Best CPUs of 2023 (Intel vs. AMD): Gaming, Video Editing, Budget, & Biggest Disappointment

Sponsor: Thermaltake SWAFAN EX 120 3-Pack on Amazon We’re talking about the best CPUs of 2023 to recap the year. Between new prices and benchmarks, we can now look at AMD vs. Intel offerings for the best gaming CPUs, best CPUs for Adobe Premiere, Photoshop, programming & compile, and efficiency, and more. This round-up is made to try and help PC builders who’ve been out of the game for a little while quickly get back up to speed, with comparisons between key CPUs like the AM5 Ryzen 7000 & Intel 14th “Gen“ parts. Some of the top CPUs for the year include the Ryzen 7 7800X3D, AMD R7 5800X3D, Intel i3-12100F, Threadripper 7980X, and more that we’ll talk about. Read the Best CPUs article! Watch our Best & Worst GPUs round-up! Like our content? Please consider becoming our Patron to support us: Get a GN PC Building Anti-Static Modmat for your upcoming PC build! RELATED PRODUCTS [Affiliate Links] BEST OVERALL CPU 2023 AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU on Amazon: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU on Newegg: GN 7800X3D CPU review & benchmarks: MOST BALANCED CPU 2023 Intel Core i5-13600K or 14600K (whichever is cheapest) Intel i5-13600K on Amazon: Intel i5-13600K on Newegg: Intel i5-14600K on Amazon: Intel i5-14600K on Newegg: Our i5-14600K review covers both of these CPUs: (the 13600K won “Best Overall“ for 2022) BEST GAMING CPU 2023 AMD R7 7800X3D CPU on Amazon: AMD R7 7800X3D CPU on Newegg: GN R7 7800X3D CPU review & benchmarks: BEST UPGRADE VALUE CPU 2023 AMD R7 5800X3D on Amazon: AMD R7 5800X3D on Newegg: GN 5800X3D CPU review: MOST EFFICIENT CPU OF 2023 AMD Threadripper 7980X on Amazon: AMD Threadripper 7980X on Newegg: GN 7980X review: Runner-up: AMD 7800X3D Honorable Mention: 7950X in Eco Mode BEST BUDGET CPUs OF 2023 This one had several options and two key choices. AMD R7 5700X on Amazon: Intel i5-12600K on Amazon: AMD R5 7600 on Amazon: AMD R5 7600 on Newegg: Find the R5 7600 review here: BEST HIGH-END DESKTOP CPU 2023 AMD Threadripper 7970X on Amazon: AMD Threadripper 7970X on Newegg: GN 7970X review: BEST CPU UNDER $100 IN 2023 Intel i3-12100F on Amazon: Intel i3-12100F on Newegg: GN 13100F review contains the most up-to-date comparisons: BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT Literally the entire Intel 14 series, including the i9-14900K, i7-14700K, and i5-14600K (but at least that one can have a redeeming price sometimes). If you want one anyway, you can find the i9-14900K on Amazon here: Or the 14900K on Newegg: GN 14700K review: TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - The Best CPUs of 2023 01:35 - Setting Content Expectations 02:58 - Best Overall CPU 04:57 - Most Balanced (Price, Gaming, Production) 06:51 - Best CPU for Gaming 2023 10:38 - Best Upgrade Value CPU 13:25 - Most Efficient CPU 15:30 - Best Budget CPUs 17:49 - Best High-End Desktop CPUs 18:59 - Best CPU Under $100 21:46 - Biggest Disappointment 22:58 - Conclusion ** Please like, comment, and subscribe for more! ** Links to Amazon and Newegg are typically monetized on our channel (affiliate links) and may return a commission of sales to us from the retailer. This is unrelated to the product manufacturer. Any advertisements or sponsorships are disclosed within the video (“this video is brought to you by“) and above the fold in the description. We do not ever produce paid content or “sponsored content“ (meaning that the content is our idea and is not funded externally aside from whatever ad placement is in the beginning) and we do not ever charge manufacturers for coverage. Follow us in these locations for more gaming and hardware updates: t: f: w: Host, Writing: Steve Burke Video: Vitalii Makhnovets