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UserBenchmark suggests you buy the i5-13600K over the Ryzen 7 9800X3D — says AMD drives sales with 'aggressive marketing' rather than 'real-world performance'

'Spending more on a gaming CPU is often pointless, as games are generally limited by the GPU'

The website's latest review of the Ryzen 7 9800X3D has left many in shock as it now deems spending extra on a gaming CPU pointless. (Image credit: UserBenchmark)Moving over to their actual review, it doesn't take an expert to discern fact from fiction. The site further states that "AMD is looking to drive demand through aggressive marketing rather than delivering real-world performance," even though the 9800X3D currently unanimously stands as the world's fastest gaming CPU - beating Intel's Core Ultra 9 285K by almost 40%.

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