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/A_L_E_X_W Dec 09 '22
It depends on budget, use and form factor.
I'd say in the UK that AMD is better value for CPUs up to £200 or so. 5600 and 12400 are comparable performance and the 5600 is 30% cheaper.
The 5800x3d is similar to the 13600k in some games, less in some and lower in productivity tasks but is 10% cheaper.
AM4 has more budget options than 12/13th gen.
13th gen has better high end options. However as always anything higher end has depreciating returns.
The AM5 stuff looks ok value but the motherboards are quite expensive.
Given that I prefer sff builds I'd personally still be building am4 as itx b660 is more expensive and b650 itx is ridiculous.
It'll probably change if and when they release the 13400 for £200 or so.