Sponsor: Thermaltake SWAFAN EX 120 3-Pack on Amazon https://geni.us/ardZR We're talking about the best CPUs of 2023 to recap the year. Between new prices and benchmarks, we can now look at AMD vs. Intel offerings for the best gaming CPUs, best CPUs for Adobe Premiere, Photoshop, programming & compile, and efficiency, and more. This round-up is made to try and help PC builders who've been out of the game for a little while quickly get back up to speed, with comparisons between key CPUs like the AM5 Ryzen 7000 & Intel 14th "Gen" parts. Some of the top CPUs for the year include the Ryzen 7 7800X3D, AMD R7 5800X3D, Intel i3-12100F, Threadripper 7980X, and more that we'll talk about. Read the Best CPUs article! https://gamersnexus.net/cpus/best-cpus-2023-intel-vs-amd-gaming-video-editing-budget-biggest-disappointment Watch our Best & Worst GPUs round-up! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJGfQ5AgB3g Like our content? Please consider becoming our Patron to support us: http://www.patreon.com/gamersnexus Get a GN PC Building Anti-Static Modmat for your upcoming PC build! https://store.gamersnexus.net/products/large-modmat-gn15-anniversary RELATED PRODUCTS [Affiliate Links] BEST OVERALL CPU 2023 AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU on Amazon: https://geni.us/bah9 AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU on Newegg: https://howl.me/ck3xXl7aWU2 GN 7800X3D CPU review & benchmarks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B31PwSpClk8 MOST BALANCED CPU 2023 Intel Core i5-13600K or 14600K (whichever is cheapest) Intel i5-13600K on Amazon: https://geni.us/uWzH Intel i5-13600K on Newegg: https://howl.me/ck3xZblsQRN Intel i5-14600K on Amazon: https://geni.us/lyyHg0 Intel i5-14600K on Newegg: https://howl.me/ck3xZAIU0Sk Our i5-14600K review covers both of these CPUs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XscfA1dT60 (the 13600K won "Best Overall" for 2022) BEST GAMING CPU 2023 AMD R7 7800X3D CPU on Amazon: https://geni.us/bah9 AMD R7 7800X3D CPU on Newegg: https://howl.me/ck3xXl7aWU2 GN R7 7800X3D CPU review & benchmarks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B31PwSpClk8 BEST UPGRADE VALUE CPU 2023 AMD R7 5800X3D on Amazon: https://geni.us/8V8doYC AMD R7 5800X3D on Newegg: https://howl.me/ck3x1gAONQT GN 5800X3D CPU review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBFNoKUHjcg MOST EFFICIENT CPU OF 2023 AMD Threadripper 7980X on Amazon: https://geni.us/6HfTHBO AMD Threadripper 7980X on Newegg: https://howl.me/ck3x2utKzDw GN 7980X review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDEUOoWTzGw Runner-up: AMD 7800X3D Honorable Mention: 7950X in Eco Mode BEST BUDGET CPUs OF 2023 This one had several options and two key choices. AMD R7 5700X on Amazon: https://geni.us/KP0AB8 Intel i5-12600K on Amazon: https://geni.us/2gB9h1 AMD R5 7600 on Amazon: https://geni.us/sNMHx AMD R5 7600 on Newegg: https://howl.me/ck3x7KVM3H8 Find the R5 7600 review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2XeFkhR3nA BEST HIGH-END DESKTOP CPU 2023 AMD Threadripper 7970X on Amazon: https://geni.us/BvmzcC AMD Threadripper 7970X on Newegg: https://howl.me/ck3yj6BiZq6 GN 7970X review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDEUOoWTzGw BEST CPU UNDER $100 IN 2023 Intel i3-12100F on Amazon: https://geni.us/neDFz4 Intel i3-12100F on Newegg: https://howl.me/ck3x3LuzIie GN 13100F review contains the most up-to-date comparisons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSJwlVvh7m4 BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT Literally the entire Intel 14 series, including the i9-14900K, i7-14700K, and i5-14600K (but at least that one can have a redeeming price sometimes). If you want one anyway, you can find the i9-14900K on Amazon here: https://geni.us/Etbz3 Or the 14900K on Newegg: https://howl.me/ck3x5OBBXCP GN 14700K review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KKE-7BzB_M TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - The Best CPUs of 2023 01:35 - Setting Content Expectations 02:58 - Best Overall CPU 04:57 - Most Balanced (Price, Gaming, Production) 06:51 - Best CPU for Gaming 2023 10:38 - Best Upgrade Value CPU 13:25 - Most Efficient CPU 15:30 - Best Budget CPUs 17:49 - Best High-End Desktop CPUs 18:59 - Best CPU Under $100 21:46 - Biggest Disappointment 22:58 - Conclusion ** Please like, comment, and subscribe for more! ** Links to Amazon and Newegg are typically monetized on our channel (affiliate links) and may return a commission of sales to us from the retailer. This is unrelated to the product manufacturer. Any advertisements or sponsorships are disclosed within the video ("this video is brought to you by") and above the fold in the description. We do not ever produce paid content or "sponsored content" (meaning that the content is our idea and is not funded externally aside from whatever ad placement is in the beginning) and we do not ever charge manufacturers for coverage. Follow us in these locations for more gaming and hardware updates: t: http://www.twitter.com/gamersnexus f: http://www.facebook.com/gamersnexus w: http://www.gamersnexus.net/ Host, Writing: Steve Burke Video: Vitalii Makhnovets