AMD Ryzen vs Intel Coffee Lake

Intel:
NSA Inside/Less secure
Faster low-end chips(dual cores)
Runs cooler in general

AMD:
Cheaper 4core+ CPU
Integrated graphics are x2-x3 faster
Early ryzen crashes
Slower, especially in 1 thread tasks
Respects freedoms

Fun fact: the i3/i5/i7 naming means nothing from generation to generation. They are different designs, but the common name is 100% marketing. An i7 from a couple generations has nothing in common with a coffee lake i7. But people think they're similar.