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Intel Vs AMD recommendation

Intel Vs AMD recommendation

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ani48abla
Junior Member
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10-26-2021, 02:23 AM
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Hi. I currently have a core i3-6098 and h110m mobo. Yes, it's very slow for editing and blender. I'm upgrading my platform soon. I have to buy a motherboard today, and will wait until zen3+ (probably) to buy a CPU. I'm waiting in hopes of scoring a sweet discount. And I'm a little conflicted. Please read my entire post before replying with a recommendation thx Until last week I was gonna go B550, for sure. But then I saw a leak that the 12400f was gonna be less than 200 bucks and edges out the 5600x (which is the CPU I was thinking of getting) in PugetBench. And apparently there's a new coin on the block Raptoreum, which is gonna balloon the price of zen3 and zen3+. I hate all PoW crypto and refuse to mine or buy any due to its environmental impact (so buying zen3+ and then mining, is out of the question). I also want an upgrade path. With b550 it's easy. I can get Ryzen 3xxx or 5xxx and upgrade to a higher core count without any issues, cuz the power consumption at stock is not too high. With Alder lake and z690 the difference between a 12600k and 12900k isn't that big, but I don't know about raptor lake. Also power consumption is said to be better but how much better, since they'll be adding more E-Cores next year. ATM my Scythe Fuma 2 cannot keep a 12700k cool, let alone a 12900k. So here's my conundrum. Also if you are wondering, why don't I just wait and buy a board and CPU together, well shipping a motherboard will cost me around 70usd. Shipping a CPU and something small like RAM will only cost me 40 bucks. Also for some reason there's no import tax on the CPU but there's a good chunk on the mobo. So I'm ordering a mobo now with my aunt who I'll be visiting in the hols. So free shipping and no taxes on the board. I've waited long enough to upgrade my CPU and wanna get rid of this dual core 'beast' . Please help me decide
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ani48abla
10-26-2021, 02:23 AM #1

Hi. I currently have a core i3-6098 and h110m mobo. Yes, it's very slow for editing and blender. I'm upgrading my platform soon. I have to buy a motherboard today, and will wait until zen3+ (probably) to buy a CPU. I'm waiting in hopes of scoring a sweet discount. And I'm a little conflicted. Please read my entire post before replying with a recommendation thx Until last week I was gonna go B550, for sure. But then I saw a leak that the 12400f was gonna be less than 200 bucks and edges out the 5600x (which is the CPU I was thinking of getting) in PugetBench. And apparently there's a new coin on the block Raptoreum, which is gonna balloon the price of zen3 and zen3+. I hate all PoW crypto and refuse to mine or buy any due to its environmental impact (so buying zen3+ and then mining, is out of the question). I also want an upgrade path. With b550 it's easy. I can get Ryzen 3xxx or 5xxx and upgrade to a higher core count without any issues, cuz the power consumption at stock is not too high. With Alder lake and z690 the difference between a 12600k and 12900k isn't that big, but I don't know about raptor lake. Also power consumption is said to be better but how much better, since they'll be adding more E-Cores next year. ATM my Scythe Fuma 2 cannot keep a 12700k cool, let alone a 12900k. So here's my conundrum. Also if you are wondering, why don't I just wait and buy a board and CPU together, well shipping a motherboard will cost me around 70usd. Shipping a CPU and something small like RAM will only cost me 40 bucks. Also for some reason there's no import tax on the CPU but there's a good chunk on the mobo. So I'm ordering a mobo now with my aunt who I'll be visiting in the hols. So free shipping and no taxes on the board. I've waited long enough to upgrade my CPU and wanna get rid of this dual core 'beast' . Please help me decide

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KoKo_OJ
Member
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10-26-2021, 08:27 AM
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What makes it superior? The 11th generation version works well when idle, but not under heavy load. Compared to Ryzen, it performs similarly in terms of efficiency, though it uses more than 100W when fully utilized.
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KoKo_OJ
10-26-2021, 08:27 AM #2

What makes it superior? The 11th generation version works well when idle, but not under heavy load. Compared to Ryzen, it performs similarly in terms of efficiency, though it uses more than 100W when fully utilized.

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Starlight641
Member
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10-29-2021, 05:47 AM
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I was thinking about Raptor Lake in contrast to Alder Lake
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Starlight641
10-29-2021, 05:47 AM #3

I was thinking about Raptor Lake in contrast to Alder Lake

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FlameSquid32
Senior Member
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11-03-2021, 07:39 AM
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It’s not advisable to purchase a motherboard at a different time than the CPU unless you can verify compatibility. In my recent projects, three of the last builds required returning the motherboard. Two were for a 5800x and one for an i9 10900k. The i9 10900k version performed best without issues, while both returned units were ASUS Heros boards. Returning items triggers an RMA process that takes time. Regarding power usage, my 5800x consumes more during idle compared to the combined consumption of my i9 10900kf and i9 9900k. It uses less power during all-core rendering. If you rely heavily on CPU rendering, a Ryzen 5000 is ideal. For GPU-heavy tasks, the choice between CPUs becomes less critical. The machine I built for editing and rendering is an i9 10900k paired with a RTX 3090, chosen mainly for its quieter operation. Sound quality matters when recording in the same space, which influenced that decision. The 5800x is preferred for gaming.
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FlameSquid32
11-03-2021, 07:39 AM #4

It’s not advisable to purchase a motherboard at a different time than the CPU unless you can verify compatibility. In my recent projects, three of the last builds required returning the motherboard. Two were for a 5800x and one for an i9 10900k. The i9 10900k version performed best without issues, while both returned units were ASUS Heros boards. Returning items triggers an RMA process that takes time. Regarding power usage, my 5800x consumes more during idle compared to the combined consumption of my i9 10900kf and i9 9900k. It uses less power during all-core rendering. If you rely heavily on CPU rendering, a Ryzen 5000 is ideal. For GPU-heavy tasks, the choice between CPUs becomes less critical. The machine I built for editing and rendering is an i9 10900k paired with a RTX 3090, chosen mainly for its quieter operation. Sound quality matters when recording in the same space, which influenced that decision. The 5800x is preferred for gaming.