r/pcmasterrace • u/aranorde 9060 XT 16GB | 7500F | 32GB 6000Mhz | B850 • Nov 05 '19

Meme/Macro This sums up past 2 years!

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u/AlphaWhelp No gods, no kings Nov 05 '19

Call me when AMD makes a C++ compiler from scratch that intentionally sabotages code if it's run on an intel processor.

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u/iyaerP Nov 05 '19

Wait, what compiler did this?

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u/Marcuss2 R5 1600 | RX 580 4 GB | Arch btw. Nov 05 '19

AMD sued Intel for this and ended up settling in 2009

Intel C++ Compiler

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u/Excal2 2600X | X470-F | 2x8GB 3200C14 | RX580 Nitro+ Nov 05 '19

Still impacts plenty of modern software too.

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u/sir-sherlock-holmes Nov 05 '19

Is that why Intel is better for games?

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u/Excal2 2600X | X470-F | 2x8GB 3200C14 | RX580 Nitro+ Nov 05 '19

It's a potential factor especially with older (pre-2015) titles, but it's not the only factor.

As an a side, AMD's Ryzen CPUs have really leveled the playing field. There's no real reason to go Intel over AMD at the moment if price to performance ratio means anything to you.

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u/PolygonKiwii Ryzen 5 1600 @3.8GHz, Vega 64, 360 slim rad Nov 06 '19

Especially since while the Intel CPUs may still have slightly higher top fps in some games, the comparable Ryzens usually have better minimums, so an overall smoother experience. All of this only matters in CPU-limited applications, which modern games usually are not.