Just go here and check the charts for the kind of work you want the PC to do. If one looks promising you can check specific reviews on YouTube.
For gaming the absolute best cpu/gpu combo currently is the 9800x3d and a rtx 4090, if you don’t have a budget.
Yes the part naming is confusing but it’s intentional.
It’s funny that you wrote the wrong GPU name while agreeing that the naming is confusing.
R*TX 4090
Meanwhile the data i care about, efficiency, is not readily availlable. I’m not gonna put a 350 watt GPU in the 10 liter case if i can have the same power for 250 watt.
At least TomsHardware now includes efficiency in tests for newer cards.Power consumption is part of the equation now too. You’ll often see newer generation hardware that has comparable performance to a last gen model but is a lot more power efficient.
Or you’ll see something equally efficient and equally performing at the same power levels…except you’ll see newer gens or upgraded skus allowed to pull more power
Just buy AMD 😜
You still need to understand their naming convention if you plan on comparing hardware.
The only thing you should realistic understand from the naming conventions is relative generations and which bracket of price/performance the part targets. Assuming more than that is just a mistake.
Is it not still “higher better” at AMD? With the obvious X or “m”, but usually price reflects the specs when the numbers are the same.
I always go by the rule of the larger the number/more letters the better. The exception being M that usually means it’s made for mobile devices.
They know people like you are the majority, that’s why, specially when it comes to low-end hardware, they up the price while selling you the same or worse performance just because the part is newer.
I just go by PassMarks rating for CPU and GPU. It may not be the most nuanced rating, but it does give numbers that can be easily compared.
And it sucks! Sorry, I mean it SUX.
They periodically run out of integers so they have to reuse old ones.
Naming conventions are somewhat consistent; it’s the pricing that has gotten a bit out of hand.
https://www.userbenchmark.com/ is what I use
They fudge their criteria to make intel look good and AMD bad. Do not use this.
