AMD just needs to focus on stability to win the CPU race

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The central theses

  • AMD is catching up with Intel with efficient CPUs and long-term socket support, thus securing consumer trust.
  • Ryzen 9000 series chips offer solid performance and efficiency at a lower cost compared to Intel CPUs.
  • Intel is struggling with stability issues and its reputation, while AMD continues to offer stable products.



AMD has been producing some incredible CPUs over the past few years, and the company's Ryzen CPUs finally rival Intel in many ways. From lower power consumption to a better gaming experience for gamers, the company's CPUs have been on the rise for years. Lately, we've seen AMD gain momentum, and while Intel still has the majority (according to the Steam Hardware Survey and several independent research institutes, anyway), the consensus is that Intel's lead seems to be waning.


What AMD needs to do to continue its success is the funny thing, there isn't much else it can do. The company's socket support with AM4 shows that the company is standing by its customers and allowing them to stick with a motherboard for many years to come, giving customers the confidence that AM5 will stick around for a similar amount of time. This, coupled with Intel's stability issues, makes AMD a tempting choice.

With the rest of AMD's Ryzen 9000 series just around the corner, AMD just needs to focus on stability at this point to stay ahead.

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AMD is already showing promising signs that the 9000 series will be simple but solid products. There's nothing special or fancy about these two CPUs so far, other than the fact that they're fantastically efficient chips with great performance. They're outperformed by the equivalent Intel chips, but are significantly cheaper, while running cooler temperatures and consuming less power.

As a result, you may not receive the preferably Performance, you definitely get better performance per dollar, and there is no question of stability. When you weigh the difference between Intel and AMD and play games like 8, Escape from Tarkov, Counterattackor anything from Alderon Games, why would you buy Intel? All of these games struggle with Intel's high-end Core i9 chips, so your choice is to either go with AMD or buy Intel (which costs more) and underclock your CPU.


Granted, these issues are affecting the Core i9 series, but some users have also had problems with 14th Gen Core i7 CPUs that may or may not be related. While these issues are significantly less common than the Core i9 issues, Intel in general is in such a bad spot right now that it's difficult to buy their CPUs with confidence. AMD just needs to avoid similar issues and continue to play it safe, and things will only look worse for Intel as time goes on.

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I really want Intel to succeed and the company can catch up, but it's going to be hard to shake off the reputation it's inadvertently built up over the past few months. With stability issues with 13th and 14th Gen Intel Core processors and Lunar Lake's efficiency claims that many find hard to believe, we won't get a clear picture of what Intel will actually achieve when Lunar Lake actually launches until later this year. Until then, all we can expect from Intel is that the company will have to do something spectacular to catch up.


At least Intel can breathe a sigh of relief and focus on creating something great, knowing it still has the largest share of the CPU market, but that share is dwindling with each passing month. If the company can recover by the end of this year with the lifeline of Lunar Lake, it's possible that Arrow Lake can pull the company out of freefall. Until then, Intel's roadmap is just that: a roadmap.

AMD has already started to win gamers over to Team Red with its fantastic 3D V-Cache and promise of stability, but the next generation of CPUs will be the time when people will start making big changes to their computers. Those who had Intel 12th and 13th generations will likely be looking to upgrade, and Arrow Lake will require a motherboard change in any case. If people want to stick with Intel, then so be it, but right now AMD is making a tempting offer to upgrade to AM5 if you change your motherboard rather than stick with Team Blue.


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