Best value intel 9th Gen CPU for Gaming on a budget?

[LIGTHIN]

Which 9th Gen CPU is worth every cents

[SavageNeo]

Ryzen5 3600/2600 is generally better for future (and for multi tasking and rendering) since it has 6 more treads, put if you already have the motherboard for 9th gen intel do as @WikiForce said, and buy i5 9400f.

[Bruno_A]

Seems like you're after good price-to-performance. Your answer is Ryzen.

[Mister Woof]

Agree 90%; the 9600k is on sale for 199 right now, and might be worth the premium for overclocking. Presuming you have a decent Z390/updated Z370.

3 minutes ago, SavageNeo said:

Ryzen5 3600/2600 is generally better for future (and for multi tasking and rendering) since it has 6 more treads, put if you already have the motherboard for 9th gen intel do as @WikiForce said, and buy i5 9400f.

 

[Simple Slimy]

get like a 2600x or a 2700x

[Mister Woof]

Just now, Simple Slimy said:

get like a 2600x or a 2700x

Already missed the boat on these; the 2700x was $159 during BF, stupid killer deal.

[homeap5]

OP asks for Intel, not for AMD.

[schwellmo92]

Get a Ryzen 3600, the cheaper Intel alternatives are already starting to buckle with inconsistent frame times in some newer games.

[Princess Luna]

Technically none since the R5 3600 exists, but if you really want Intel maybe a discounted i7 9700KF?

[Simple Slimy]

51 minutes ago, Plutosaurus said:

Already missed the boat on these; the 2700x was $159 during BF, stupid killer deal.

i got the 2700x for CyberMonday deal

[melete]

52 minutes ago, homeap5 said:

OP asks for Intel, not for AMD.

Unless OP is tied to Intel for some reason (already owns a Z390 motherboard etc.) there’s not a good reason to buy an Intel CPU at this price range right now. Intel’s generally got a thin margin in lightly threaded workloads like gaming, and even gaming is getting more heavily threaded (and thus AMD friendly) these days as recent titles like RDR2 and Assassin’s Creed Odyssey demonstrate. 

 

Although I’m not too familiar with the budget product range ($100 USD and less). Intel might have some advantages there with i3-9100F and 9100, so long as you’re using a discrete GPU as AMD’s Vega graphics on R3 3200G are still better than what Intel has with 9th gen. 

[Mister Woof]

13 minutes ago, melete said:

Unless OP is tied to Intel for some reason (already owns a Z390 motherboard etc.) there’s not a good reason to buy an Intel CPU at this price range right now. Intel’s generally got a thin margin in lightly threaded workloads like gaming, and even gaming is getting more heavily threaded (and thus AMD friendly) these days as recent titles like RDR2 and Assassin’s Creed Odyssey demonstrate. 

 

Although I’m not too familiar with the budget product range ($100 USD and less). Intel might have some advantages there with i3-9100F and 9100, so long as you’re using a discrete GPU as AMD’s Vega graphics on R3 3200G are still better than what Intel has with 9th gen. 

Personally wouldn't even consider any i3s;

 

I stupidly got my son an 8350k in 2017 thinking it was a deal as essentially a $160 7600k....but it's already too limitrf for many titles where stutters are apparent.

 

Even the slower 1600 is more playable in many games

[melete]

Just now, Plutosaurus said:

Personally wouldn't even consider any i3s;

 

I stupidly got my son an 8350k in 2017 thinking it was a deal as essentially a $160 7600k....but it's already too limitrf for many titles where stutters are apparent.

 

Even the slower 1600 is more playable in many games

Yeah, I agree with that. Another $40-50 can buy a much better six core CPU so that’s what I’d do if I were building on a lower budget. 

[Falkentyne]

2 hours ago, LIGTHIN said:

Which 9th Gen CPU is worth every cents

There is no actual 'budget' Intel CPU worth buying that isn't slow as molasses.

The only one close to what would be considered budget is a 9600k, which is about $200, so that's what you're looking for.  But it's 6 cores without hyperthreading.  Those missing 6 logical threads may be needed in the future.  If the 8700k wasn't still being price gouged, you could stick that in your motherboard and be fine.  But the 8700k and 9700k are both being sold at high prices.

[Mister Woof]

if you already have a mobo, this is a decent sale. if you intend on getting it, you may as well, because they don't get cheaper.

 

$129

 

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/intel-core-i5-9400-six-core-2-9-ghz-desktop-processor-with-enhanced-speedstep-technology/6342753.p?skuId=6342753&ref=212&loc=BM01&ds_rl=1260672&ds_rl=1266837&ds_rl=1260441&gclid=CjwKCAiAuK3vBRBOEiwA1IMhumhkaOumM9lHLKoqL-mxiSnlOa5UYgKWsf2X_dxzDtwwF7JJAq4w1RoCHq0QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

it also is not the gimped version; this one contains integrated graphics.

 

I actually ordered one to replace my son's 8350k which I'm going to slap into a cheap H310 for my daughter's new PC. (4570 mobo kicked the bucket)

[amdorintel]

8 hours ago, LIGTHIN said:

Which 9th Gen CPU is worth every cents

I have to ask why you want to consider intel 9th gen cpu?

If its because you already have

you already own a motherboard for it then its worth building it.

 

otherwise you need to consider ryzen as its a far better deal right now.