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CPU
Executes instructions — the general-purpose brain of the system.
Compatibility notes
- Motherboard: Socket must match
- CPU Cooler: Cooler socket support required
Sample products
3 shownEssential$179
AMD Ryzen 5 7600
A balanced 6-core Zen 4 chip for everyday use, schoolwork, and light-to-mid gaming.
- Cores / Threads
- 6 / 12
- Base / Boost Clock
- 3.8 / 5.1 GHz
- L3 Cache
- 32 MB
Verified specs 2 compat.
View detailsBalanced$319
Intel Core i5-14600K
The sweet spot for gaming and content creation without overspending.
- Cores / Threads
- 14 (6P+8E) / 20
- Base / Boost Clock
- 3.5 / 5.3 GHz
- L3 Cache
- 24 MB
Verified specs 2 compat.
View detailsPerformance$549
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
High core count for rendering, compiling, and heavy parallel workloads.
- Cores / Threads
- 16 / 32
- Base / Boost Clock
- 4.5 / 5.7 GHz
- L3 Cache
- 64 MB
Verified specs 2 compat.
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