How To Build A PC: Which Processor Should I Choose? Intel or AMD?

9/7/2020

AMD or Intel

AMD or Intel?

Basically what you read or hear about this two processors, there are no right answers.
Only you yourself will know which is RIGHT for you.
Its like comparing Mac OS and Windows.
There is no right answers and basically you know what is RIGHT for you.

There are low-end scale of AMD or Intel Chips that I heard rumours could be priced from $50 - $150.
With a couple of cores and energy-efficient clock speeds, it could still built a PC for you to watch videos,
look through browser but maybe for gaming purposes, it depends on the application/programme requirements.

Cost also could be a factor when purchasing the CPU chip.
Example AMD, the Ryzen 9 3950X that is 16 cores and 32 threads clocked speed at 4.7GHz which cost estimated on ranging S$1,100 - S$1,200.
For Intel Core i9-9900K comes with 8 cores and 16 threads which clocked a little higher speed of 5GHz single-core boost
which cost estimated on ranging S$800 - S$1,000.

And at times, Intels are most expensive but AMD is more budget friendly.
Intel is traditional more known as more efficient and better performances at a higher cost.
While AMD is more towards budget oriented CPU and less performances rather than Intel.

Another factor that can be considered is value when purchasing CPU because for some sellers of AMD,
they do include like fans and motherboards while for Intel, sellers tend to sell the CPU itself
and you have to take into consideration of the price for separate fan and motherboard.

Processor Chip

Understanding The CPU Specs.

Number of Cores: more cores = more processing power

Hyper threading: virtual/logical cores only recognised by OS

Cache L1 L2 L3: different levels of cache & generally L1 (the fastest to retrieve the information) and L3 (the slowest). more cache = the better

Frequency/ Core Speed: measured in GHz. more GHz = more faster. mores cores = generally less frequency, less cores = higher speed

Can overclock: Intel CPU with a “K” in title= can overclock, most AMD can overclock but with “XFR” can boost in overcooking

Ram Type: which generation of RAM does it use? Most newer CPU uses DDR4 Support. Those older CPU uses DDR3.

Socket Type: AMD & Intel have their own line of motherboards are not interchangeable.

Integrated Graphics: AMD APUs are AMD CPU with integrated graphics. There are some Intel CPUs have integrated graphics. Just check the manufacturer/website.

Thermal Design Power (TDP): Typically the more cores = higher demand of power draw. measured in watts.

Lithography/Manufacturing Technology: measured in nm. Manufacturer technology measured the gap between of transistors inside the CPU. Smaller that gap is, the more transistor they can fit within the CPU effectively making the CPU more powerful.