Even when anchored by a mid‑range powerhouse like the AMD Ryzen 5 5500, a thoughtfully curated build can deliver premium performance. By pairing it with the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB, gamers achieve a well‑balanced system designed to excel at 1440p gaming – while still stretching into 4K in select titles.

While AMD’s first Zen 5 CPUs disappointed everyone in gaming, the latest X3D versions have more than made up for that. The 9800X3D became the best gaming CPU last year, and now the 9950X3D greatly improves creator workloads while mostly maintaining that stellar gaming performance.