Intel vs AMD

[SirTJ]

I want to get a new cpu not just because of this game BUT I heard that AMD is sponsoring the game...I have never really had issues with amd games when I use my intel cpu. I want to hear form you guys how you like amd more than intel and why. Thanks in advanced.

[Citizen Cook]

AMD. The AM5 socket is more future proof.

[smr1957]

The most important thing is that you at least meet the minimum requirements - anything beyond that is purely personal preference.

And, in the listed requirements, both AMD and Intel are listed - so it is really just up to the individual which one they prefer.

[Knottypine]

What CPU do you currently have? I would generally not suggest buying one over the other based on one game unless you were going the route of pairing it with an AMD graphics card as well where you may have some additional AMD features.

I've had several PC's over the years, only one with an AMD CPU. I'm more of an intel guy myself. So my answer would be bias.

[Drimon]

AMD makes bad GPU so i will never Support AMD... why should i buy a CPU from a company who sucks in one field (GPU) lol

[Kalshion]

Personally I will never support AMD, especially after what they did to try and get people to purchase their GPU's several years ago.

[Mastah]

Originally posted by smr1957:

The most important thing is that you at least meet the minimum requirements - anything beyond that is purely personal preference.

And, in the listed requirements, both AMD and Intel are listed - so it is really just up to the individual which one they prefer.

Yes and no, when I bought my GPU, a 6800XT it costed less than the 3070, while having the performance of a 3080 (and more memory), Raytracing excluded, but I was shopping for the 3070 so at 1440p ray tracing costed too much in performance loss to be worth it anyway.

Keep an eye to price to performance ratio, because some time the price difference between the options is so big that you could jump tier at the same price, or save a ton of money.

[ジェニー・リアライト]

AMD's gaming performance over Intel has been real for years now. It'll continue to be because of the changes Intel refuses to make to it's core infrastructure. AMD is, as a comment made earlier, more future proof. Unfortunately, NVIDIA leads the graphics market and AMD seems to be unable to dethrone them with performance cards. However, AMD does a better job at not price gouging you like NVIDIA does..

[4ndr34]

AMD CPU was the best, at the time, with Zen 2 and Zen 3 CPUs. AMD Zen 4 CPU, considering intel i9 13900K and i7 13700K overall performances, is much more controversial if AMD are still the best ones. A lot depends in what you are going to use your rig for and how you build your rig.
Above all for just gaming the AMD 7950x3D had a lot of issues, they seems at least partially resolved, but its performance compared to the i9 13900K aren't overall such better. Intel and AMD are truly different and both have their pros and cons.
Personally, I use my rig also for production, some video editing, some sound/music editing and producing, a lot of OSes virtualization, a lot of compiling and a lot for multithreading developing, other than gaming. My rig has an AMD 5950x with 64GB RAM 3200Mhz and I don't really feel the need to upgrade right now, mostly because in such a case I should change at least MOBO, CPU and RAM, IMHO too much cost and effort for too few gain.
Considering my use case, the more cores the better, but above all if the CPU has homogeneous cores, so I'm not fond of intel Performance and Efficient cores...
...the above 90 Celsius degrees of temperature of TJunc of the AMD 7950x isn't inspiring me either...
...I will keep my 5950x, probably I will change GPU first, but again not right now.

[MorningGhost]

I hate to knock AMD but Intel/nVidia wins each time for gaming and is more stable. You only have to read the comments on Steam from people having problems with their AMD setups.

[HeyYou]

Originally posted by MorningGhost:

I hate to knock AMD but Intel/nVidia wins each time for gaming and is more stable. You only have to read the comments on Steam from people having problems with their AMD setups.

I think AMD offers more bang for the buck, but, yeah, stability is worth something too. I ran an AMD system for a lotta years, and didn't really have any problems with it, till it died..... When it came time for the new build, it was Intel/NVidia for me. (I already had the vid card, which I reused.)

[MorningGhost]

@HeyYou I expect the stability problems with the AMD setups are mainly due to people overclocking them, but to be honest it's been a long time since I bought an AMD graphics card and even longer for a CPU. The last time I Iooked at prices for AMD Ryzen CPUs they were expensive & the mobos were pricey too, & a bit dated, but I'm talking about the latest released models compared to Intel CPUs and mobos.

[patrick68794]

Originally posted by MorningGhost:

@HeyYou I expect the stability problems with the AMD setups are mainly due to people overclocking them, but to be honest it's been a long time since I bought an AMD graphics card and even longer for a CPU. The last time I Iooked at prices for AMD Ryzen CPUs they were expensive & the mobos were pricey too, & a bit dated, but I'm talking about the latest released models compared to Intel CPUs and mobos.

My 7800X3D and MSI X670E Tomahawk has been very stable, more-so than my i7 8700k and Gigabyte Z370XP SLI setup was

[-={LG}=-]

If you're on a budget get AMD. If you've got the cash, get Intel/Nvidia.

[Mentally Unstable]

On the topic of AMD cpus, there is a difference to be noted because AMD has both vcache (intended for gaming) and non-vcache (intended for productivity) ones. Even if AMD is the "better" processor for starfield, it might be limited to the vcache ones such as the 5800x3d, 7800x3d and 7950x3d. However, not all games prefer vcache. Some (mainly simulation TBS) prefer higher clock speeds so non-vache ones like the 7950x, 7700x and intel are better for them.

Personally, I prefer intel CPUs because I have a work rig that is hooked up to data centre ssds so Intel's monolithic structure is faster for them compared to AMD's split ccd architecture.

But for most gamers, a 5800x3d/7800x3d would be ideal due to its large amount of vcache as well as lower power draw and thus easier to cool.

Ultimately, I don't think anyone will go wrong with either. Even if you have intel, it's not like you won't be able to play the game well at all. There are AMD sponsored games where intel lost out by a large margin but the performance is still high. Eg 200 fps (intel) vs 230 fps (amd). I don't think that is considered "bad performance", just that the game is more optimized towards AMD's processors.

If you intend to play at 4k then the bigger concern is the GPU and not so much the CPU because at that setting, it's GPU bound most of the time.

[patrick68794]

Originally posted by -={LG}=-:

If you're on a budget get AMD. If you've got the cash, get Intel/Nvidia.

Nah, the 7800X3D and 7950X3D are the best gaming CPUs you can buy