AMD’s launch of the original Ryzen was a big deal. After years of so-so chips, AMD was finally a good alternative to Intel. The company was pushing core counts higher and higher while working on the efficiency and per-clock performance issues that always held AMD back.

Now we have Ryzen 3000 and Zen 2, the true architectural sequel to the original Ryzen. With this new series of chips, AMD wants to not just match, but surpass, Intel. The Ryzen 9 3900X sits atop the pile of Ryzen 2 chips, and it’s an insanely powerful 12-core, 24-thread processor.
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