Please have a look at this. If you buy AMD you'll have far better performance. https://www.extremetech.com/computing/291649-intel-performance-amd-spectre-meltdown-mds-patches
... for this iteration, and maybe the next. Then one of two things will happen: either Intel will add more silicon in order to win, or AMD will make a silly mistake.
I posted this the other day, in case you did not see it: https://www.gamersonlinux.com/forum/threads/interesting-amd-keynote-was-live-this-morning.2789/