Reviewers Liked
- Significant performance boost vs. 1800X
- Better memory and cache performance
- All chips unlocked
- Improved overclocking margins
- Excellent all round performance
- CPU cooler with RGB lighting included
- Lots of motherboard choice
- Reasonably priced
Reviewers Didn't Like
- Limited overclocking headroom
- Still slower clock speeds than Intel
- Single-thread is better but not great
- Lacks integrated graphics
- Highest-energy draw on load
- Temperatures did reach into the 60s with the stock cooler at stock
- Memory frequency still far too dependent on CPU IMC sample