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PC Deployment Time AMD vs Intel

See here for the full whitepaper comparing  deployment of AMD Ryzen 7 and Intel Ultra 7 systems

Key Findings

1. OS Deployment via Configuration Manager
  • Both AMD and Intel devices followed identical steps (30 steps total: 27 prerequisites + 3 deployment steps).

  • Deployment times were nearly identical:

  • Dell pair: within 5% total time, AMD hands-on time only 3 seconds more

  • HP pair: within 2% total time, AMD slightly faster.
2. Driver Installation
  • Same 27-step process across all devices.
  • Hands-on time to add drivers identical within each device pair.
3. System Updates
  • Configuration Manager: each device followed 25 steps; Dell models took 1m32s and HP models 2m02s for hands-on updates - Identical times across AMD and Intel.
4. Reimaging
  • Every device followed a 4-step process.
  • Hands-on reimage time ranged from 12 to 33 seconds depending on device. (AMD 3 seconds quicker on Dell, 14 seconds slower on HP)
5. Deployment via Windows Autopilot + Intune
  • All laptops followed the same 54-step provisioning process.
  • Hands-on time and number of steps were the same regardless of CPU, though minor system time differences existed - no more than 18 seconds different between comparable systems.
  • System updates through Intune: identical 11-step process and 27 s hands-on time for each device.
  • Wiping devices via Intune: same 4-step process and 20 s hands-on time across CPUs.

Conclusion

IT administrators can deploy, update, wipe, and reimage laptops uniformly, regardless of whether they are powered by AMD or Intel processors. The number of steps, hands-on time, and overall management effort remain effectively the same, making mixed-CPU fleets operationally equivalent in administrative workload.

This supports flexible procurement strategies, allowing organizations to choose the best hardware for user needs without fearing increased deployment or management complexity.