Intel Are "Clearly The Better Choice" for Gaming PCs... Apparently
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Episode 30: We spend most of this episode discussing a really bad article that claims Intel CPUs are clearly better than AMD CPUs for gaming PCs, including plenty of UserBenchmark-level reasoning. It's a bit of a roast to be honest. CHAPTERS 00:00 - Intro 00:27 - EKWB Update and a Few Rumors 09:58 - Breaking Down A Terrible Article on Intel CPUs 13:16 - AMD Has "Worse Stability" Than Intel 25:56 - AMD's Power Efficiency "Doesn't Matter" 34:51 - Intel Provides "More Bang for Buck" 41:27 - AMD's Platform Longevity "Isn't A Must Have" 1:03:32 - Updates from Our Boring Lives SOURCES Terrible Article: https://www.xda-developers.com/intel-is-better-than-amd-for-average-gamer/ Gigabyte Ryzen 9000: https://www.gigabyte.com/Press/News/2161 EKWB Apology: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/liquid-cooling/ekwb-issues-public-apology-regarding-delayed-payments-promises-employees-and-suppliers-it-will-change-its-ways SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Audio: https://shows.acast.com/the-hardware-unboxed-podcast Video: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqT8Vb3jweH6_tj2SarErfw SUPPORT US DIRECTLY Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hardwareunboxed Floatplane: https://www.floatplane.com/channel/HardwareUnboxed LINKS YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hardwareunboxed/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardwareUnboxed Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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