AMD's Ryzen 7 7800X3D is often hailed at the best gaming CPU you can buy, but there are plenty of alternatives to keep in mind before picking up the chip.

It’s not too often that you find a deal this good on a CPU like the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D. So when deals like this pop up, it’s worth your time to check them out and consider whether or not it’s time to upgrade your CPU.

ProsExcellent gaming performanceZen 4 CoresHigh Boost ClocksHas Access To PCI-E 5.0 And DDR5Highly efficient for gamingConsHas expensive motherboardsHas some QC issues relating to voltageStruggles with multi-core intensive workloads $450 at Amazon$450 at Newegg AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 8-Core 16-Thread Processor AMD's Last Gen Gaming Bastion The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D launched just over a year ago and still holds its own against AMD's and Intel's best-in-class CPUs when it comes to gaming.

The AMD Ryzen 7 8700F (MSRP $329), an alternative to the Ryzen 7 8700G desktop processor with Ryzen AI that lacks integrated graphics, will be released on May 14 for $299.99, according to a new listing for the CPU that can be found on Amazon.