Intel or AMD 2025

[shizzled]

Budget (1000USD): 

Country: MONGOLIA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: 

Other details

I live in Asia which might not match with Europe or America but i think its about the time i upgrade.
I have Intel i5 9600f with gtx1070. With Nvidia dropping support for gtx drivers i feel like its time to upgrade.
I just saw a taobao deal lasting till end of march with 1000rmb sale thats like 140USD sale.
So i am debating on which options are the best
i5 14600KF | RX7800XT 16G with MSI b760M gaming WIFI board or
9700X | 4060 with Gigabyte b650m gaming WIFI board
they both cost the same 7000rmb(1000USD) but the second options is white which i prefer. I am probably paying premium
Which one would you guys recommend
i would be mostly gaming but coding with multiple services in java springboot inside docker using kubernetes with react ts fronted.
i would like to record my gameplay and edit some videos in premiere pro as well.
i wont be making any major upgrades for my pc in upcoming 5years so which should i go for?
i know futureproofing is a dumb concept but i would like to have my pc as long as possible with minor upgrades here and there for at least 4-7 years
Which one should i go for?

PS: i wont be playing AAA games that much mostly CS2. I will probably play gpu heavy games like cyberpunk but i don't mind low graphic settings. As long as i can record games such as lethal company or cs2 im good

PS2: im planning on upgading my monitor to Samsung Odyssey g5 32 in future so 1440p gaming should probably be considered.

PS3: It's a prebuilt PC so i have no choice over any of the components. I could sell the gpu later on and buy a better one but not in the upcoming 1-2 years. I would love to build my own pc but with every componet getting shipped separately and the shipping cost adding up, one prebuilt is coming cheaper especially with 1000rmb discount.

PS4: i am considering to upgrade my GPU later on if i get the second option so which one is more bang for buck?

 

[jaslion]

I'd say build it yourself as well the 7800xt IS A LOOOOOT BETTER than a measily 4060. But the lga1700 platform is end of life.

 

Whats the rest of the components in each system?

[shizzled]

7 minutes ago, jaslion said:

I'd say build it yourself as well the 7800xt IS A LOOOOOT BETTER than a measily 4060. But the lga1700 platform is end of life.

 

Whats the rest of the components in each system?

The rest is not that great for the second option its a 

kingston 1tb nvme 

and rog gaming 6400 ram

for the first option its even worse

some chinese brand ive never heard of 

i am thinking of upgrading it to 3080  for the second option

[jaslion]

1 minute ago, shizzled said:

i am thinking of upgrading it to 3080  for the second option

Don't thats a old chip and not even as fast as a 7800xt.

 

If these are really the only options then the first one by far even if it's a lga1700 pc which I DO NOT recommend the gpu difference is just massive.

 

No way to build it yourself?

[podkall]

That depends, sometimes Intel is cheaper in certain budget ranges, sometimes AMD is always better choice.

[XenifyStudios]

26 minutes ago, podkall said:

That depends, sometimes Intel is cheaper in certain budget ranges, sometimes AMD is always better choice.

The 9700X is a better CPU choice but the 7800XT is the better GPU choice. Try to get both if you can. It will be a super strong combo. AMD is almost always better for gaming

[RedEye21]

On 3/18/2025 at 9:38 PM, shizzled said:

Budget (1000USD): 

Country: MONGOLIA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: 

Other details

I live in Asia which might not match with Europe or America but i think its about the time i upgrade.
I have Intel i5 9600f with gtx1070. With Nvidia dropping support for gtx drivers i feel like its time to upgrade.
I just saw a taobao deal lasting till end of march with 1000rmb sale thats like 140USD sale.
So i am debating on which options are the best
i5 14600KF | RX7800XT 16G with MSI b760M gaming WIFI board or
9700X | 4060 with Gigabyte b650m gaming WIFI board
they both cost the same 7000rmb(1000USD) but the second options is white which i prefer. I am probably paying premium
Which one would you guys recommend
i would be mostly gaming but coding with multiple services in java springboot inside docker using kubernetes with react ts fronted.
i would like to record my gameplay and edit some videos in premiere pro as well.
i wont be making any major upgrades for my pc in upcoming 5years so which should i go for?
i know futureproofing is a dumb concept but i would like to have my pc as long as possible with minor upgrades here and there for at least 4-7 years
Which one should i go for?

PS: i wont be playing AAA games that much mostly CS2. I will probably play gpu heavy games like cyberpunk but i don't mind low graphic settings. As long as i can record games such as lethal company or cs2 im good

PS2: im planning on upgading my monitor to Samsung Odyssey g5 32 in future so 1440p gaming should probably be considered.

PS3: It's a prebuilt PC so i have no choice over any of the components. I could sell the gpu later on and buy a better one but not in the upcoming 1-2 years. I would love to build my own pc but with every componet getting shipped separately and the shipping cost adding up, one prebuilt is coming cheaper especially with 1000rmb discount.

PS4: i am considering to upgrade my GPU later on if i get the second option so which one is more bang for buck?

 

The second one with the Ryzen 7 is a no brainer to me.

But let me just make sure what's your use for it? If it's 80% gaming then the intel build is better.
If it's 80% work then the AMD build is better.

The (8C/16T) on the Ryzen 7 will help you in coding work (Java Spring Boot, Docker, Kubernetes, React TS.)
Nvidia has CUDA and NVENC which both are better than what AMD has. So if you're gonna edit a lot the RTX 4060 will do you better.

Since you're open to upgrading in 2 years, you could use the 4060 for now and then buy a 5000 series, by then the 6000 series would probably be out. 

You didn't mention anything about cooling or power or storage so I'll assume those are okay. 

TL;DR if it's pure gaming it's System 1 if it's work + light gaming it's system 2.   

Edit: I didn't notice you talked more about the specs a 3080 is definitely not a bad card yes it's slower than the 7800XT but only about 7% on average.  

The Ram (though what's the size?) and SSD just make the second system an even sweeter deal. 

 

[shizzled]

1 hour ago, RedEye21 said:

The second one with the Ryzen 7 is a no brainer to me.

But let me just make sure what's your use for it? If it's 80% gaming then the intel build is better.
If it's 80% work then the AMD build is better.

The (12C/24T) on the Ryzen 7 will help you in coding work (Java Spring Boot, Docker, Kubernetes, React TS.)
Nvidia has CUDA and NVENC which both are better than what AMD has. So if you're gonna edit a lot the RTX 4060 will do you better.

Since you're open to upgrading in 2 years, you could use the 4060 for now and then buy a 5000 series, by then the 6000 series would probably be out. 

You didn't mention anything about cooling or power or storage so I'll assume those are okay. 

TL;DR if it's pure gaming it's System 1 if it's work + light gaming it's system 2.   

Edit: I didn't notice you talked more about the specs a 3080 is definitely not a bad card yes it's slower than the 7800XT but only about 7% on average.  

The Ram (though what's the size?) and SSD just make the second system an even sweeter deal. 

 

Ram would be rog gaming 32GB, 1tb kingston pcie 4.0 nvme, some chinese aio, Cougar 80plus 650w psu for tge second option. First is same on paper but with bunch of chinese brand parts

[RedEye21]

18 hours ago, shizzled said:

Ram would be rog gaming 32GB, 1tb kingston pcie 4.0 nvme, some chinese aio, Cougar 80plus 650w psu for tge second option. First is same on paper but with bunch of chinese brand parts

For a 4060 that only pulls ~115W max, the PSU is fine for now. But if you upgrade to a 3080, you’ll need to replace it. The general rule is max system power + 20% to avoid stressing the PSU or risking system damage. With a 3080, you’d be pushing around 600W at peak draw, which is too much for that brand’s 650W PSU. With how power spikes are happening in modern GPUs, I’d definitely upgrade the PSU when you swap the GPU.
 

The AIO being no-name is a bit risky, since low-quality liquid coolers can leak or fail early. If temps are fine, you could keep it for now, but if you can afford it, switching to even a budget air cooler might be a safer option. It won’t have the best thermals, but at least it won’t leak and fry your motherboard.

Some good Chinese brands are ID-Cooling, DeepCool, and Thermalright. They’re not on Noctua’s level (though they don't make AIOs,) but they avoid the ultra-cheap, low-quality materials found in some no-name AIOs.

Good AIO brands are Arctic, EKWB, Lian Li.

The first prebuilt is objectively worse IMO.

[Ha-Satan]

On 3/18/2025 at 5:40 PM, RedEye21 said:

The second one with the Ryzen 7 is a no brainer to me.

But let me just make sure what's your use for it? If it's 80% gaming then the intel build is better.
If it's 80% work then the AMD build is better.

The (12C/24T) on the Ryzen 7 will help you in coding work (Java Spring Boot, Docker, Kubernetes, React TS.)
Nvidia has CUDA and NVENC which both are better than what AMD has. So if you're gonna edit a lot the RTX 4060 will do you better.

Since you're open to upgrading in 2 years, you could use the 4060 for now and then buy a 5000 series, by then the 6000 series would probably be out. 

You didn't mention anything about cooling or power or storage so I'll assume those are okay. 

TL;DR if it's pure gaming it's System 1 if it's work + light gaming it's system 2.   

Edit: I didn't notice you talked more about the specs a 3080 is definitely not a bad card yes it's slower than the 7800XT but only about 7% on average.  

The Ram (though what's the size?) and SSD just make the second system an even sweeter deal. 

 

The 9700X is an 8 core, not 12 core

[RedEye21]

2 hours ago, Ha-Satan said:

The 9700X is an 8 core, not 12 core

Right my bad I was typing late at night and had the numbers filliped with 7900X 
Apologies for the misinformation.