One more reason to go for Intel. Just avoid the specific CPUs that still have issues. There are many other choices.
I built my computer in Dec of 2020, when I chose that Ryzen 5900x. In December of 2020, the Intel platform was still on the 10th generation. The 11th generation Intel CPU's didn't come out until end of March of 2021.
Back then, the high end enthusiasts were either using the Core i7-10700, or the Core i9-10900K. Prices were about the same between them (but we all remember during Covid that all of these chips were basically impossible to find at the time and prices were higher because of scalpergate). But either way, we will go on the MSRP's which were just about the same.
The Ryzen 5900 worked on the existing Socket AM4 platfom (as did the 3000 series and upcoming 7000 series), Intel required a new mobo for the 10900k (LGA1200). The Ryzen 5900x has a lower TDP of 105 watts, compared to Intel's 125W of the 10900k. The top intel chipset then was the Z490, which didn't support PCIe Gen 4 for anybody with a Gen 4 NVMe drive. On the AMD side, PCIe Gen 4 was supported on the B450, B550, and X570 Platform. From a gaming perspective, both chips were just about neck and neck, with some games going Intel and some going AMD. In other arenas like video editing, the muticore performance of the Ryzen 5900x outperformed the 10900k by a pretty solid margin.
Here are some typical benchmarks one would expect to see.
Here is the Cinebench score from R20 back then, where higher is better.
Here is the blender benchmark where lower is better.
Handbrake conversions where lower is better.
Adobe Premier renders where lower is better.
7-Zip compression and decompression tests where higher is better.
Geekbench where higher is better
So, I'm failing to see that in December of 2020, where I made any type of substantial mistake by settling for a crappier product. Considering prices were about the same, almost all multicore performance wins going to Ryzen, lower power consumption and heat, and ability to run my NVMe at Gen 4 speeds......the Ryzen 5900x was a great choice for me.
Oh yeah, forgot that on
www.tenforums.com we had a cinebench leaderboard posted for quite a while. Check me out with my 5900x in position 14 and I see all of the core i9-10900k's below me (with exception of Doorules with his 10900XE in the 11th slot w which was a $1,000+ version) And remember, those higher 13th and 14th gen Intel's didn't exist when I posted my score. And no, mine isn't overclocked at all, it's running on an Air cooler, with a 3080 that is slightly undervolted with a frequency cap to reduce power consumption.
