Vcore and PBO cannot be optimized (for undervoltage) in BIOS. For reference: Noctua NH-U12A is my personal recommendation as air cooling tower. Or any 240+ mm AIO. - Not best as "productive CPU" - 7800X 3D is a lot better option if building new platform (MB+RAM+CPU). With similar price. If You updating from Ryzen 3xxx or older, mostly for games, and MB supporting it, this CPU is best option, Updating Ryzen 5800X (non 3d) or better, sometimes can do oposite results due to slower clocks of this chip. I updated from Ryzen 5600X - and results are positive.