I’m wanting to upgrade this month as I’ve previously posted. I’m going from a 9700k.
Initially I was looking at the 14700k but now I’m considering the AM5 platform.
It’s cheaper, the socket will have a longer lifespan and the 7800X3D is superior in games.
What are people’s thoughts?
I have a 9900ks but for my current main gaming PC got a 5800x3d.
Building a SFF gaming PC with 7800X3D and 4070 for the balance of performance, power/thermal requirements, and life in the AM5 platform.
Honestly the 4070ti seems like a good value if you are going green given the power bump, and the 6950xt is crazy for the price rn.
As a 13900K user the APO situation feels like a betrayal.
AM5 should have platform support for 2-3 more CPU generations if that would be helpful to you. There is also no need for a contact frame to maximise cooling efficiency.
I jumped to 14700k from 9700k. For gaming/productivity but also like Joeh mentioned, im more familiar w overclocking w Intel.
Every time ive gone AMD ive had weird issues (aside from Steam Deck/Rog Ally which have their own issues).
I stopped building AMD systems/working on them for others.
Intels have less quirks, and better support from the start, same with Nvidia vs AMD.
Id rather spend the cash up front versus time in the long run.
I’m planning to get my new pc with amd cpu cause imo they are slightly better atm
Desktops yes. I’ve had 2 gens of AM4 and went AM5 7900x with my latest. 5800x and 2 5600x boxes on AM4. Previously had been all Intel. Still run some Intel systems where it makes sense. Stand alone Plex box with a 10th gen because of Quicksync. No issues with AMD systems. GPUs can’t say the same. However it’s not like Intel is doing a bang up job there either.
Socket longevity and efficiency honestly were the tipping points. Intel seems to arbitrarily kick out new chipsets and sockets where they could have probably made a socket last. Prime examples socket 1151 100 and 200 series boards made to work with two generations newer chips. Specifications likely could have been beefed up to allow 4 generations to stick to a common socket.
Then there is the significant boost power draw of Intel chips. Sure some are faster in certain workloads, but they are power hungry to do it.
9900k to 7950x3d…. Never looked back
What about compiling code and machine learning? Intel or AMD?
I had an X370 mobo I got used really cheap to upgrade to something relevant to years ago, I ended up snagging a used 3900X when Ryzen 5000 dropped. I ran that until they updated the BIOS and 5000 series was viable on the same board. Went to 5950X. I had no problems until I upgraded to 6900XT GPU, had tons of gremlins that turned out to be due to the RAM stability/IMC not wanting to run CL16 timings (stock or XMP) with that GPU. Ordered 13900K and DDR4 mobo, migrated RAM and rebuilt PC. If I would have figured out the issue with the RAM sooner, I would have just kept the 5950X honestly. It was a beast. At least with the platform upgrade, I got more M.2 drives and a really solid board layout for my use. I don’t regret going Intel but the AMD stuff was also awesome.
Intel all my previous PCs.
This one has a 7800X3D.
Well I’m currently on am4 but I’d recommend going with whatever best fits both your use case and budget at the time of building for your region. If that’s an AMD CPU then go for it, if it’s an Intel CPU then go for it. They both work just fine.
I will be building a new gaming system in December and going AM5 7800X3D this time after 10+ years of being Intel user. The 7800X3D ticks all the right boxes while I don’t see Intel competing with its cost efficiency, lower temps, power consumption etc. The 7800X3D is just too superior imo.
I went 9900k->13700k(returned)->7950x3d because the amd was eating it for dinner in the games I play in my comparisons.
Had an i5 8400 in my first gaming rig. Was considering the 13700k but i eventually got 7800x3d for my second build.
The reason is simple. Very low power consumption (highest i saw in benchmarks and games was like ~70 watts), easier and cheaper to cool (although it gets quite hot sometimes due to its design), far cheaper ram kits needed to achieve high performance since the sweet spot is 6000mhz cl30-cl32. Additionally, you have an upgrade path should you decide to go with a different cpu in the future since am5 will be supported for quite some time and finally its gaming performance is superior to any other intel and amd cpu as of now. Its truly an amazing cpu if you mainly game and do light-medium work. Otherwise, if your system is more work oriented you should look for other options.