AMD vs Intel boards, post time

[Herr Kutz]

Are there any significant differences in the time it takes AMD vs Intel (am4 vs whatever socket coffee lake is) motherboards to post or do I need to be looking more at specific boards rather than processor compatibility?

 

[UsandThem]

With the OS on a SATA SSD or a NVMe drive, both are very fast to post.

How often are you planning on restarting your system? In my opinion, there are a lot more important features to compare and consider over post time (e.g. number of M.2 slots, audio, PCIe lanes, build quality, etc).

 

[Herr Kutz]

Potentially every day, and when required by updates. Any new system would most definitely have a NVMe drive, but I thought post time had more to do with the motherboard than hard/sold state drive???

 

[UsandThem]

Potentially every day, and when required by updates. Any new system would most definitely have a NVMe drive, but I thought post time had more to do with the motherboard than hard/sold state drive???

Most new boards work with Windows 10's "fast boot", so even if you do it once a day, you are looking at maybe 20 - 30 seconds depending on what CPU/chipset you go with. I personally believe there are far more important features/pros/cons to look at. I guess since I use a NVMe drive, and Windows doesn't usually have many updates where you need to reboot your system, it just isn't a big focus of mine. I generally leave my system up for weeks at a time, and when I do need to reboot it, it happens so quickly I am not impacted by waiting 20 seconds.

I guess at this point are you looking at mainstream consumer boards (Z370, X370) or you looking a pro-sumer boards like X299 and X399)?

 

[Herr Kutz]

Most new boards work with Windows 10's "fast boot", so even if you do it once a day, you are looking at maybe 20 - 30 seconds depending on what CPU/chipset you go with. I personally believe there are far more important features/pros/cons to look at. I guess since I use a NVMe drive, and Windows doesn't usually have many updates where you need to reboot your system, it just isn't a big focus of mine. I generally leave my system up for weeks at a time, and when I do need to reboot it, it happens so quickly I am not impacted by waiting 20 seconds.

I guess at this point are you looking at mainstream consumer boards (Z370, X370) or you looking a pro-sumer boards like X299 and X399)?

One of the features I personally believe is important is a very fast boot time. Different opinions and all that.

 

[UsandThem]

One of the features I personally believe is important is a very fast boot time. Different opinions and all that.

Nothing wrong with that. Good luck on your research!

 

[Herr Kutz]

Nothing wrong with that. Good luck on your research!

Thanks.