I'll throw my 2 cents in. The 9900K is a beast, and will continue to be MORE than enough for gaming for several years to come. Regardless of whatever AMD comes out with. I do think AMD will edge out Intel here in the short term. Intel has a LOT of structural problems right now. That should be apparent to pretty much everyone.
But to suggest that Intel will have these issues forever is short sighted. Do they have a lot of work to do? Yep, sure do. Just digging out of the Meltdown hole is going to take a lot of resources. My gut feeling tells me they need a new from scratch architecture to really get out of that pit. But they do have the talent, if they can get their management in order. Something shareholders will start demanding at some point.
Long term? Yeah, they will get it figured out. These are very long cycle times, and AMD coming back hard was a slap in the face and hopefully a wake up call. It's just good to see actual competition in that space. AMD's construction cores let Intel coast for a long time, and it's taking them a while to get back into gear.
But to suggest that Intel will have these issues forever is short sighted. Do they have a lot of work to do? Yep, sure do. Just digging out of the Meltdown hole is going to take a lot of resources. My gut feeling tells me they need a new from scratch architecture to really get out of that pit. But they do have the talent, if they can get their management in order. Something shareholders will start demanding at some point.
Long term? Yeah, they will get it figured out. These are very long cycle times, and AMD coming back hard was a slap in the face and hopefully a wake up call. It's just good to see actual competition in that space. AMD's construction cores let Intel coast for a long time, and it's taking them a while to get back into gear.