Would a leap from Ryzen 5 2600 to Ryzen 7 2700 be worth it?

[Rhaemond]

Hi I was offered a Ryzen 7 2700 for around 20$ more than a Ryzen 5 2600... I game and do editing from time to time, would it be a good investment, or is an R7 2700 not worth it? I currently have a B450m Mortar Max and 8gbx2 3600mhz Klevv Cras X if that helps

[Moonzy]

not much for gaming for today

 

and how much is a 3600?

[Br3tt96]

As far as gaming I think they'd be pretty close with the 2600 being slightly better, but the 2700 would be much better for "editing from time to time"

 

I'd probably go for the 2700 myself or a newer 3000s chip

[Guest]

The only way it would be worth it would be for a 2700x and if it was cheaper than a 3600.

 

[dizmo]

For $20 it's not bad if you can actually make use of the extra cores. Honestly though, unless you're making money at what you're doing on your PC, I'd just stick with the 2600. Really, though, the 3600 would be better to aim for. The 2600 is pretty old.

[Rhaemond]

1 hour ago, Moonzy said:

not much for gaming for today

 

and how much is a 3600?

It's about 80-100$ more than the 2600... 

 

1 hour ago, Br3tt96 said:

As far as gaming I think they'd be pretty close with the 2600 being slightly better, but the 2700 would be much better for "editing from time to time"

 

I'd probably go for the 2700 myself or a newer 3000s chip

Noted. Thanks! 

33 minutes ago, ShrimpBrime said:

The only way it would be worth it would be for a 2700x and if it was cheaper than a 3600.

 

Damn 2700x don't really exist here... But it's far cheaper than a 3600 that's for sure

26 minutes ago, dizmo said:

For $20 it's not bad if you can actually make use of the extra cores. Honestly though, unless you're making money at what you're doing on your PC, I'd just stick with the 2600. Really, though, the 3600 would be better to aim for. The 2600 is pretty old.

3600 is still overpriced here, unfortunately. 

[Guest]

Then do the 2700 non x then. Its maybe 10% lower IPC of the 3600, but 4 more threads to do work with. 

 

[Moonzy]

In that case, a 2700 for $20 more isn't too bad

I would go for it, 2 extra cores and more threads (it's 8c/16t right?)

[Mister Woof]

2700 is only slow at stock settings because if the 65w tdp - it will only turbo to like 3.4ghz

 

Give it an all-core 4ghz oc and it will perform well. Most of them I believe can achieve this, or close.

[Gohardgrandpa]

I went from 3600 to 2700 and I wasn’t disappointed. I got the 3600 for $120, sold it for $175. Got the 2700 for $100 and don’t regret switching them out. I game at 1440p so maybe that’s the difference maker