>AMD is only superior when it comes to performance for parallelized tasks, single thread performance is still owned by Intel.
That isn't always true, for instance on some CS:Go benchmarks, the new Ryzens were quicker, and that is dominated by single threaded CPU perf.
Also, gcc compile time benchmarks are faster on the new Ryzens, largely due to large L3 cache sizes on the Ryzens (which is facilitated by their chiplet design)
It would be more accurate to say that intel has a slight single thread performance, most of the time. Rather than to say "owned".
Its all close enough that it depends on lots of details, like cache size and ram speed and timings. (ryzen benefits more from ram speed due to the interaction with infinity fabric). You also have to consider whether mitigations for side channel attacks are on for each chips.
There are dozens of little details like this that can be taken into account when deciding on a benchmark, and there is not always a clear answer as to "what is fair". You just have to be sure you say how those parameters are set, so people know what the comparison is, exactly. You can't be so quick to complain of bias, just because the parameters are not set the way you would have wanted them set.
That isn't always true, for instance on some CS:Go benchmarks, the new Ryzens were quicker, and that is dominated by single threaded CPU perf.
Also, gcc compile time benchmarks are faster on the new Ryzens, largely due to large L3 cache sizes on the Ryzens (which is facilitated by their chiplet design)
It would be more accurate to say that intel has a slight single thread performance, most of the time. Rather than to say "owned".
Its all close enough that it depends on lots of details, like cache size and ram speed and timings. (ryzen benefits more from ram speed due to the interaction with infinity fabric). You also have to consider whether mitigations for side channel attacks are on for each chips.
There are dozens of little details like this that can be taken into account when deciding on a benchmark, and there is not always a clear answer as to "what is fair". You just have to be sure you say how those parameters are set, so people know what the comparison is, exactly. You can't be so quick to complain of bias, just because the parameters are not set the way you would have wanted them set.