The AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D is the best gaming processor currently on the market and a much better option than the new Intel Core Ultra 9 285K. If you're waiting for a discount on this processor for Black Friday, though, don't hold your breath. It's very unlikely the price will drop before the end of the year.

The fastest gaming CPU you can buy right now is back in stock at Amazon, and at its MSRP of $479 as well, but we don't know for how long.

Finding the fastest gaming CPU can be a bit of an ordeal. Here are some of the websites where you can look for a unit, some offering discounts!

AMD released benchmarks on Thursday showing that its own Ryzen AI 300 chip destroys Intel's latest Lunar Lake chip in gaming.

Motherboard maker MSI has confirmed that it's looking into a Redditor's burned out 9800X3D CPU and X870 Tomahawk motherboard socket.

AMD's Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 benchmarks show that it's 75% faster for gaming than Intel Core Ultra, however the numbers include AMD tech like frame generation.

A blog post from AMD is advertising a 75% performance advantage in gaming benchmarks of its Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 against Intel's Core Ultra 7 258V.

The two Ryzen 7 9800X3D owners shared photographs of the CPU with burned contacts and the AM5 socket with burned pines. The pictures suggest that improper CPU installation was the