Low Power Intel Processors

With one word of caution. AT THIS WRITING AMD processors support the new PCIE 4.0 standard that this drive operates on. Intel processors are not scheduled to be released that support this new protocol until 2021. I paired this drive up with a non PCIE 4.0 Intel chipset (based on the product's advertisement that it is backwards compatible). I can say truthfully it is not backwards compatible. When I employed this drive I received error, after error, after error from Windows 10, notwithstanding that Samsung has not yet even released a Windows driver for this drive. It used the Windows 10 default 2006 Microsoft driver to operate with. Once I took it out of that system and put in a PCIE 3.0 drive that the system supported, all errors disappeared. Intel processor users will just have to wait until later this years when Intel chipsets supporting this new protocol are are mainstream.

AMD processors are the best processors that you can buy for the price. They are very dependable and are becoming more powerful than the Intel processors that are in the same generation. I built a powerhouse of a PC using this processor and couldn't be more satisfied.

I was looking around to see what other manufacturers were doing to creative desktops. Almost all were going to 8 core processors, including Apple. Unfortunately there's no 8 core solution in the 12th gen of Intel, so the logical choice was to go for 12 cores. So far it runs Lightroom, Photoshop, some gaming, and Office without any issues. The stock cooler is also very quiet compared to previous generations. It does get warm, so make sure your BIOS fan controls are configured properly. Asus surprised me with enabling enhanced perfomance by default, but after setting back to the default Intel values, it runs just fine and cooler.

Not the cheapest, but much less than the current gen processors. This is still plenty of power for a gaming pc. Don't overspend on the current gen!

A very fast and powerful light. I tried using it in Low Power mode so that I could power it out on location with the external battery, although it worked the HSS feature suffered when in Low Power mode. Love the brightness of the mono light.

Great processor, decent value for power level. Low idle power consumption.

Works as advertised. Excellent Idling-Low power consumption

Low power requirement, fast times, great price, no negatives

Great for gaming, good for productivity, sips the power. Glad i made the switch from Intel. And of course the B&H customer support is quick, reliable, friendly, and puts their customers needs first! Can’t say that about many companies these days.

Glad to see Hyperthreading back in this gen. Have lot of experience with both intel and AMD systems. Have had strange Kernel power errors with AMD. Never with Intel