I'm looking to build a system primarily for programming, with a focus on a large hobby project in Rust that's heavy on numerical computation—think root finding, linear systems solving, Monte Carlo simulations, and eventually autodifferentiation. My budget is about 350€ in Finland, and I'm torn between three CPU options: the Intel Core i7-265KF, AMD R9 7900X, and AMD R7 9700X. From my research, the Intel seems to excel in typical benchmarks like compiling the Linux kernel, likely due to its core count. However, I'm wondering if Rust benefits more from strong single-core performance as compared to multi-core performance. Here's a quick breakdown of what I'm considering:
- **265KF**: Powerful cores with a good total core count, but it has less cache and no AVX512.
- **9700X**: Great single-core performance and a larger cache, but fewer cores overall.
- **7900X**: Lots of cores but lower single-core performance and smaller L1 cache.
Given that I'm not gaming, and focusing on programming and computation, I'm looking for advice on which CPU would be the best fit or if I've misunderstood anything about these CPUs.
1 Answer
I’d go for the 9700X if I were you. It’s the latest in that price range and should give solid single and multi-core performance for your use case. Also, consider adding 32GB of RAM; it’ll help with your programming tasks.
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