[fireman15]

though the Intel CPU is a little higher rated

If you went with the Ryzen 5 5600X which costs about $20 more than the G then it easily outperforms the Intel Core i3-13100F. The integrated graphics in the Ryzen are far better than those in the i3. It is good that your second build with the i3 has a low end GPU, but it would not be very suitable for flight simulation.

[daniel1212]

If you went with the Ryzen 5 5600X which costs about $20 more than the G then it easily outperforms the Intel Core i3-13100F. The integrated graphics in the Ryzen are far better than those in the i3. It is good that your second build with the i3 has a low end GPU, but it would not be very suitable for flight simulation.

The second build with the i3 is the one from the article of the OP (which only has 16GB RAM in a micro mobo), which I compared with my parts list (with $103.00 64GB on a midATX). Yes, the Ryzen 5 5600X costs about $20 more but then you need to add a graphic$ card. I was offering a comparative budget build.