The Ryzen CPU family is AMD's mainstream processor line, but in terms of performance these chips rival high-end desktop (HEDT) models from other manufacturers. Offering up to 16 cores while maintaining high clock speeds, Ryzen excels in most applications and covers a wide range of price points as well. If you want something bigger, AMD's Threadripper CPUs offer even more cores, memory channels, and PCI-E lanes.

AMD's latest Ryzen 5000 Series is focused on providing the best per-core performance, while maintaining the excellent multi-threaded processing which AMD has become known for. Increases to turbo clock speeds and instructions per clock enable fantastic single-threaded results, while the updated Zen 3 architecture includes an improved design for the chip internally.