If you're gaming and creating content on an AM4 system this $375 Ryzen 9 5950X is the perfect drop-in upgrade
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | 16 cores | 32 threads | 4.9 GHz boost | 64MB L3 | 105 W TDP | AM4 socket | <a href=«https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=HlvbvYZP82I&mid=44583&u1=hawk-custom-tracking&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newegg.com%2Famd-ryzen-9-5950x%2Fp%2FN82E16819113663» data-link-merchant=«newegg.com»" target="_blank">$799 $375.23 at Newegg (save $423.77 with promo code STDDR933)Yes it's a last-gen CPU from AMD, and it's not the <a href=«https://www.pcgamer.com/best-cpu-for-gaming/» data-link-merchant=«pcgamer.com»" data-link-merchant=«newegg.com»" target="_blank">best gaming processor you can buy, but this is an absurdly low price for 32 threads of Zen 3 processing capability. It still performs mighty well and if you do content creation alongside gaming, it's a great upgrade for an AM4 system.