Pair one of these awesome processors with the NVIDIA RTX 3090
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The best processor (CPU) for NVIDIA`s GeForce RTX 3090 is one that can keep up with the ridiculous amount of performance coming from the GPU. If you`re on Team Red, AMD`s Ryzen 5000 series CPUs are a great match, but you can also go with 10th and 11th Gen Intel hardware if you`re leaning toward Team Blue. Either way, we`ve rounded up the best CPUs for your NVIDIA RTX 3090. Best overall AMD AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Editor`s choice The AMD Ryzen 9 5950X delivers 16 cores with 32 threads, as well as a 105W TDP and 4.9GHz boost clock. If you want to get the most from your RTX 3090 in terms of gaming or design work, this should make a fantastic pairing. Check out the best motherboards for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X to get the right hardware match. $1,010 at Amazon $1,054 at Newegg $799 at B&H Best overall Intel Intel Core i9-10900X Staff pick The Intel Core i9-10900X brings 10 cores and 20 threads and is unlocked with plenty of room for overclocking. You can get a boost speed up to 4.7...