Today we're talking best CPUs and this is a prompt follow up to our late December buying guide update, with a few surprise categories, and of course, the latest available CPUs and platforms at play. It should be noted that we've recently made 'best of' recommendations for both Intel and AMD motherboards, with only the X470 platform now missing, and that's coming up very soon.

With Ryzen now a year in the market, it's brought more competition in the desktop CPU scene that we'd seen in years, it's an exciting time to be a PC enthusiast. After all the extensive testing you are familiar with, we've come up with this concise guide on the best CPU choices available right now.