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.
It’s superior at 1080p in SOME games, how long will you stay on 1080p? Frametimes are often better on the 13th or 14th Intel gen but sometimes Amd is ahead. For things like emulation you can always count on Intel being ahead. I’d say it’s a no brainer to buy Intel if you don’t mind undervolting/powerlimiting to reduce heat.
I was considering a 7700x but I’m going to go with a 13700k. I read up on issues with AM5 and there still seem to be issues. Thigns like slow boot time and the memory issues with DDR5 just nah. i want my computer to just behave and work.
I’m going to undervolt the 13700k and just go with that for stability and lower temps.
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.
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.
After exclusively buying only intel CPU’s, this time around I went with a 7800x3d to upgrade from my 8700k. Zero issues so far and my pc handles everything I throw at it while drawing less power and staying cooler. I strictly use it for gaming and some adobe Lightroom here and there.
Same here … Also got rid of those frickin micro stutters. All in all the X3D chips are decent enough.
Whatever gives you the most for your money and fits your requirements.
I would lean to AMD just for the upgrade path if both options are around the same price/performance.
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.
I’ve always gone whichever one gives me the best performance for what I’m doing. I’m currently using a 7950x, but before that, I was using a 11900k. Some downsides of AM5 I’ve experienced (on an MSI B650) are no sleep mode, and it takes longer to boot up. Supposedly because it is training the ram. I actually have no idea why it takes so long to boot up, though, so take that with a grain of salt. I have heard some AM5 mobos will allow sleep mode so I would do some research there.
I went from a 4670k -> 8500-> 5900X -> 5800X3D. Zen 3 has treated me pretty well aside from some bad RAM. However, if I was building now, I’d probably go Intel. 13700k is cheaper than the 7800X3D in most places. It gets close enough gaming performance while absolutely smoking it in productivity. Not to mention idle wattage is better on Intel, which is great for me since I spend more time working with my system.
Intel is my definitive choice for home servers thanks to quicksync, lower idle wattage, and higher core counts.
One thing to consider - socket lifespan. From your post you upgrade every 5 years or so?
In 5 years both sockets will be different. It’s likely we will be on DDR6, and there may be other changes that mean the motherboard you buy today is not completely obsolete. So you will change again.
My advice is buy what suits you today - if that’s a 14700k great (would be my biased pic). If it’s the 7800x3d equally as great.
Then enjoy. :)
I made the witch from an older intel HEDT Xeon 1660v2, decided to give AMD a shot and haven’t been disappointed.Awesome performance and like to socket longevity they strive for.
12600K -> 7800X3D Changed build due to migration and AMD had the better stuff at the time (and till now frankly speaking).
Only reason I stuck to Intel is I decided to keep my high end DDR4. If I was building a new system with DDR5 right now, I would be getting the 7800X3D.
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.