The thing is, I've given AMD a lot of chances.

How does it match the 6800K when the 6700K scores like 20% more?

The AMD Ryzen leaks and benchmarks just keep on coming!

aka clickbait. I'll wait for real benchmarks. ;)

I'm hopeful for the Zen platform, if it can match Intel's performance for a much lower cost, then I will be making my GF's college computer with it XD But Intel needs AMD to give them a reason to actually innovate again

I've thought for awhile that for AMD to be competitive on the CPU-side with Intel, they need to do more than just release similar specs for similar (but slightly lower) prices. And with the leaked pricelists, it seems like AMD realizes this too. They will sell you a 6-core CPU that competes on a price with a 4-core Intel CPU. And IPC is relatively close... So if all this pans out like the leaked info is showing, I can definitely see going AMD next time around. I've been running a i5 3570k for years and year with no real reason to upgrade. But 2 extra cores would definitely tempt me.

The other factor is that if Ryzen is as competitive as people are saying, Intel is definitely going to respond. Expect price slashing across their range. And possibly more focus on 6/8-core mainstream CPUs in the future. So the Ryzen launch should be great even for people who still buy Intel!

If their upcoming GPU can compete with Nvidia in the same way then AMD might be making a complete comeback. A $200 video card that is faster than a 1070 would be sweet.

prerelease benchmarks

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Leak? I'll wait for a real data.

I'm giving AMD chance all the time. My last Intel CPU that I have bought was Celeron 333. :-)
Right now I have Phenom II X4 965 @ 3,8 GHZ.

ALL HAIL AMD!

(Dunno why I am so hyped, I am broke af)

so where are all those amazing benchmarks that would destroy intel we were promised?

or were they all fake, overhyped and made by raging fanboys? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

The poll sounds biased, where are the "I always trusted AMD", "Intel is the root of all evil" and "who cares about brands, I just want good performance" options?
Personally, I find this kind of benchmarks to be meaningless, I'll wait for ACTUAL benchmarks to judge, and by actual I mean post-release benchmarks with regularly bought CPUs in real world scenarios, NOT cherry-picked press samples in ideal working environments, and maybe a few sponsored AAA games.

By the way, it's good to finally see AMD getting back on rails, instead of being fine scrapping the low end of the market.
But will good performance be enough to overcome Intel's aggressive (and sometimes borderline illegal) marketing tactics?
Also, I'm waiting for the R3 series, to compare them with i3s - yes, that will be my kinda budget... if and when I will have one, that is.

$hit storm incooming :D And seriusly good for us that AMD kicked Intel's butt in a way. I bought i5-6500 about 5 months ago and I'm fully satisfied but i wish that they will compete more and We'll get some advenced hardware battle and lower prices.