Intel and Amd are “basically” neck-and-neck I would buy which ever have the better bundle deal tbh.

Since you’re coming from 9700k the chances are very slim that you would upgrade again before am5 die. If you go Amd route.

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.

I jumped to 14700k from 9700k. For gaming/productivity but also like Joeh mentioned, im more familiar w overclocking w Intel.

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’m planning to get my new pc with amd cpu cause imo they are slightly better atm

went 5800x3d after 10th gen…id rather get an i5 over ANYTHING amd, even a 7950x, anything zen5 …

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.

9900k to 7950x3d…. Never looked back

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.

12600K -> 7800X3D Changed build due to migration and AMD had the better stuff at the time (and till now frankly speaking).

I’m going from an Intel 2600K to a 7800x3d after waiting for what feels like forever. I’m sick and tired of waiting for the next thing, and at least with AM5 I know that I’ll be able to upgrade if I want to.

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.

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.