(11-18-2022, 12:56 PM)Lopyt Wrote: ...
At this point, AMD's zen architecture processors (which are very good) are nearing 6 years old. If you see a used office PC with AMD processor, models with a Ryzen processor offer good performance. Usually they are Ryzen + 4 digit number + sometimes a couple letters that don't mean that much. First number is the generation, higher = newer = better. Second number usually indicates the product tier, hinting at core count and clock speed. 2 or 3 or 4 = 4 cores, 5 or 6 = 6 cores.
If you see one that is not Ryzen, but instead Athlon, FX, or A10, anything that is not Ryzen; DO NOT BUY!!
As far as Intel processors are concerned, Lopyt is correct.