Is it worth buying a new Intel CPU right now?

midiman · 1 Mar 2021 at 21:28

Hi, Is it worth buying a new Intel CPU right now?

Because I want something that has support for PCIe 4.0 and DDR4 3200.

It seem like I am either going to have to wait for this new Rocket Lake or go with an AMD Ryzan.

What do you think?

Thanks

Alex h · 1 Mar 2021 at 21:33

midiman said:
Hi, Is it worth buying a new Intel CPU right now?

Because I want something that has support for PCIe 4.0 and DDR4 3200.

It seem like I am either going to have to wait for this new Rocket Lake or go with an AMD Ryzan.

What do you think?

Thanks

At the moment id wait until the rocket lake is released but its not looking good price wise or performance wise but until its release all we have to judge on is rumours it should be out sometime this month so not long to wait

kitfit1 · 1 Mar 2021 at 21:40

Mmmmmmmmm, 3 posts in 10 years and all 3 about Intel CPU's today.....................................................................................am i smelling yet another Intel deep plant ?

midiman · 1 Mar 2021 at 21:49

alex h said:
At the moment id wait until the rocket lake is released but its not looking good price wise or performance wise but until its release all we have to judge on is rumours it should be out sometime this month so not long to wait

HI Alex,

That's what I was thinking too. The price of them might be too high, and it looks like the technology could be limited as well.

So AMD might still have the advantage until the next release of Intel CPUs.

Alex h · 1 Mar 2021 at 21:59

midiman said:
HI Alex,

That's what I was thinking too. The price of them might be too high, and it looks like the technology could be limited as well.

So AMD might still have the advantage until the next release of Intel CPUs.

Yeh ive got amd 3700x was going to get 11 series intel but changed my mind unless something changes might get a 10850k instead to play about with

Game · 1 Mar 2021 at 22:37

alex h said:
Yeh ive got amd 3700x was going to get 11 series intel but changed my mind unless something changes might get a 10850k instead to play about with

to close in gen an performance to worry about it

unless your getting a second system that it

Spiritwolf · 1 Mar 2021 at 22:39

Yes I would say, right now intel actually presents better value if you game, something I didn’t think I would ever say... they have been slashing prices and still have plenty of stock.

this is coming from someone with a 3950x and 5950x

Alex h · 1 Mar 2021 at 22:42

Game said:
to close in gen an performance to worry about it

unless your getting a second system that it

Its a 2nd system im looking at doing mate

midiman · 1 Mar 2021 at 23:06

alex h said:
Yeh ive got amd 3700x was going to get 11 series intel but changed my mind unless something changes might get a 10850k instead to play about with

I'm thinking about making the switch because Intel seem to be lagging behind and I don't want to buy a stop gap overpriced Intel and wait until they release another later in the year.

The AMDs appear to be proven, have support for PCIe 4 and DDR4 3200MHz, and are still able to beat most i9's. So it is a bit of a no brainer if I am going to upgrade right now.

The only downside is they don't have built in graphics on the CPU.

I might get a Ryan 9 but I like the look of your AMD 7, 3700X too.

What is the max memory speed of these AMD CPUs, can I use DDR4 4000?

Thanks

midiman · 1 Mar 2021 at 23:08

Spiritwolf said:
Yes I would say, right now intel actually presents better value if you game, something I didn’t think I would ever say... they have been slashing prices and still have plenty of stock.

this is coming from someone with a 3950x and 5950x

I don't really play games. I want something that can multi task and support virtual machines running on VM Ware Workstation.

My machine will be a home office / media machine.

Alex h · 1 Mar 2021 at 23:16

midiman said:
I don't really play games. I want something that can multi task and support virtual machines running on VM Ware Workstation.

My machine will be a home office / media machine.

The 3700x memory sweet spot is 3600 its best to use 2 sticks rather than 4

Sarge2255 · 1 Mar 2021 at 23:19

AMD is popular for multithreaded workloads and I'm reading plenty of articles on Intel getting beaten by AMD.

But Consider the thermals! Mainly if you are buying an AMD laptop as I think AMD chips run hotter than Intel.

midiman · 2 Mar 2021 at 00:57

Sarge2255 said:
AMD is popular for multithreaded workloads and I'm reading plenty of articles on Intel getting beaten by AMD.

But Consider the thermals! Mainly if you are buying an AMD laptop as I think AMD chips run hotter than Intel.

I am going to be using it in a desktop and I thought about the that. But the reviews says that the CPUs are not that bad.

midiman · 2 Mar 2021 at 01:04

I have just done a huge thing and gone from Intel to AMD.

Here is what I have just ordered.

AMD RYZEN 9 3900x Socket AM4 processor with cooler.
MSI MAG X570 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX Motherboard

Total £585.31

Now all I need to do is find some memory. I want 64GB but I can't find anywhere with stock in the UK.

Alex h · 2 Mar 2021 at 01:24

midiman said:
I have just done a huge thing and gone from Intel to AMD.

Here is what I have just ordered.

AMD RYZEN 9 3900x Socket AM4 processor with cooler.

MSI MAG X570 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX Motherboard

Total £585.31

Now all I need to do is find some memory. I want 64GB but I can't find anywhere with stock in the UK.

That should keep you going forva few years

bulldog147 · 2 Mar 2021 at 01:38

midiman said:
I have just done a huge thing and gone from Intel to AMD.

Here is what I have just ordered.

AMD RYZEN 9 3900x Socket AM4 processor with cooler.

MSI MAG X570 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX Motherboard

Total £585.31

Now all I need to do is find some memory. I want 64GB but I can't find anywhere with stock in the UK.

You need graphic card as you say you don't gaming at all. All graphic card are madness expensive and all out of stock.

midiman · 2 Mar 2021 at 02:01

alex h said:
That should keep you going forva few years

I hope so.

I just purchased Corsair Vengeance® LPX 64GB (32GB x 2) DDR4 PC4-28800 3600MHz DIMM Desktop RAM.

MD RYZEN 9 3900x Socket AM4 processor with cooler.
MSI MAG X570 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX Motherboard
Corsair Vengeance® LPX 64GB (32GB x 2) DDR4 PC4-28800 3600MHz DIMM Desktop RAM.

Total upgrade cost £836.41

midiman · 2 Mar 2021 at 02:04

bulldog147 said:
You need graphic card as you say you don't gaming at all. All graphic card are madness expensive and all out of stock.

Hi, I already have a HD Graphics card that I can install, or I can just buy another cheap HD one.

I dont do any gaming and I only need an HD card.

Alex h · 2 Mar 2021 at 02:08

midiman said:
I hope so.

I just purchased Corsair Vengeance® LPX 64GB (32GB x 2) DDR4 PC4-28800 3600MHz DIMM Desktop RAM.

MD RYZEN 9 3900x Socket AM4 processor with cooler.

MSI MAG X570 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX Motherboard

Corsair Vengeance® LPX 64GB (32GB x 2) DDR4 PC4-28800 3600MHz DIMM Desktop RAM.

Total upgrade cost £836.41

That will keep you out of trouble and will be a nice upgrade and should make light work of what you throw at it

bulldog147 · 2 Mar 2021 at 02:25

midiman said:
I just purchased Corsair Vengeance® LPX 64GB (32GB x 2) DDR4 PC4-28800 3600MHz DIMM Desktop RAM.

MD RYZEN 9 3900x Socket AM4 processor with cooler.

MSI MAG X570 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX Motherboard

Corsair Vengeance® LPX 64GB (32GB x 2) DDR4 PC4-28800 3600MHz DIMM Desktop RAM.

Total upgrade cost £836.41

But why 64GB memory ram as it waste of money as 16GB ram are more than enough for these day for next five years. Memory ram never used all 16GB in desktop pc