How stagnant is CPU technology? (opens in new tab)

Sometimes, people tell me that there is no more progress in CPU performance. Consider these three processors which had comparable prices at release time. The AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D (Zen 5, with up to 5.3 GHz boost) was released in 2024. The AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D (Zen 4, with up to 5.1 GHz boost) was … Continue reading How stagnant is CPU technology?