Like you don't have time to research the CPUs for a personal machine? Man I usually go overboard reading up on the hardware going into my own desktop.

> Like you don't have time to research the CPUs for a personal machine?

No. It's when I have to quickly line up hardware for my customers.

I'll have 5 projects in play and I get an email from a client saying they need a workstation or notebook for a new hire ASAP. I can skim Intel CPUs among Lenovo offerings fairly quickly.

Back when I was a system builder, I knew every capability of every chip. When Intel had hobbling virtualization (VT/x, etc), I knew which chips were capable. In that day, I often chose AMD to save time because every AMD CPU was fully capable.

Hah, I felt that urge last time I bought a PC - I could easily roughly compared Intel performance vs price, but with AMD I had to look up half the models.

> I could easily roughly compared Intel performance vs price, but with AMD I had to look up half the models.

That's sort of what I'm up against.

AMD makes excellent products. If I have a day or two I can ask my son for recommendations. He knows AMD lines off the top of his head. If I have 10 minutes, I go with what I know.

Especially in laptops, AMD has a downright insane naming scheme designed to confuse buyers - so this is honestly kind of understandable..

And Intel is somehow better? They're all terrible, including Nvidia, and it always takes a ridiculous amount of research to figure out what's what.

You're mostly right. During the post-4770 wasteland years, I found I often couldn't ID mobile chips using my mental desktop crib notes.