So to sum up for those with difficulty
IPC, in general, of Zen+ is on par or within a couple of percent of intels latest. Depending on type of test, sometimes Zen is faster sometimes not.
Performance on Zen can be affected quite a bit by memory timings and speeds
Current process and Zen + does not allow AMDs chips to clock as high as intels current chips, this is where almost all of the performance difference comes from especially in games.
AMD's SMT is far better than intels, apart from being significantly faster (double figures % wise iirc) its also not going to spaff all to a bit of malware and you wont need to turn it off to be safe.
Current 2xxx series AMD parts use less power than intels latest 9xxx parts in general some by a ridicules amount (looking at 9900k lol). They also dont get as hot.
Dont listen to noobs on youtube driving views...
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