AMD has gained tremendous in-roads amongst PC computer enthusiasts, gamers, and well anyone interested in a desktop CPU in the last few years. AMD has had great success with its first line of Summit Ridge Ryzen 1000 series desktop CPUs based on the Zen architecture. Then it continued that success with the refresh known as Pinnacle Ridge Ryzen 2000 series Zen+ based line of Ryzen CPUs. In 2019 AMD further bolstered themselves in CPU technology leadership with the new Matisse line of Ryzen 3000 series Zen 2 architecture-based CPUs we know today. Every year AMD has proven to innovate and launch capable and desirable CPUs for the PC desktop market.

In the summer of 2019, AMD launched the Ryzen 7 and Ryzen 5 Zen 2 cores 3000 series CPUs known as Matisse. We have covered a multitude of these CPUs since the launch here at TheFPSReview. Of course, there is also Threadripper and EPYC CPUs, but today we are focused on the desktop side of things. Ryzen 7 CPUs that were launched in 2019 include Ryzen 7 3700X and Ryzen 3800X. Major Ryzen 5 CPUs that were released in 2019 in the US include Ryzen 5 3600 and Ryzen 5 3600X. Major Ryzen 9 CPUs that were released in 2019 in the US include Ryzen 9 3900X and Ryzen 9 3950X.