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i5 6600k or ryzen 5 1600X?

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The R5 1600X is a better choice overall. i5 6600k is slightly better for most games at 1080p but a lot of games today start to utilize more cores and there are already some AAA games on which i5 struggles with its 4cores/4threads (Battlefield 1, GTA V for example).

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I'm building a new PC this year and I have everything decided on except the CPU. I started with the i5 but then ryzen came out so I want to make sure I'm making the best choice. I will be using this PC for gaming so I have been looking at gaming benchmarks for the most part and every site says something different. Some games get better fps with intel while others get better fps with AMD. AMD has more cores and better multithreading will that help future proof it more than Intel? I'm new to PC building and I don't know exactly what to look for other than the fps they get in games. Any help is greatly appreciated! <3

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The R5 1600X is a better choice overall. i5 6600k is slightly better for most games at 1080p but a lot of games today start to utilize more cores and there are already some AAA games on which i5 struggles with its 4cores/4threads (Battlefield 1, GTA V for example).

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1600 for more cores

i5 may be better in single threaded, but will you really miss that 3-5fps over missing 2 cores for future usage?

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5 minutes ago, DoubleTheQ said:

I'm building a new PC this year and I have everything decided on except the CPU. I started with the i5 but then ryzen came out so I want to make sure I'm making the best choice. I will be using this PC for gaming so I have been looking at gaming benchmarks for the most part and every site says something different. Some games get better fps with intel while others get better fps with AMD. AMD has more cores and better multithreading will that help future proof it more than Intel? I'm new to PC building and I don't know exactly what to look for other than the fps they get in games. Any help is greatly appreciated! <3

Keep in mind if you go Intel get a proper mobo, same with AMD, their sockets are not interchangeable.

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Yeah thanks I have separate mobos for whatever choice I make. Thanks for the tip though! :)

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Get a R5 1600, good B350 mobo and a decent cooler.  OC the CPU 

 

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Sounds like I'm going with Ryzen! Thank you to all that replied! You were a great help <3

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Yeah thanks I have separate mobos for whatever choice I make. Thanks for the tip though! :)

Noice, though I'm interested : I just came back to the world of PC Specs, back in Jan 2016 I builded mine with a i5 6600k.  Is AMD actualy back in the CPU department, back then AMD wasn't even considered.

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1 minute ago, Flowey said:

Noice, though I'm interested : I just came back to the world of PC Specs, back in Jan 2016 I builded mine with a i5 6600k.  Is AMD actualy back in the CPU department, back then AMD wasn't even considered.

Yes, the Ryzen CPUs that were just released recently are a HUGE upgrade over what AMD had before. Intel is still a little bit faster per core, but with competitive prices the AMD chips are very viable now.

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1 minute ago, Sakkura said:

Yes, the Ryzen CPUs that were just released recently are a HUGE upgrade over what AMD had before. Intel is still a little bit faster per core, but with competitive prices the AMD chips are very viable now.

Nice! Finally the stagnant state CPU have founf themselves in might see some changes! Good on you AMD!

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Neither, get the 1600

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