Old processor support Intel vs. AMD

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I don't exactly remember where i read it, but according to certain source Intel's support for older generation processors is quite terrible compared to AMD. They launch new gen every year and focus more on it and completely forget about last gen processors. Firstly i wish to know if this is true. Second, i read this info when AMD's best processor was FX series, 8350 or something i think, and during that time AMD had a habit of releasing new series every few years so longer support was obvious. But now that AMD too is releasing yearly series like Intel, is their support going to suffer too? I wish to purchase a processor but it'll be a long term investment, 5-6 years at the very least, so i need the best option available. Please, enlighten me. Oh, and sorry if there's any grammatical error, i'm kind of half-asleep.

EDIT: I was actually thinking more about drivers and other after release tune ups instead of MoBo compatibility, not that i don't appreciate that information as well.
 
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velocityg4

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So, far AMD has kept their promise to release new processors with backwards compatibility on AM4 motherboards and AM4 support is slated until 2020. Intel generally does one generation and one refresh of the line. So, AMD does make new models for the same board longer. No one will support new CPUs for 5-6 years. If you mean new CPU generations for an old motherboard.

They also keep graphics and chipset drivers up to date longer. As far as I can tell. They also release driver updates more often.
 
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volkgren

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AMD still supports their motherboard sockets and chipsets longer than Intel. We don't really know the future, but you can typically get a good idea of how things will go with each. As of the past 10 years, Intel has only allowed a maximum of 2 generations of CPUs on a single compatible socket and chipset; while AMD has supported more generations on the same socket and chipset.

AMD processors tend to have more headroom with more cores that may last you longer, but they are typically slower than Intel. Intel only provides the more cores/threads on their flagship models. It really depends on what you are doing with this CPU.
 
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It really only depends if you plan to upgrade your CPU or not. Upgrading an Intel CPU is more difficult, because 3 years down the road there will be no new CPUs for your motherboard, you will have to buy used or buy a whole new motherboard and CPU. Whereas AMD will have newly released CPUs compatible with your motherboard. Hopefully.
 
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