At the moment, Intel vs AMD is mostly a preference thing and less about actual performance. Any performance differences are more software to architecture related likely and if you look at the numbers, they both win at something the other does not, and if you were to really look at the score differences, per cost, again, you end up just splitting hairs to the point of just having a preference towards a brand or not.
AMD's Ryzen platform is really maturing and has excellent performance, enough so that you don't have to worry that by not getting Intel you're at some disadvantage or something. The latest 3000 series Ryzens are superb for the cost. The architecture is great and fast, the memory is fast, latest features are available, and it's all very affordable.
In the links above, you can see a pretty clear neck and neck battle, fighting over a 3~6% difference depending on the application. Once you add the cost in, it becomes clear.
There is also a fairly clear price/performance line, where you spend more and get less.
You can go either way with the latest Ryzen 3000 series or Intel's i9/i10 series. Just get the highest single clock speed you can, and as many cores as you can with that high clock speed, and you're set. No matter which platform you choose. It will work great and you'd never know the difference in real world.
Very best,
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