Cores or clock speed

[Ninthendo64]

So I'm putting together a new PC.

It's not for gaming, but for general PC work like E-mail, Microsoft-Office, browsing, etc.

 

Now I was wondering if I should pick a CPU with multiple cores, or if I should go for a CPU with few cores but high clock speed.

 

Thanks.

[Snipergod87]

Do you have any specific CPU's in mind?

[AKinsey2468]

If you don't have the ability to make that general decision yourself, don't go CPU surfing. Get a general all around processer:

3 2200g, i3 8100 somein' like that.

[Ninthendo64]

23 minutes ago, Snipergod87 said:

Do you have any specific CPU's in mind?

My first option was the ryzen 7 2700X

Money isn't the problem, even though a 7 2700X might be a little overkill

 

22 minutes ago, AKinsey2468 said:

If you don't have the ability to make that general decision yourself, don't go CPU surfing. Get a general all around processer:

3 2200g, i3 8100 somein' like that.

Not fast enough

[AKinsey2468]

Just now, Ninthendo64 said:

Not fast enough

 

For productivity & webbrowsing? 

[Streetguru]

7 minutes ago, Ninthendo64 said:

 

You don't need Ryzen 7 for that.

Is it going to do any gaming at all? If so build an R3 2200G APU machine with some 3000mhz RAM, what are you doing that an R3 2200G isn't fast enough?

 

If not then just buy any old laptop with an SSD, or used business machine with an SSD for $200 or lower.

[GoldenLag]

3 minutes ago, Ninthendo64 said:

My first option was the ryzen 7 2700X

Money isn't the problem, even though a 7 2700X might be a little overkill

Your go to CPU will be the 2200G or 2400G. 

 

Buying a 2700x would involve buying a GPU

[Ninthendo64]

1 minute ago, Streetguru said:

You don't need Ryzen 7 for that.

Is it going to do any gaming at all? If so build an R3 2200G APU machine with some 3000mhz RAM, what are you doing that an R3 2200G isn't fast enough?

 

If not then just buy any old laptop with an SSD, or used business machine with an SSD for $200 or lower.

No gaming

[AKinsey2468]

18 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

Buying a 2700x would involve buying a GPU

Thanks Golden. I forgot about the no iGPU part. I ought to keep that in mind. @Ninthendo64 A Vega 8 will be faster than a 710 or 1030 any day

 

17 minutes ago, Ninthendo64 said:

No gaming

Okay, but you tell us simple, than you tell us OP, then you tell us no gaming. I'm sorta confused. Is this machine supposed to be high powered?

[Fasauceome]

Just now, Ninthendo64 said:

No gaming

so you're doing no gaming and light web browsing/spreadsheet work? I think a dual core would be fine, a pentium or athlon would serve you well.

[Streetguru]

Just now, Ninthendo64 said:

No gaming

Then you don't need a desktop PC at all even. Or if you want one just get a used business machine that's cheap and throw an SSD into it

 

this one's $200 for a 4th gen i7
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-Optiplex-9020-SFF-i7-4770-3-4GHz-8GB-RAM-500-GB-HDD-Windows-10-Home/233105231477?hash=item3646278e75:g:g1kAAOSw76lcAAY6

[Ninthendo64]

1 minute ago, AKinsey2468 said:

Thanks Golden. I forgot about the no iGPU part. I ought to keep that in mind. @Ninthendo64 A Vega 8 will be faster than a 710 or 1030 any day

But what is better now?

Cores or Clock speed

[Streetguru]

Just now, Ninthendo64 said:

But what is better now?

Cores or Clock speed

It doesn't matter for your use case

 

otherwise it depends on the software, if Blender it loves cores, if gaming 5ghz is better than 4ghz in general.

[Himommies]

1 minute ago, Ninthendo64 said:

But what is better now?

Cores or Clock speed

Honestly it doesn't really matter in real world performance.I would say technically cores for multi tasking but as long as you don't have like 100+ chrome tabs open it won't really matter.RAM would also play a much larger part in the equation tho

[Origami Cactus]

2 minutes ago, Ninthendo64 said:

But what is better now?

Cores or Clock speed

For "E-mail, Microsoft-Office, browsing".

4+ cores,high clockspeed, but you could do those things on a potato, so there is something you are not telling us.

What else are you doing on your pc?

[Fasauceome]

3 minutes ago, AKinsey2468 said:

A Vega 8 will be faster than a 710 or 1030 any day

710? yes. 1030? no way.

[AKinsey2468]

14 minutes ago, Ninthendo64 said:

But what is better now?

Cores or Clock speed

It doesn't really matter is what we're saying. That's why CPU mfrs moved away from GHz naming schemes! Just take an expert's recommendation.

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/b6bfbX
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/b6bfbX/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($93.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport AT 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($51.96 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($57.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($38.89 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT - H500 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($75.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($34.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $418.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-31 16:10 EDT-0400

[Ninthendo64]

13 minutes ago, Himommies said:

Honestly it doesn't really matter in real world performance.I would say technically cores for multi tasking but as long as you don't have like 100+ chrome tabs open it won't really matter.RAM would also play a much larger part in the equation tho

I thought about going with 16GB 3000MHz

 

11 minutes ago, AKinsey2468 said:

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/b6bfbX
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/b6bfbX/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($93.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport AT 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($51.96 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($57.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($38.89 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT - H500 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($75.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($34.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $418.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-31 16:10 EDT-0400

Thanks

 

13 minutes ago, Origami Cactus said:

For "E-mail, Microsoft-Office, browsing".

4+ cores,high clockspeed, but you could do those things on a potato, so there is something you are not telling us.

What else are you doing on your pc?

Nah i just wanna build an expensive office PC

[AKinsey2468]

Just now, Ninthendo64 said:

Thanks

This is a base suggestion. Consult others. if you are in the US, visit Micro Center. They're great. Also, if money isn't a factor, there are also some things that can be changed, like dual-channel RAM. Ask around IRL, but you could try this.

[Himommies]

2 minutes ago, Ninthendo64 said:

I thought about going with 16GB 3000MHz

Thats kinda overkill.

Just buy a used optiplex and SSD and call it a day

If your in a office all day put that extra money towards a better chair or a ergonomic keyboard and you'll pribaly get more benefit

[Ninthendo64]

9 minutes ago, AKinsey2468 said:

This is a base suggestion. Consult others. if you are in the US, visit Micro Center. They're great. Also, if money isn't a factor, there are also some things that can be changed, like dual-channel RAM. Ask around IRL, but you could try this.

Thx

 

9 minutes ago, Himommies said:

Thats kinda overkill.

Just buy a used optiplex and SSD and call it a day

If your in a office all day put that extra money towards a better chair or a ergonomic keyboard and you'll pribaly get more benefit

Despite the fact that ist total overkill, if i were to pick between the ryzen 7 2700 and an i7 7800 which one should i go for?

[Himommies]

1 minute ago, Ninthendo64 said:

Despite the fact that ist total overkill, if i were to pick between the ryzen 7 2700 and an i7 7800 which one should i go for?

2700 but if you have your mind set on this overkill just get whichevers cheaper

[XR6]

15 minutes ago, Ninthendo64 said:

Nah i just wanna build an expensive office PC

There isn't much point in spending more than you need to.

There's two options that would be perfect for your use case without spending more money than you need to: @AKinsey2468's build list or a used office PC from eBay. Both would do the job absolutely fine.

You can go and build a PC which is absolutely overkill, that's fine by me, but personally I don't think it's worth it. 

21 minutes ago, Ninthendo64 said:

But what is better now?

Cores or Clock speed

For your use case, none of them matter. Web browsers and Microsoft Word are both very easy things for a PC to run so clock speeds and core counts make no difference. 

[_Hustler_One_]

Why it's so hard for you to admit that it's for gaming? No shame on that.. just say it..