Best cpu for purely gaming which is powerful and future proof

[GamingGeek5]

So i am looking for a cpu to pair with my rtx 3080 and i have no idea which i should go for either ryxen or intel and it should be future proof (No need to upgrade for at least 3 yrs)

Thanks

[LienusLateTips]

Well, you should be fine with the 5800 or 5900X, but that's if you can even find stock.

[Streetguru]

5 minutes ago, GamingGeek5 said:

So i am looking for a cpu to pair with my rtx 3080 and i have no idea which i should go for either ryxen or intel and it should be future proof (No need to upgrade for at least 3 yrs)

Thanks

What's your budget/country?

[GoodEnough]

r7 5800x or the r9 5900x, the 5950x is a little overkill.

but a 5600x is also a viable option depending on your needs.

[SupaKomputa]

If you have 3080, you probably run it at high resolution (1440p and up).

In that resolution the difference between cpu performance is very slim.

So a 6 core 3600 or 5600x would be enough for 3 years.

[GamingGeek5]

23 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

What's your budget/country?

Budget under i'd say 600$ 

[Streetguru]

Just now, GamingGeek5 said:

Budget under i'd say 600$ 

Then you'll want to keep an eye out for the 5600X, if not the 5900X if you really want 12 cores.

And then you just need to pair it with decent RAM. Buildzoid's youtube channel has a lot of that.

GN recently showed that having 4 sticks is better than 2 sticks in general.

 

3600mhz CL16 or something like that should be good, 3200mhz CL14 will be B-die and good for tuning/overclocking
 

 

They also did a super tuned comparison

 

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Don't know the specific dies on those memory kits.

[LiquidGamerOO7]

On 12/1/2020 at 12:59 AM, GamingGeek5 said:

So i am looking for a cpu to pair with my rtx 3080 and i have no idea which i should go for either ryxen or intel and it should be future proof (No need to upgrade for at least 3 yrs)

Thanks

May I recommend Intel's 12th gen processors that are supported by the new z690 motherboard, DDR5 ram and PCIe 5.0. Although, DDR5 is a really new release, it's still in the development stages and very expensive. When buying a new z690 board you must specify a DDR4 or DDR5 board. 

Im using the 12th gen i5 12600k for $299 that has 10 cores(6P+4E) and 16 threads, ready for overclocking, runs at 3700mhz and has a turbo clock speed of 4900mhz.

For $100 more you can get the 12th gen i7 12700k that has 12 cores (8P+4E) and 20 threads, ready for overclocking, runs at 3600mhz and has a turbo clock speed of 5000mhz.

For $200 more you can go for the top of the line 12th gen i9 12900k that has 16 cores (8P+8E) and 24 threads, runs at 3200mhz and has a turbo clock speed of 5300mhz.

In my opinion and after reading tons of reviews and comparisons between Amd versus Intel processors, the new 12th gen Intel CPU is blowing Amd's CPU's out of the water with cheaper prices and better specs.

Hopefully this helped out some...