Every value can't be easily expressed in dollars. One of the big reasons I insist on Intel builds is because of their 80/20 market domination. It means, more or less, that 4 times the resources will be used to support Intel hardware, compared to AMD's. Software, drivers, validation, patches, firmware updates, etc. will all come more frequently, and have more people working on them. In every aspect, even on the retail level, when it's 80% of your income, people will naturally spend more time, money, and effort, and insist on everything working right. This tendency also results in the opposite effect for AMD hardware - much less time, money and effort spent on correcting bugs, testing compatibility, and updating software/drivers/firmware (because all that costs real cash). The result being, for the extra money it costs, you get a much better experience, peace of mind, confidence in your machine, and if problems arise, spend less time waiting for someone to figure out where they screwed it up, and fix it. AMD is great, for when you need a certain price/performance to fit a budget, but for the above reasons, I prefer Intel. But if my Devil's Canyon system crapped out, to replace it I would probably have to build a Ryzen 5 system, because I'm nearly broke.