Is it better to buy a good AM4 CPU or a worse AM5 Cpu?

Posted by N-Nico123@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 7 comments

this is mostly for futureproofing

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OkChampionship1118@reddit

Depends on what you buying. If you buy top of the line am4, you have no room for upgrade. If you buy mid range am5, you can always upgrade later

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N-Nico123@reddit (OP)

that's what i was thinking, like ryzen 7 5800x vs ryzen 5 8400f

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whomad1215@reddit

the 7600x is about 20% better than the 5600

AM5 will get new cpus through 2027

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Current price/performance favors AM4, but that will change when the next level of processors hit and the prior gen gets discounted. (I always buy a generation behind for savings of the dollars, but my workload isn't gaming)

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whomad1215@reddit

the 9000 series is already out

are you talking about what would be the third generation of cpus on AM5? which would be like a year away?

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msp2081@reddit

If you're looking to future proof, I'd definitely go AM5.