That gap has closed though AMD’s Zen 3 CPUs are here—we test the blistering-fast 5900X and 5950X | Ars Technica Intel are still competitive at single core performance but if you want the best desktop CPU these days it's likely going to be a Ryzen which nets you good single and multi core performance. All hardware is a bit…
Yes and it'll be overkill for most things, if you're happy to hear that. Also if you're also doing lots of simulations make sure to get a decent amount of RAM, possibly upwards of 64GB. If you're getting a Ryzen 5000 series, I'd recommend making sure this RAM is 3600Mhz (but no higher) to make use of their InfinityFabric.…