Intel or Ryzen?

[Retr0_C0brA]

Hi everyone since Im building a new pc I was wondering if I should go for an in intel build or a ryzen build the cpu's in question are 

 

Intel: i7 9700f

Motherboard: Gigabyte Aorus z390 elite

 

Ryzen: Ryzen 7 3700x

Moatherboard: Gigabyte X570 Gaming X

 

so which one should I go for

[Radium_Angel]

3 minutes ago, Retr0_C0brA said:

Hi everyone since Im building a new pc I was wondering if I should go for an in intel build or a ryzen build the cpu's in question are 

 

Intel: i7 9700f

Motherboard: Gigabyte Aorus z390 elite

 

Ryzen: Ryzen 7 3700x

Moatherboard: Gigabyte X570 Gaming X

 

so which one should I go for

Everyone here will tell you Ryzen.

I'm going to say "it depends on what you are using the system for"

[Helpful Tech Witch]

5 minutes ago, Retr0_C0brA said:

Hi everyone since Im building a new pc I was wondering if I should go for an in intel build or a ryzen build the cpu's in question are 

 

Intel: i7 9700f

Motherboard: Gigabyte Aorus z390 elite

 

Ryzen: Ryzen 7 3700x

Moatherboard: Gigabyte X570 Gaming X

 

so which one should I go for

It depends. If you have no friends, and don't have to have discord and 7 other things running in the background, go Intel. If you are a normal human being, and have like 10+ programs in the background, Ryzen's better multi cores will come in handy for the multi tasking. 

If you do something else, there is no question, Ryzen will be the way to go.

[boggy77]

can you go for a intel 10600k?

[Retr0_C0brA]

3 minutes ago, Radium_Angel said:

Everyone here will tell you Ryzen.

I'm going to say "it depends on what you are using the system for"

True, but im only using my pc mostly for gaming maybe write an essay or two for school but mostly for gaming

[gloop]

What are you using the system for?

 

I'd advise against going 9th gen considering its a dead socket, 10th gen is a MUCH better choice.

[LIGISTX]

7 minutes ago, Retr0_C0brA said:

Hi everyone since Im building a new pc I was wondering if I should go for an in intel build or a ryzen build the cpu's in question are 

 

Intel: i7 9700f

Motherboard: Gigabyte Aorus z390 elite

 

Ryzen: Ryzen 7 3700x

Moatherboard: Gigabyte X570 Gaming X

 

so which one should I go for

What’s the use case, and what are the other components of the system? Also, the z390 elite is a lot of overkill for a 9700f. Also, if you go intel, I’d recommend going 10th gen unless you can get some very solid prices on 9th gen. 
 

Intel wins in gaming and overall “has less weird quirks and issues”. AMD wins in anything that is a heavy multithreaded workload, and is “only” ~5-10% worse in games, typically. This will depend on your other hardware, resolution, and game. 

[gloop]

Just now, Retr0_C0brA said:

True, but im only using my pc mostly for gaming maybe write an essay or two for school but mostly for gaming

Then a 10600k with a Z490 Gaming Edge is probably the best combination.

[LIGISTX]

1 minute ago, TheTechWizardThatNeedsHelp said:

It depends. If you have no friends, and don't have to have discord and 7 other things running in the background, go Intel. If you are a normal human being, and have like 10+ programs in the background, Ryzen's better multi cores will come in handy for the multi tasking. 

If you do something else, there is no question, Ryzen will be the way to go.

I mean, not really. An intel 10700k for instance will be plenty fine if the OP “has friends” with discord running in the background.

 

Not to take away from the value a Ryzen 3600 represents. That’s a lot of CPU for not all that much money.

[Helpful Tech Witch]

Just now, LIGISTX said:

I mean, not really. An intel 10700k for instance will be plenty fine if the OP “has friends” with discord running in the background.

 

Not to take away from the value a Ryzen 3600 represents. That’s a lot of CPU for not all that much money.

I was kidding. 

[Retr0_C0brA]

3 minutes ago, TheTechWizardThatNeedsHelp said:

It depends. If you have no friends, and don't have to have discord and 7 other things running in the background, go Intel. If you are a normal human being, and have like 10+ programs in the background, Ryzen's better multi cores will come in handy for the multi tasking. 

If you do something else, there is no question, Ryzen will be the way to go.

yes I open up multiple programs like discord, steam, league, chrome, note pad, face check so yeah

[gloop]

4 minutes ago, TheTechWizardThatNeedsHelp said:

If you do something else, there is no question, Ryzen will be the way to go.

Even if that program is single-threaded, and you are essentially throwing away money by going with a heavily multi-threaded focused CPU?

[Retr0_C0brA]

4 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

can you go for a intel 10600k?

why the 10600k?

[gloop]

Just now, Retr0_C0brA said:

yes I open up multiple programs like discord, steam, league, chrome, note pad, face check so yeah

As I said:

 

4 minutes ago, gloop said:

Then a 10600k with a Z490 Gaming Edge is probably the best combination.

 

[boggy77]

Just now, Retr0_C0brA said:

why the 10600k?

better single thread performance than both the 9700 and the ryzen 7, has 6 cores and 12 threads which are enough for gaming and should be around the same cost as the other two options. plus, it's not  on a dead platform. 11th gen is likely to work on the same mobo. 9th gen is dead.

[Retr0_C0brA]

1 hour ago, boggy77 said:

better single thread performance than both the 9700 and the ryzen 7, has 6 cores and 12 threads which are enough for gaming and should be around the same cost as the other two options. plus, it's not  on a dead platform. 11th gen is likely to work on the same mobo. 9th gen is dead.

 

1 hour ago, gloop said:

As I said:

 

 

Ill look into it thank you all guys

[vortextech77]

For gaming and only gaming, Intel.

If you're gonna do anything related to production, editing, streaming, or anything other than gaming and you want an all rounder, Ryzen.

[maizenblue]

3700x is the best all around cpu right now. I wouldnt touch a 9700f/k, its too thread limited. 
 

The 10600k is a good option solely for gaming at 1080p. Higher resolutions and/or for multi tasking, streaming or recording or work tasks the 3700x is superior and has half the tdp despite having more cores and threads.