The result? It was a . In "3300x.txt," the benchmark logs showed something impossible: this $120 chip was outperforming legendary high-end CPUs from just a few years prior, like the Core i7-7700K. It was punching so far above its weight class that it became an overnight sensation.
Check out PCMag's original review to see why it earned an Editor's Choice award.
Read about the "4+0" core layout that gave it its speed on Medium . MSI AMD Ryzen 3 3300X gaming rig build review
The file 3300x.txt wasn't supposed to be special. It was just a log file from a budget gaming rig built in the summer of 2020. But in the tech world, that summer was the beginning of a myth. The Ryzen 3 3300X