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New Desktop Build for 2023?
I'm planning to upgrade my 10 year old PC based on an Intel Core i5-3570K CPU and Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H motherboard (see System 1). I want the upgraded PC to be Windows 11 compliant and future proof for around 10 years as the old system. I do play games including MS Flight Simulator 2020 which stresses the current hardware.
This might be a long thread but I first need to choose the CPU. I've down selected the following CPUs based on a UK price limit of c. £500 and their multithreaded performance in the Passmark benchmark. I'd be interested to hear views on performance, power consumption etc. to help select the 'best' CPU. I'll then have to select a motherboard - probably a Z790 for an Intel CPU or X670 for an AMD CPU. Higher performance CPUs are expensive these days! Feel free to suggest alternative CPUs.
CPU Cores / Threads Socket Passmark Multi Thread UK Price
Intel Core i9-13900 24/32 FCLGA1700 50688 £520
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12/24 AM5 52319 £410
Intel Core i7-13700K 16/24 FCLGA1700 47043 £407
Last edited by Steve C; 03 Apr 2023 at 10:37.