On 2024-11-06 Stuart Henderson <stu.li...@spacehopper.org> wrote: >On 2024-11-06, Michał <mic...@ronin.com.pl> wrote: >> Hi list, >> >> I plan tu buy T14 Gen 5 and have to choose Intel or Ryzen. >> Now I have X270 as a daily driver and dualboot to OpenBSD >> and (once or twice a month) to Windows. >> >> After years of getting used thinkpads, I want to buy new >> that will served a few nice years. >> >> I have choose T14 as similar to X270, and support changing >> memory, battery, ssd. >> >> But the information about support of such new model >> is almost non existent. I'm lost as i can find information about >> intel being more supported, but on the other hand, >> i find more dmesg's for previous generation of T14 with Ryzen. >> I found info about AX211 being supported. >> >> So the question to the list: >> >> Which hardware is better supported (as a whole): >> 1. System based on Ryzen >> - AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U, >> - AMD Radeon 780M, >> - Ethernet RTL8111EPV, >> - Wifi Qualcomm® Wi-Fi® 6E NFA725A or NCM825 (don't know if i can choose >> which) >> >> 2. System based on Intel >> - Intel Core Ultra 7 155U >> - Intel Graphics >> - Ethernet Intel I219-LM or n I219-V >> - Wifi Intel AX211 (or BE200 less likely) >> >> Or which hardware have a chance of being supported in the future? >> (Yes, i feared to ask that question knowing that "dont ask, do" will be the >> answer, >> but I have no knowledge of driver programming, but want to know that is the >> probability >> of support for this new hardware) >> > The Intel models are generally a bit better-supported. With the > stability problems and possible cpu damage reported in 13/14th gen and > stability problems now reported in 15th gen I don't think I would want > newer than 12th gen Intel CPUs at the moment though. > > (Various developers have the Intel version of T14 g3 and those work > pretty well FWIW). >
Thanks for those information. Does it means: 1. 15th generation intel CPU have only problems with stability? What are the chances that those will be resolved in near future (6mo-1y)? 2. Ryzen models don't have problems with stability and/or damages to cpu? Best regards Michał
