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  "question": "Best CPU (November 2026)",
  "answer": "The most picked CPU in November 2026 is the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, chosen in an estimated 22% of PC builds, ahead of the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D (13.9%).",
  "category": "CPU",
  "categoryId": "cpu",
  "month": "2026-11",
  "market": "Global",
  "measure": "purchase",
  "shareOf": "PC builds",
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    "id": "ryzen-7-9800x3d",
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    "share": 13.9,
    "change": null,
    "lastMonthRank": null
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    "change": null,
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      "change": null,
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      "change": null,
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    },
    {
      "rank": 3,
      "id": "ryzen-7-5800x3d",
      "name": "AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D",
      "brand": "AMD",
      "priceUsd": null,
      "share": 7.4,
      "change": null,
      "lastMonthRank": null
    },
    {
      "rank": 4,
      "id": "ryzen-7-5700x",
      "name": "AMD Ryzen 7 5700X",
      "brand": "AMD",
      "priceUsd": null,
      "share": 5.8,
      "change": null,
      "lastMonthRank": null
    },
    {
      "rank": 5,
      "id": "ryzen-7-9850x3d",
      "name": "AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D",
      "brand": "AMD",
      "priceUsd": null,
      "share": 5.5,
      "change": null,
      "lastMonthRank": null
    },
    {
      "rank": 6,
      "id": "ryzen-9-9950x3d",
      "name": "AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D",
      "brand": "AMD",
      "priceUsd": 679,
      "share": 4.6,
      "change": null,
      "lastMonthRank": null
    },
    {
      "rank": 7,
      "id": "ryzen-7-5800x",
      "name": "AMD Ryzen 7 5800X",
      "brand": "AMD",
      "priceUsd": null,
      "share": 3.2,
      "change": null,
      "lastMonthRank": null
    },
    {
      "rank": 8,
      "id": "ryzen-7-9700x",
      "name": "AMD Ryzen 7 9700X",
      "brand": "AMD",
      "priceUsd": null,
      "share": 2.5,
      "change": null,
      "lastMonthRank": null
    },
    {
      "rank": 9,
      "id": "ryzen-5-9600x",
      "name": "AMD Ryzen 5 9600X",
      "brand": "AMD",
      "priceUsd": 199,
      "tag": "Budget pick",
      "share": 2.3,
      "change": null,
      "lastMonthRank": null
    },
    {
      "rank": 10,
      "id": "ryzen-5-5600x",
      "name": "AMD Ryzen 5 5600X",
      "brand": "AMD",
      "priceUsd": null,
      "share": 2,
      "change": null,
      "lastMonthRank": null
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://computers.askbestie.me/best/cpu/",
  "basis": {
    "market": "Global",
    "measure": "purchase",
    "confidence": "low",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Tweakers Pricewatch",
        "type": "purchase",
        "weightPercent": 90,
        "url": "https://tweakers.net/pricewatch/"
      },
      {
        "name": "PassMark",
        "type": "installed",
        "weightPercent": 6,
        "url": "https://www.cpubenchmark.net/share30.html"
      },
      {
        "name": "Blender Open Data",
        "type": "installed",
        "weightPercent": 4,
        "url": "https://opendata.blender.org"
      }
    ],
    "methodology": "https://computers.askbestie.me/methodology/"
  },
  "source": {
    "name": "Ask Bestie Computers",
    "url": "https://computers.askbestie.me",
    "dataMonth": "November 2026",
    "method": "Share = estimated % of PC builds (PC parts) or purchases (peripherals, laptops) in a category that went to that product during the month, from shop bestseller lists and sales counts in each market, checked against hardware surveys. Categories without sales data yet (basis.measure = \"installed\") are ranked by estimated % of PCs in use instead, from hardware surveys and benchmark databases. Each ranking lists its sources. Change = percentage points vs the previous month, only given when both months use the same sources. Prices are approximate street prices; priceUsd is null where we have no reliable price.",
    "methodology": "https://computers.askbestie.me/methodology/"
  },
  "byFilter": {
    "AMD": {
      "top": {
        "rank": 1,
        "id": "ryzen-7-9800x3d",
        "name": "AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D",
        "brand": "AMD",
        "priceUsd": 469,
        "tag": "Gaming king",
        "share": 22,
        "change": null,
        "lastMonthRank": null
      },
      "runnerUp": {
        "rank": 2,
        "id": "ryzen-7-7800x3d",
        "name": "AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D",
        "brand": "AMD",
        "priceUsd": 399,
        "share": 13.9,
        "change": null,
        "lastMonthRank": null
      },
      "answer": "The most picked AMD CPU in November 2026 is the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, chosen in an estimated 22% of PC builds, ahead of the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D (13.9%)."
    }
  },
  "byMarket": {
    "eu": {
      "market": "Europe",
      "top": {
        "rank": 1,
        "id": "ryzen-7-9800x3d",
        "name": "AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D",
        "brand": "AMD",
        "priceUsd": 469,
        "tag": "Gaming king",
        "share": 22.2,
        "change": null,
        "lastMonthRank": null
      },
      "runnerUp": {
        "rank": 2,
        "id": "ryzen-7-7800x3d",
        "name": "AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D",
        "brand": "AMD",
        "priceUsd": 399,
        "share": 14,
        "change": null,
        "lastMonthRank": null
      },
      "answer": "The most picked CPU in Europe in November 2026 is the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, chosen in an estimated 22.2% of PC builds, ahead of the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D (14%).",
      "basis": {
        "market": "Europe",
        "measure": "purchase",
        "confidence": "low",
        "sources": [
          {
            "name": "Tweakers Pricewatch",
            "type": "purchase",
            "weightPercent": 91,
            "url": "https://tweakers.net/pricewatch/"
          },
          {
            "name": "PassMark",
            "type": "installed",
            "weightPercent": 5,
            "url": "https://www.cpubenchmark.net/share30.html"
          },
          {
            "name": "Blender Open Data",
            "type": "installed",
            "weightPercent": 4,
            "url": "https://opendata.blender.org"
          }
        ],
        "methodology": "https://computers.askbestie.me/methodology/"
      }
    }
  },
  "split": [
    {
      "label": "AMD",
      "share": 69.2
    }
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "q": "What is the most popular CPU right now?",
      "a": "The most picked CPU in November 2026 is the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, chosen in an estimated 22% of PC builds, ahead of the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D (13.9%)."
    },
    {
      "q": "What is the best budget CPU?",
      "a": "The cheapest CPU in the top five for November 2026 is the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D at about $399, picked in an estimated 13.9% of builds."
    },
    {
      "q": "What is the best AMD CPU?",
      "a": "The most picked AMD CPU in November 2026 is the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, chosen in an estimated 22% of PC builds, ahead of the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D (13.9%)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How does Ask Bestie Computers rank CPUs?",
      "a": "By the estimated share of PC builds in the category that went to each product in November 2026, worked out from shop bestseller lists and sales counts in each region and checked against hardware surveys. Based on Tweakers Pricewatch, checked against PassMark, Blender Open Data. Low confidence. It is a popularity ranking, not a lab test, and it updates every month. Full method: https://computers.askbestie.me/methodology/"
    }
  ]
}