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For an idea of price differences, cheapest available parts to build a 6-core, 16GB (2x8) barebones system (motherboard, RAM, CPU) from Microcenter: AMD: Total
by neogodless 4y ago
For an idea of price differences, cheapest available parts to build a 6-core, 16GB (2x8) barebones system (motherboard, RAM, CPU) from Microcenter:
AMD: Total $615
B650 motherboard $230
Ryzen 5 7600X (6C) $300
DDR5-4800 $85
Intel: Total $439
B660M motherboard (DDR4 only) $90
Core i5 13600k (6P + 8E) $300
DDR4-3200 $49
The motherboards are really killing it. DDR5 isn't such a problem. Yes it's more expensive, but higher performing. But their entry level motherboards need to come way down in price!
- ieee80211 4y ago
- dotnet00 4y agoDDR5 isn't such a problem for fresh builds, but for example, I already have 64GB of DDR4 so I'd rather use that and let DDR5 improve and have prices come down further before switching, so Intel is very tempting (not that I strictly NEED to upgrade) as I'd only have to upgrade CPU and motherboard.
- formerly_proven 4y agoI suspect board makers have upped prices a lot because AM5 will be another long-lived platform, so they wanna compensate for selling fewer boards per customer relative to Intel.