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The US government could get even more Intel stock if the company ends up losing control of its chip manufacturing business (www.pcgamer.com)
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[–] 22 points 1 year ago (9 children)

I've been looking at building a new pc for my wife, and unless I've completely misunderstood everything, Intel's newest CPUs don't really seem that good anyway.

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  • [–] 28 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    You understand it fine.

    Intel thought they could get away with their usual MO of "make a leap forward in technology and slowly meter it out over time" forever. Now that we're running into physics limitations, AMD has fully caught up and even sprinted past Intel for certain workloads.

    I used to prefer Intel+nvidia for pc builds, but when the last generation of the Core lineup fell a bit flat I built a Ryzen+Radeon setup that's been kicking ass for years.

    I'm content to just let Intel hang themselves with their own rope.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago

    That's in line with what I've been able to figure out from benchmarks, so thank you for confirming that. Also, fuck Intel for coming up with a new, and even dumber naming scheme for their newest CPUs, when the old way worked fine (Not that I'm a fan of how AMD names their CPUs...)

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    They're not really that great compared to AMD for the most part. Plus rumor is that AMDs next gen is a lot further ahead of Intel. Then again, it depends on how good of a deal you get on them and if power efficiency is a priority (I've heard that Intel still is pretty decent in that regard). That being said don't get any of their 13th or 14th gen CPUs, that's part of what has led to their current state of affairs.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    My 13700K is still going strong for now, but it sucks to know it's probably on a timer. I'm definitely jumping ship for AMD in my next rebuild.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    My 6700k isn't showing any signs of slowing down, so your timer is probably a ways away

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Yours is probably in better shape than mine. The 13 and 14 series specifically had a design flaw in the microcode that overvolts them. They slowly burn out over time, and the damage is irreversible.

    Earlier processors aren't affected. It's specific to this series. But the only "fix" is a microcode patch that nerfs performance, so I'd rather just ride it out and switch to AMD.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago*

    Anandtech had a great saying:

    There are no bad products, just bad prices.

    Performance wise, Intel CPUs were just fine at the right price, no matter what manufacturing drama is going on. Don’t get me wrong, all my recent CPU purchases have been AMD, but not because of brand loyalty or anything; it’s because they were on sale and great for the price.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    Intel has been clearly less reliable than AMD the past few generations, and from what I've seen on current gen, for similar performance in gaming Intel uses twice the power.
    If you can get Intel dirt cheap, it may be an OK option, if you are on a tight budget. If it's for gaming, the focus should be mostly on the GPU.

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