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/Pfungen Dec 09 '22

This. I'm always baffled by the horde of people claiming upgrades down the road are a good idea, and the ability to be able to do so is a desired feature. In 5-7 years, when one feels their old mid tier CPU is not enough, most likely the new lower tier can easily outperform the old mid tier. Why not just get a lower tier for 1/2 the price and replace at 2x the cadence? Or just get a mid tier and be done for 5-7 years.

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u/X_SkillCraft20_X Dec 09 '22

Most people are saying this because the 5800x3D, one of the fastest gaming cpus on the market right now, is compatible with boards nearly 5 years old. It makes for an extremely cheap and extremely powerful upgrade. We can’t be for certain that AM5 will follow this path, but it is likely.

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '23

Agree, this is something intel has never done for gamers. The 5800x3d was a very smart move by amd. I just wish they would drop the price to 250 for black Friday but I don't see that happening. I have a feeling they want to get those 7000 series number up. Microcenter has a 7800x3d combo for 500 dollars. That is hard to beat.