which cpu manufacturer would you build with right now?

From my experience, you can't go wrong with either, but if it comes down to $$$ (which typically does so) AMD no question. Furthermore AMD has better stability with Windows than the competition. I am currently running on an MSI Vortex w/ 2 X 1070 GTX and all I get are driver issues with the GPUs. I understand that it's not the CPU, but understand that AMD has typically pushed much more stable driver releases than the competition. I've always used the Intel/NVIDIA combo, but I've realized that with my latest purchase that the next desktop I purchase will be AMD based on both CPU and GPU.

Intel, AMD aren't the best budget choice. That goes to the i5 8400.

I am not sure. The 2700X is tempting, but I am waiting for intel to release Ice lake or whatever they will call the next generation. Then make a comparison.

Tough tough call atm, depends on the use and do you plan on overclocking

cannon lake 9th gen, ice lake 10th gen, Tiger Lake 11th gen, Sapphire Rapids 12 gen

Intel... for my existing X299 motherboard.

What?

CPU's don't have drivers...

@GTR12: You must not have read the whole post. It's written based on the experience with compatibility, not stating whether the CPU has drivers or not. I didn't write it to start an arguement.

I've got the Amd Ryzen 5 1400. its quad core 3.2ghz, paid just under $200, its runs everything fine. I paired it with a gtx 1060 6gb and it plays almost everything on maxed got ass creed origins running maxed @45fps, so its not the greatest but from my budget it works. GTA V plays maxed at 60fps. I find Amd a lot more user friendly like the port names are Amd 2, 3 or 4 where Intel like lga 1151, yes you just match it but for remembering it, Amd is a lot easier.

There are and never was any compatibility issues between CPU/GPU, maybe one of the components YOU had was bad, but other than that, you can mix-and-match.

Threadripper for its 64 PCIe lanes

• 3 NVMe SSDs in RAID 0, because I just really want to.
• 2 GPUs because all those PCIe lanes
• 10Gbe networking
• Some kind of crazy capture card

...am I at 64 lanes yet?

Or more likely i'll wait until 2019:

Ice Lake since it will be Intel's 2nd round of 10nm transistors which should be pretty efficient. And Ice Lake is a cool theme for a PC build.

At this exact moment, I would buy AMD. I think the 8700K would still be the best cpu for me, but the 2700x is close enough in single thread for my needs, plus has 2 more cores for the future.

Plus I miss having AMD in my main system. They haven’t been competitive at all since the athlon 64/ pentium 4 days.

AMD. But it wouldn't be much an upgrade for me in terms of single core performance.

@GTR12: It's not a performance issue. It's a brand/quality issue. In the last 15 years, AMD has typically functioned better with Windows than the competition (NVIDIA/Intel (pre collaboration)). Remember, "function" is being used as in "consistent working order", NOT as in "performance data". I have no experience with Linux, so the comparison may be different on that OS. Also I'm assuming the potential buyer will be purchasing a Windows based PC.

AMD fanboi or a troll, someone help me here, because I cant figure it out.

In the last 65 years, when Intel invented Windows, they have been typically 153% faster in the "function" of "consistent working order" furthermore, it is a known fact that these are facts, so I don't need to post any sources backing up my numbers because this is the internet and that all numbers are correct.

@GTR12: How did intel invent Windows? That was bill gates after taking the idea from visicorp

Wow clearly you don't understand what a stupid post is...

That person talked crap without a source and so did I.

I'm surprised by the results. The regular posters seems to be intel but the poll says amd must be the lurkers.

I'd go with amd just because I always wanted one during the x2/64 days and while it loses out on ipc slightly and pure clock speeds which favors games, it more than makes up for it on other fronts like pricing, longevity mb socket support, apps, more cores/threads, etc.

amd, the 2700 is a great buy for the price. That and a cheaper motherboard would save quite a bit of money.

I mean, AMD has finally caught up to Intel with Ryzen Gen 2.

The Ryzen 2700x easily outperforms the i7 7700k:

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-7700K-vs-AMD-Ryzen-7-2700X/3647vs3958

Furthermore, it actually trades blows with Intel's i7 8700k:

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-8700K-vs-AMD-Ryzen-7-2700X/3937vs3958

I think upgrading from my current Ryzen 1700x to the Ryzen 2700x is completely justified, however, I am going to hold off for the 2800x which will be the real king. I have always been a big AMD fan and the fact that they actually managed to make up so much ground with Ryzen gen 2 is actually astounding. Now if only they can figure out their graphics cards :p

@mighty-lu-bu: It is still lacking in the single core performance compared to Intel. For that reason alone, it is not ideal for gaming.

Intel, because I'm using my computer as a gaming station 99% of the time.

The 2600X compared to 8600K could be more efficient for editing with all the extra threads, so that's a point in mind for someone who edits or programming while gaming altogether.

Cannon lake. Forgot about that one.

AMD's Bulldozer family was a POS.

CPUs has drivers e.g. intelppm.sys