cpu, What cpu should I use

[Borderlander500]

Budget ($2500-$3000): 

Country: Australia 

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: high end games, virtual machines and rendering/3d design

Other details the rest of the parts don't really matter at this point in time but I want to know wich of these cpu I should or even should I go with a different.

 

Links

https://www.scorptec.com.au/bundle/cpu/intel-socket-1700/6161-bdl-6161

14th gen i9 13900k

https://www.scorptec.com.au/bundle/cpu/intel-socket-1851/6241-bdl-6241

U7 265k

 

I just would like to solve this dilemma 

 

[brob]

2 minutes ago, Borderlander500 said:

Budget ($2500-$3000): 

Country: Australia 

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: high end games, virtual machines and rendering/3d design

Other details the rest of the parts don't really matter at this point in time but I want to know wich of these cpu I should or even should I go with a different.

 

Links

https://www.scorptec.com.au/bundle/cpu/intel-socket-1700/6161-bdl-6161

14th gen i9 13900k

https://www.scorptec.com.au/bundle/cpu/intel-socket-1851/6241-bdl-6241

U7 265k

 

I just would like to solve this dilemma 

 

 

Any reason you are not considering AMD?

[Borderlander500]

9 hours ago, brob said:

 

Any reason you are not considering AMD?

Idk I've always used intel so if it ain't broke don't fixit

[brob]

1 hour ago, Borderlander500 said:

Idk I've always used intel so if it ain't broke don't fixit

 

Some might argue that current Intel are broke. The 15th gen still seem to have performance issues in gaming. Although Intel keeps promising these will be fixed with the next microcode release.

 

Of the two CPU the i9-14900K offers better gaming performance.

[Borderlander500]

On 1/9/2025 at 10:36 AM, brob said:

 

Some might argue that current Intel are broke. The 15th gen still seem to have performance issues in gaming. Although Intel keeps promising these will be fixed with the next microcode release.

 

Of the two CPU the i9-14900K offers better gaming performance.

So do you think I should go ryzen if so wich one ?

[brob]

20 minutes ago, Borderlander500 said:

So do you think I should go ryzen if so wich one ?

 

That is tough to answer without knowing what else you want in the build. My first thought was a 9800X3D, but that probably won't fit your budget. The 7800X3D and 9900X are reasonable choices. But the i9-14900K tends to have better pricing and excellent performance.