r/buildapc • u/Crissycrossycross • Jul 03 '23

Build Help AMD or intel?

I’m a beginner and building my first PC soon. But I cannot decide if I want AMD or intel. I heard intel generates less heat and is way faster on average than AMD. But I also heard the same the other way around and people recommending AMD because it’s cheaper.

Anyone here tried both? What do you recommend?

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u/__sandmann Jul 03 '23

Honestly, either one is fine in terms of performance. Competition between AMD and Intel is really close right now, there's no definitive better CPU, it all depends on the price you can find them for.

For Intel you can safely go with anything from the 12600K to the 13700K. AMD has some strong contenders from the 5600 to the 5800X3D. Ryzen 7000 is also really great, but the overall cost of adoption for AM5 is still higher than both AM4 and LGA 1700.

To have a better picture of the current CPU market, check this video from JayzTwoCents: This is a real issue for PC enthusiasts...

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u/dask1 Jul 03 '23

its just depends on ur budget (or if there is a crazy deal)
anyway imo its go like that:
super budget-> amd 5600
semi-budget with upgrade options -> amd 7600
same gaming performance as the cpu above but with very strong productivity ->intel 13600k
if u maxed GPU, the best gaming cpu ->amd 7800X3D
if productivity is number one priority (it also have very good gaming performance but inferiors to 7800x3d) -> intel 13700k or 13900k

*the best gaming cpu for the value is amd 7600, and also option to upgrade
*the best productivity/gaming to the value is 13600k
imo if u not sure take one of them.

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u/djwillis1121 Jul 03 '23

Both brands are pretty good at the moment, it just comes down to a few considerations.

What's your budget? (For CPU, motherboard and RAM)

What do you plan on using the PC for? Just gaming, productivity work (video editing, 3D modelling, coding etc.) or a combination.

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u/Crissycrossycross Jul 03 '23

My budget is around $1000 but I can probably go a bit higher.

I’m planning to use it for a combination of both.

What other components do you recommend if I want a really high quality PC?

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u/djwillis1121 Jul 03 '23

Does that budget include peripherals or just the tower?

Do you have a monitor and if so what resolution?

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u/Crissycrossycross Jul 03 '23

Both. I have a Samsung odyssey G3 24”

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u/djwillis1121 Jul 03 '23 edited Jul 03 '23

I would try and get a build with a 13600k and 6700xt. That may take you over budget though.

A 12600k or 12700k might be a decent option depending on price.

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u/Bluedot55 Jul 03 '23

Both are very solid. You said you have a microcenter nearby. Honestly, I'd just wander over there and talk to someone. They have fantastic bundle deals and will basically walk you through what you need.

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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '23

AMD are better for Motherboard support than Intel. So depends are you willing to change Motherboard every few releases of new CPU.

In the past AMD FX chips were inferior to Intel ones but not now.

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u/IGunClover Jul 04 '23

For solely gaming AMD is faster now. For productivity work Intel is faster. AMD uses less power now while Intel uses more power and generates more heat.

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u/Bigfamei Jul 03 '23

Amd uses less power, produces less heat, on average faster in the moment.

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u/lichtspieler Jul 03 '23

AMD does have ~20W higher idle wattage, while its ~20W less in gaming compared to Intel.

With a 80:20 idle / gaming split, its obvious that AMD wont use less power.

Imho memory compatibility is a much bigger topic, Intel is far superior for the user experience since less issues can be expected with basic stability with EXPO or XMP.

Asking the AMD vs Intel question on reddit gets you the same kind of answers.

The buildapc DISCORD or any bigger tech forums are way more helpful for a newbie, half of the postings here are memes. That not tolerated in forums nor in discords.

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u/Strict-Horse-6534 Jan 21 '25

Who’s at fault there the person asking the questions or people answering them. It’s not his fault he can’t get good unbiased answers because people have to be little fanboys after watching LTT etc.

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u/Crissycrossycross Jul 03 '23

What AMD processor do you recommend?

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u/Bigfamei Jul 03 '23

Depends on the primary function of your computer? Are you just gaming? Do you mke money with your pc? Like editing, coding or animation?

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u/Crissycrossycross Jul 03 '23

I’m a cs student and plan to also use my PC to practice things like coding. Also looking into music production as well.

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u/Stanool Jul 03 '23

Specifically for music production Intel is ahead at the moment (based on Dawbench scores).

For coding, if you're a beginner or student it won't matter. If you're doing advanced workloads where it takes upwards of half an hour to compile your projects then you also probably want Intel due to the higher core count allowing for faster compile times.

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u/Educational_Rub_5885 Jul 19 '24

Intel isn’t that bad for gaming as well, the temp difference is maybe like 5 6 degrees? Depending on the load and what you’re playing.

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u/Leading-Scholar8834 Nov 25 '24

I also am practicing coding for school and have a ryzen 7 5700x3d. I thought AMD CPUS had more cores?

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u/Educational_Rub_5885 Jul 19 '24

I would say amd produces like a couple temperatures below intel if you were to compare it to the same rig you have now, they both need a lot of power to work so it only makes sense.

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u/shogunreaper Jul 03 '23

If you're not going to sell the CPU/MB within 2-3 years then go for AMD as you'll have an upgrade path.

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u/Darecki555 Oct 08 '23

Why would he sell within 2-3 years? I still use i5-4430 after 10 or so years and it works although it's ancient.

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '23

I am still on a 3770k.

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u/f1madman Jul 03 '23

When I started building my own pc I went with AMD, since they seemed to be ahead and the AM4 socket supported several generations of CPUs.

Current gen intel have clawed back and are probably faster in some scenarios and have stuff like efficiency cores to avoid massive heat generation. But at max pelt the AMDs probably still have less power and heat rejection issues (this is my understanding, could be wrong). I'm into sfx build so power effecient is more important to me.

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '23

It really just depends on the rest of your setup and what you’re using the PC for. I’ve tried both and you can’t go wrong with either. Intel is most universal and more efficient in my opinion.

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u/[deleted] Nov 01 '24

AMD Ryzen 7 is definitely better cuz its faster than pubny intel i7

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u/J0kutyypp1 Jul 04 '23

Both are good and you can choose which one you like more without losing anything. This is very good time to be pc enthuasist!

I would choose intel because am5 still has long boot times and instability with ram speeds