Over in the Team Red corner, 2024 started with a Zen 3 chip, in the form of the Ryzen 7 5700X3D. Essentially nothing more than a processor not quite good enough to be sold as a Ryzen 7 5800X3D ...

Admittedly, there is no 5800X3D or 5700X3D pick here, which might draw some criticism upfront. It's also worth mentioning, there are a lot of CPUs currently on sale, but you can ignore the vast ...