Please help me decide - Ryzen 7000 or Raptor Lake for productivity

[DiscoDave]

Hi all,

I have no interest in gaming any more - I use my desktop for work and do a bit of software development. I have been holding out for the Ryzen 7000 but have also seen the Intel 13th Gen processors on pre order.

Mobo prices for Z690 seem a bit more reasonable and I'm not sure I would take advantage of Z790. As long as the iGPU can power 2x 4K monitors, that's pretty much all I need.

Given that, which should I go for?

I'll be upgrading from a 6700k.

Thanks

 

[DiscoDave]

Thanks for all the replies, everyone. If I can hold out I'll wait for the reviews of the Raptor Lake CPU's. Z790 mobo prices seem even more crazy than the AM5 ones though.

 

[DiscoDave]

You gain very little paying for Z790 over Z690. For 99% of people it isn't worth it.

The only thing to remember in that regard is this is likely the end of this socket for Intel so any future upgrade would need to be a full one. AM5 on the other hand is new and should be with us now for multiple generations. At least, that's how I understand it. I'll also be looking to upgrade to one of these new chips when they're both available so am just waiting for the reviews etc to come in

That's a very good point, thank you.