Should I invest in the AM5 or intel platform for their upcoming 14th gen and ryzen 8000 series, I'm planning to buy my first motherboard soon and to build my first gaming pc but which platform should I choose for the next generation so I can be futureproof, P.S I'm completely skipping AM4 to AM5 or 12/13th gen mobos for the 14th gen cpus aka Z790/Z690 and to the A620/B650/X670 mobos for ryzen 8000, thanks and I hope to be in touch with all you guys down in the comments soon.

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I've been looking to upgrade my processor for a little while, which also means upgrading my motherboard so I can run ddr5 ram. Considering I'm switching mobo I thought that I would consider getting a ryzen cpu instead of going with intel, which I've always previously had.

If I'm upgrading to intel it will most likely be 14700kf considering it's about 330$ in sweden. I've heard intel had problems with 13-14th gen a couple of months back but ever since they said it was fixed I haven't heard any new problems occur. If I'd go with ryzen I don't really know what is on par with intel's 14th gen.

I need to be able to play cpu intensive games and I also do a lot of cpu heavy workload, mainly editing. I know that the 7800x3d and the 9800x3d are insane gaming processors, however, they lack at the workload tasks. The 7950x3d does both great, however, it's sitting at about 700+$ here in Sweden which is beyond my budget. That's basically the cost of mobo+i7+ram..

So I'm really just looking for advice if there are any ryzen processors that's on par with the 14th gen on gaming + workload tasks. And NOT overpriced like the x3d ones are today. From what I've seen not many ryzen cpus under 350-400 seem promising.

Some side notes: ik the 14th gen is on a dead platform. 15th gen didnt look promising so I'm not even going to consider upgrading that path any time soon. And also as I mentioned before I've heard the 14th gen had issues but since the fix like 3momths ago I haven't heard of anyone else having issues with it.

Hi all!

I'm building a home server for storage & occasional ML jobs. I live in Germany, so electricity costs are a pretty major concern (currently €0.40 per kWh). That makes me worry about idle power draw a fair bit. As an example - 100W of idling around cost me 350 bucks a year, cutting that down to 30 brings that down to a 105 - €245 p.A. saved.

Who's got a Z790 or X670 mobo & CPU and can share some idle power draw numbers?

For GPU, I'm definitely going with with 2x3090. Most stuff I'm using is CUDA only, so no choice here. They wind down pretty nicely though. My 4080 also idles around at 11W - with screens connected and whatsnot. Plus - I can always write some automation to shut them off completely when not in use.

My main concern is the CPU & mainboard platform. Historically speaking, Intel was much better at idle power draw and supporting C-states on Linux. Looking at the CPUs I've had in the past (1700X, 3600X, 5800X3D), none of them seemed to have proper C-states and idle power management - which is fine for desktop usage, but sucks for servers.

So my mind went to Z790 with a i5-13400/14400. But looking at the numerous issues Intel has been having recently (bending head spreaders, bad microcode), maybe an 8600G on a X670 chipset might be a viable alternative? Or maybe there's an affordable Xeon alternative that doesn't have a silly 100W idle?

Hey guys I am looking to buy a laptop for coding purpose.Moderate level coding,Mid level photo and video editing are my purpose..I am looking for Ryzen 5 or i5..But the problem is in intel we can see the Gen of processor.14 th Gen is the latest so that we can get a clear understanding of our processor..Is there anything like this in Ryzen?And Intel or Ryzen which is much better??

So im looking to upgrade but i dont really want to wait another year for 8000 series without knowing that its something really good. Is it possible to compare yet and if so which one will probably be better? (For clarity i couldnt really care less about the apu feature on amd, i just want a fast processor)

I was considering a 13700k for CPU (and possibly GPU) upgrade for High productivity, 3D work & light gaming. Should I wait for the 8000 series from AMD or go with the 13th or 14th gen? I'm going to build my PC in a month or two. I'm occasionally frustrated with high loading, importing, and rendering times. I don't think about upgradability since I keep my PC for at least 3-4 years until the hardware falls short on performance for newer hardware, applications, and games. but I definitely won't tolerate the stability issues newer Intel CPUs are going through.

My current specs - i5 8400 & GTX 1060.

Please help out, thank you.

I am currently building my very first personal computer, and I am facing a dilemma in choosing which CPU brand i should choose. My budget for this build is $1800, and I primarily utilize the PC for coding and gaming purposes. I would greatly appreciate any recommendations you may have regarding which CPU would be most suitable for my requirements and any pros and cons of the brands.