Reviewers Liked

  • Off the charts CPU performance
  • Solid gaming improvements
  • Integrated graphics
  • Support for 16 full-power cores and 32 processing threads
  • Lower retail price than predecessor
  • Compatible with AM4 cooling solution

Reviewers Didn't Like

  • DDR5 could bloat cost
  • Slightly excessive power consumption
  • Requires new AM5 motherboard
  • Not compatible with DDR4 RAM
  • Very long boot times
  • Runs hot