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especially important for gamers, since the performance of some games can be
dependent on a CPU’s ability to access memory, especially at screen resolutions
below 4K. (At the highest resolutions and detail settings, the graphics card
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counterparts. PC Labs did some deeper-than-ordinary testing in that regard.
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Razer Chroma peripherals, such as keyboards and mice. Even without Chroma,
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other capabilities, Ryzen Master lets you see the current state of each CPU core
and highlights which of the cores perform best. This is a boon to overclockers
who want to boost the clock speed of individual cores, something you can also
do with precision within Ryzen Master.
The Ryzen 9 3900X
has a Wraith Prism
cooling fan system
with a nifty ring of
RGB lighting and
support for Razer’s
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