CPU WINNER: When it comes to everyday operations for anyone from professionals to creatives, Intel is the CPU brand you likely want to go with to handle your processing needs. In general, Intel's CPUs tend to have better performance than AMD's CPUs of a similar caliber, thanks to the design and amount of cores and threads utilized. This is especially true of Intel's new Raptor Lake chips though AMD AR5 motherboards have proved very impressive lately. As always, the highest-end chips will cost you more but will also bring better performance.