For hardware enthusiasts, Computex 2026 could have felt subdued—if you only looked at the x86 side of the fence.

The usual players offered low thrills. AMD trotted out a $350 rehash of its venerable Ryzen 7 5800X3D and a new $329 Ryzen 7 7700X3D. (For comparison, the current street price for the Ryzen 7 7800X3D is $340.) Intel’s biggest consumer news focused on mobile, with Wildcat Lake and Arc…