Bill Gabbert
FireBerd
I have an (older) intel my self.
It’s Jim who says he is on the Intel Train. (See Jims link above)
Yes, I wish I had the resources to build 3 machines to test myself…So I like most rely on comprehensive test like the Benchmark scores collected from hundreds of persons confirming the performance/Value of the Ryzen series processors. See>www cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html
{I do not doubt Jims results- If anyone (Using "Reaper") feels the need to have a couple hundred tracks of nothing, with only 1 VST on each and NO MIDI...Intel is the way to go.}
This is humerous...
I've been building DAWs professionally for over 20 years.
We have no agenda... except to build the best possible DAWs for our clients.
We've used Athlon CPUs in the past (when they were out-performing Intel).
Had Ryzen 1800x performed superior to the latest Intel 7700k, 6850k, etc... we would have happily used them.
Had the 1800x lived up the the hype of performing nearly identical to the 6900k (at half the cost), it would have been
great for our clients (and for business).
For working with low-latency audio, based on audio specific stress-tests, this is not the case.
We use Intel CPUs... because (right now) they're the top performers.
If the 1800x lived up to the hype (for low-latency audio), why would we pump Intel at the cost of losing business? The short answer is... we wouldn't.
Even if the 1800x performed identical to the 6850k (both $500 CPUs), that's not enough of a reason to go AMD.
You forgo Intel USB, Thunderbolt-3 with full "PCIe via Thunderbolt support, etc.
If the 1700x or 1800x is enough CPU for you... more power to you.
We're building professionally. Clients want the best possible machine.
I'm on the "Intel Train" because it's the best performance choice for myself and our clients.
If you were paying someone to build your next DAW... and going with a $500 CPU, would you want the top-performer, or would you be OK with a CPU that's "good enough"?
The proof is in low-latency audio specific stress-tests.
If/when AMD is outperforming Intel (running heavy loads at a 32/48/64-sample ASIO buffer size), that's when we'll use AMD.