By Gabe Carey
Building – even just buying – a PC isn’t an effortless task. With an ostensibly endless list of components to consider, powering on that hardy rig for the first time may feel like a pipe dream. Fortunately, we’re here to help you get started.
Among the most important parts of a computer is the central processing unit, CPU or just the processor for short. If the motherboard is the PC’s skeleton, the CPU is the brains of the operation. Without it, your computer will fail to run at all. For that reason, determining the best processor for your use case is essential for making your PC function as expected.
Like the war waging in the graphics card space between Nvidia and AMD, the CPU market sees AMD take on Intel. Despite biased hearsay, both company’s chips have their own advantages and shortcomings. With AMD beset on all sides, let’s look at how its processors, like the desktop-grade Bristol Ridge APUs stack up to Intel’s Kaby Lake chips.
Gary Marshall originally contributed this article
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Source:: techradar.com – Computing Components
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