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For desktops gaming still drives a huge market segment where 9700k/9900k still have higher performance (esp if you overclock).
by ivalm 7y ago
For desktops gaming still drives a huge market segment where 9700k/9900k still have higher performance (esp if you overclock).
- kilburn 7y agoEven for gaming, the advantage is marginal though, and it comes with a price increase that is often better put into a better GPU. Even formerly die-hard intel gaming shops (Linus Tech Tips and similar) are recommending AMD for most gaming rigs nowadays.
- crazydoggers 7y agoi9 9900K: $484 on Newegg https://www.newegg.com/core-i9-9th-gen-intel-core-i9-9900k/p/N82E16819117957 https://www.newegg.com/core-i9-9th-gen-intel-core-i9-9900k/p... Ryzen 9 3900x: $499 and sold out https://www.newegg.com/amd-ryzen-9-3900x/p/N82E16819113103 https://www.newegg.com/amd-ryzen-9-3900x/p/N82E16819113103 And here’s gaming performance. Far Cry 5 has a 25fps advantage. And yes, I have an RTX 2080 Ti https://www.pcworld.com/article/3405567/ryzen-3000-review-amds-12-core-ryzen-9-3900x.html?page=4 https://www.pcworld.com/article/3405567/ryzen-3000-review-am... So for a large group of people, Intel still makes sense. And my reply was in response to “literally no reason to buy an Intel“ which is clearly just not true.