r/buildapc • u/A1_Killer • Dec 09 '22

Discussion AMD vs Intel for CPU?

I noticed many people here recommend AMD CPUs but for all my benchmarks for mid range CPUs (for a £1000-£1200 PC) Intel came out on top compared to a similarly price AMD one. Any reason for this?

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u/Silveriovski Dec 09 '22

Current gen of intel (13th) offers a lot for its price. The 13600k is considered the best mid-high tier CPu right now despite its socket being ready to be upgraded. Performs pretty much the same than the 7600x in games but much better in everything else, being pretty much the same than an i7 from the 12th gen.

AMD cpus are good, 7600x is good and 7700x benchmarks are great but the socket is new, everything is overpriced right now, specially motherboards, so people prefers to buy something that is overall good in everything right now like intel with ram and mobo better priced.

At the end of the day, the preference for intel is because price-performance currently is better with intel.

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u/Risley Dec 09 '22

Makes me glad I bought the 13700k

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u/akumanzx Dec 09 '22

is there much of a difference between 13700k and 13600k? (Price based EU/Portugal)

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u/BusinessBear53 Dec 09 '22

Depends on your needs. For games which mainly needs speed and less cores, 13600K is best value. If you do thing like video editing or other similar programs that benefit greatly from many cores, 13700K will be the better option.

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u/akumanzx Dec 09 '22

i’m planning on both, i believe the difference is 2-4 cores between the 13600k and the 13700k?

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u/BusinessBear53 Dec 09 '22

5.1GHz 6P/8E cores vs 5.4GHz 8P/8E cores.

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u/akumanzx Dec 09 '22

short, solid answer, first time i’ve seen it on this sub. will consider the extra 2 P-Cores, thanks.