CPU Upgrade- AMD/Intel

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Hello all-

I’ve been using Flight Sim since the days of Flight sim 2, and planning to upgrade my system to enjoy FS2024 as well. I know the debate still continues to this day on whether AMD or Intel is better, but wanted to get some opinions for my situation and see if anyone had good/bad experiences.

Here are my current specs:

CPU: Intel i5-8600k
RAM: 32 GB
GPU: GTX 1080 Ti

The only game I play on my desktop is Flight Sim, and have got 30 FPS and just been pretty happy with that. I have a 2k and 4k monitor, so going up in resolution for fs2024 would be great. I realize I’m limited with the GPU right now, and plan to upgrade that. Where my question comes in:

I can build an AMD system with the Ryzen 7 9800x3d, or I can go with the Intel i7-14700k. If I went with intel I’d save about $283 that I could put towards a new GPU. For those of you that use your systems for mostly msfs-2024 and then general use, which do you prefer?

Thanks!!!

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The 9800X3D is much better, however you have to increase your budget because your GPU will be a tight bottleneck with FS2024…

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Thanks I definitely plan to upgrade the GPU as well soon. I just can’t figure out if I save the $$$ from going with Intel or make the jump to AMD

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I used to discourage buying AMD CPUs, but now I wholeheartedly recommend AMD X3D series. After 30 years of using Intel, I switched to AMD and have no regrets. Until recently, I had an Intel i9 13900K but I returned it to Intel for obvious reasons and they refunded my money. I bought a Ryzen 7 7800X3D and on its release day a Ryzen 7 9800X3D. I gave the Ryzen 7 7800X3D to my son. I don’t regret switching from Intel to AMD and plan to stick with AMD CPUs for a long time because (right now) there’s nothing better for gaming.

I’ve had no issues with AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D or the motherboards designed for Ryzen X3D CPUs. Additionally, my latest CPU, the Ryzen 7 9800X3D stays cool during gaming like snow in Antarctica.

Your current graphics card is too weak to fully enjoy 4K resolution. After upgrading to a faster CPU you will also need to consider investing in a better GPU.

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Thanks this is helpful! I used to be an AMD guy then made the jump to Intel, and thinking about going back. I assume that the 9800x3d would handle most daily tasks outside of gaming?

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I’ve always used AMD and never had a problem with them. My last Intel was a 486DX66. :smile:

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The Ryzen 7 9800X3D performs exceptionally well in everyday use. It’s more than sufficient for gaming, watching movies, creating spreadsheets in Excel and other similiar daily tasks on a PC.

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There is just no comparison right now. AMD X3D is the way to go. You will notice a big difference from the old cpu you have currently. Just remember to use a fast NVME gen 4/5 SSD as well.

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I have a 7950X3D, and @ 4K with a 2K secondary monitor I’m definitely being bottlenecked by my 3090 Ti GPU.

I did a test and got 177 FPS @ 1080p (CPU bottleneck settings.)
I’m getting 40-60 FPS @ 4K.

All else being fairly equal (core count and frequency) the X3D CPU’s are better, for sure. But IMHO you need to prioritize your budget for the GPU.

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What are you guys finding is a decent GPU for fs2024?

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RTX4070 TI Super 16 Gb

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That’s doable. So you don’t need to spend $1k to get decent game play from a GPU?

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I agree with this.

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I get very decent 4K gameplay with my 3090 Ti 24GB. The 4070Ti Super is about 20% more powerful. Plus it has frame generation, which mine does not have. I think 16GB VRAM is OK. Some people are reporting higher VRAM usage than that, but I think those are special use cases. Mine has never gone over 12GB, and is usually around 6-8GB with the type of flying I do.

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When it comes to GPU I recommend choosing a Gigabyte model due to its high-quality coils, which do not produce coil whine like those of other manufacturers.

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER WINDFORCE MAX OC
Gigabyte 4070 ti super windforce max oc - Google

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