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Yeah that's what I thought. Guess I'll see if I can afford to go Ryzen right away or if I rather look for a used 6700k as a short term option. Thanks guys!

That much is clear, I'm not wondering if 3rd gen Ryzen beats Skylake or Kaby Lake in performance. What I'd like to know is if I could go the cheap way and just get a second hand 6700k for like 180€ which would do fine in games that heavily rely on multiple threads or if I should rather spend four times the money and go Ryzen right away. If money wouldn't matter I'd go Ryzen right away. Bud sadly, it does, so I have to make a choice. If, however, a 6700k turns out to struggle just as much as my current 6500, then I'd just have spent money for nothing. Ideally I'd like to know from someone who has or had a 6700k or a comparable CPU how well it puts up with ther most recent games.

Going Ryzen I will definitely need a new mobo and Ram, yeah. I'm currently using a Gigabyte Z170-HD3P, so really only sticking to Skylake or Kaby Lake would work for that. So basically my question comes down to "would a i7-6700k do good enough for now or would it make more sense to completely switch over to Ryzen?" :0 The need for an upgrade only came up recently anyway ever since I realized my CPU gets pinned to 100% usage on all cores in games like the new CoD:MW or Detroit: Become Human. So I wonder if just getting additional 4 thread for cheap migh tdo enough for now. Because in the end, spending less cash for something that's obsolete doesn't save you money at all. ;(

Hi guys, I'm looking to upgrade my CPU since the i5-6500 currently in my PC clearly starts to reach its limits even after overclocking it via the Skylake-BCLK-OC thing. The latest games coming out just need more than 4c/4t as it seems. My budget is rather tight at the moment. So I'm considering to either get me a used i7-6700k for the extra threads and official overclocking support while I could reuse my current motherboard and cooler, or to spend the extra money and get me a Ryzen. I use my computer purely for gaming. Ideally, this CPU upgrade should do me well for the next 2-3 years before I have to consider the next upgrade. What would you guys recommend? Would a i7-6700k be enough for now or should I save a bit more money and get me something like a Ryzen 5 3600 or a Ryzen 7 3700? Or maybe something else entirely?