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  • Kaptain9981@alien.topBtoIntel@hardware.watchDid anyone here go AMD?
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    1 year ago

    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.