Epic Sax CEO
Banned
First results are coming in.
The takeaway seems to be that you can match Intel's best right now by a much cheaper price. Anyone with an old cheap AM4 mobo and 3200 DDR4 can keep up with the 12900 series with (mandatory) more expensive mobos and RAM and cooling. 12900 series benefits greatly from DRR5, will probably win against 5800X3D but mostly because the 3D cache forces a clock reduction.
The takeaway seems to be that you can match Intel's best right now by a much cheaper price. Anyone with an old cheap AM4 mobo and 3200 DDR4 can keep up with the 12900 series with (mandatory) more expensive mobos and RAM and cooling. 12900 series benefits greatly from DRR5, will probably win against 5800X3D but mostly because the 3D cache forces a clock reduction.