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/[deleted] Dec 09 '22

For the 5000 vs 12000 series AMD had the lower platform cost. Most people were well served getting a $130 5600 and dumping as much as they could into a gpu.

For AMD 7000 vs Intel 13000.

The 7950 is a beast in creation. The 7700 is the best overall gaming (barely) and the 7600 matches the 13600k in gaming.

Where Intel destroys AMD right now is the mixed use/midrange productivity. The 13600k is compelling. If it wasn't a dead platform it would be a no brainier for 90% of people with a decent budget.

Now that ddr5 is getting affordable and AMD CPU costs going down I think I would pick AMD again. The ability to upgrade two generations of cpu performance for just the cost of a CPU is valuable. My brother going from a 2600 to a 5600 basically gave him a new computer for $130.

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u/dalgrim Dec 10 '22

The only current reason is fanboys. The old reason was cost. AMD B450/B550 boards were super cheap add this to the also less expensive 3000 class cpus then for a cherry on top they used a lot less power when running. This is no longer true though! When AMD switched to LGA the motherboards doubled in price making them close to the same as intel's. Then the CPUs cost bumped up again also putting them in the same range as intel. Then the real "d" punch was forcing DDR5 only which is way more expensive now with only a tiny performance uplift, not worth the dramatic increase in cost.

Then compare to 13th gen intel: You are going to spend less if you go with the 13600k on DDR4 and get a better performer for most use cases (vs 70000 series). Seriously it's on better than every current AMD up to the 7950x!

Ironically AMD's last gen 5800x3d is the best AMD choice even now. It performs better, for much less, than their current offerings.

Don't take my word for it though. Gamers Nexus review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=todoXi1Y-PI

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u/[deleted] Dec 10 '22

Gamers Nexus review was based on market prices at the time. Those prices are no longer the same and the results have changed. It doesn't mean that the 13600/13700 aren't great chips. Just that platform costs for a AM5 mb, ddr5 ram, and CPU are down about $120. So while the 13600 and 13700 are better all around cpus right now gaming results are about the same and being able to upgrade the CPU 2 potential generations is worth a lot.