> Based on the numbers we've given you, from our data, and the prices we have today, the decisions for the most part are pretty clear: The best gaming CPU is the 7800X3D (that's an objective fact), the most efficient part is the 7980X, the 5800X3D is the best upgrade path, and Intel makes the strongest showing in the i5-13600K or 14600K (whichever is cheaper) for a balanced build, or the 12100F for an ultra-budget build.
Compare to toms' hardware 2023 listing earlier in the year.
Category | Winner | Alternate
Overall Best CPU for Gaming: Intel Core i5-13400 (Buy) [More] AMD Ryzen 5 7600 (Buy) | Ryzen 5 5600X3D
High Performance Value Best CPU for Gaming: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D (Buy) [More] Intel Core i7-14700K (Buy) | Ryzen 7 5800X3D (Buy)
Highest Performance Best CPU for Gaming: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D (Buy) [More] Intel Core i9-13900K (Buy)
Mid-Range Best CPU for Gaming: Intel Core i5-13600K (Buy) [More] AMD Ryzen 5 7600X (Buy)
Budget Best CPU for Gaming: Intel Core i3-12100F (Buy) [More] AMD Ryzen 5 5600 (Buy)
Entry-Level Best CPU for Gaming: AMD Ryzen 5 5600G (Buy)
(summarizing: Intel best CPU, Best mid and budget entries, so winner in 3/5 categories. And what does it mean to give AMD "Best high performance" and "Highest performance?").
This is a neck-and-neck race, with AMD a fan favorite, and year over year changes in leadership. No way is Intel out of this as a viable competitor of equal-ish standing. I don't mean to denegrate AMD in my original post, but I do mean to say that Intel is still producing top-tier results.
Toms has always had a slight bias towards Intel in their assessments, I think. Their picks are pretty reasonable, but the "highest performance for gaming" category with the 7950X3D and 13900k doesn't make a lot of sense to me, when the 7800X3D which won the "High perf" category beats the 13900k significantly in most games benchmarks, while drawing much less power. Intel has some great value offerings, but the 7800X3D is the real champ in gaming right now. The fact they have Intel winning 3/5 of their categories seems like a demonstration of their subtle bias. Other sources like Anandtech have historically done a better job of neutral reporting.
> This is a neck-and-neck race, with AMD a fan favorite, and year over year changes in leadership.
> (summarizing: Intel best CPU, Best mid and budget entries, so winner in 3/5 categories. And what does it mean to give AMD "Best high performance" and "Highest performance?").
Intel as much more brand recognition than AMD. So calling AMD fan favorite is kinda strange to me.
There are only two x86-64 chip designer right now, and from a pure market strategy it doesn't make sense for AMD to offer much more value to customer than what they can get from the only competition in town. If you want to really understand how intel is strugling you have to did into the execution speed of both companies, the profit margin on each SKU etc... etc...
Intel is only neck and neck with AMD if you don't look at things like power efficiency and how much money they are actually making per chip.
> In particular, Intel still has a 5x lead on AMD in server market, which, of course, is a pretty big market.
This a function of market inertia more than anything. From a technical perspective AMD Zen 4 workstation and server offering seem to be much better these days.
Compare to toms' hardware 2023 listing earlier in the year.
https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-cpus,3986.html
(summarizing: Intel best CPU, Best mid and budget entries, so winner in 3/5 categories. And what does it mean to give AMD "Best high performance" and "Highest performance?").This is a neck-and-neck race, with AMD a fan favorite, and year over year changes in leadership. No way is Intel out of this as a viable competitor of equal-ish standing. I don't mean to denegrate AMD in my original post, but I do mean to say that Intel is still producing top-tier results.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-and-intel-cpu-market-s... In particular, Intel still has a 5x lead on AMD in server market, which, of course, is a pretty big market.