Reviewers Liked
- Most affordable Zen 4 processor
- Impressive performance improvements in all areas
- New AM5 socket has lots of life ahead of it
- Support for DDR5 and PCIE 5.0
- Good gaming performance
Reviewers Didn't Like
- High platform cost
- Demanding cooling requirements / high temperatures
- Requires a new motherboard and new RAM
- Subpar multi-core performance
- Default 105 W TDP uses more power and generates more heat with little-to-no real performance benefit