Intel Core i9-12900K vs. AMD Ryzen 9 5950X: Which High-End CPU Is Tops in 2021?
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Two chips enter, one chip leaves: It's the heavyweight desktop-CPU duel of the holiday season as Intel's and AMD's mega-core processing monsters go head-to-head. Which one prevails?
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