Do you need the PC today? Yes -> Buy it now. No -> Wait for third party reviews with benchmarks that represent your workload. Decide on the price/performance

Do you need the PC today? Yes -> Buy it now. No -> Wait for third party reviews with benchmarks that represent your workload. Decide on the price/performance tradeoff then. In general, there will always be a better processor coming around the bend. Intel promises its next release in Q1 2021. Zen 4 is on the roadmap and will be coming probably in a year and a bit. There are a few reasons that I think it's worth waiting right now (if you can): - We are less than a month from release - AMD is suggesting significant performance improvements over the current gen - AMD's claims for its Ryzen series have largely held true when third parties release their own benchmarks I would not suggest pre-ordering. Always wait for third party reviews and benchmarks.