Cpu recommendations

[Mikeshep]

Budget $2500

I am going to be building a pc and want some recommendations on the cpu I should use. I am going between the ryzen 5 5600x and the ryzen 7 5800x. I am going to be using the pc for gaming and streaming as well as video editing and Microsoft work 

 

[Chris Pratt]

5800X. 6 cores is really only suitable for gaming and light productivity, and even that's changing soon. The next gen consoles are 8 core now, so especially cross platform titles are going to start requiring or just simply running better with 8 cores.

[Bombastinator]

The split between a 5600 and a 5800 is an 11700k….Unless you can get whatever you want at msrp. 

[Mikeshep]

13 minutes ago, Chris Pratt said:

5800X. 6 cores is really only suitable for gaming and light productivity, and even that's changing soon. The next gen consoles are 8 core now, so especially cross platform titles are going to start requiring or just simply running better with 8 cores.

Thanks I will probably go with the 8 core 5800

[Mikeshep]

2 minutes ago, Bombastinator said:

The split between a 5600 and a 5800 is an 11700k….Unless you can get whatever you want at msrp. 

Yeah I can get a 5800 at msrp so I think I will go with that

 

[Bombastinator]

6 minutes ago, Mikeshep said:

Yeah I can get a 5800 at msrp so I think I will go with that

 

The 5800 wasn’t well liked when it came out mostly because it’s msrp was high compared to the 5600 and 5900.  5900s became near impossible to get though so the 5800 gained ground. Might not be that bad a buy.  It’s a hair faster than an 11700k on average.  It depends what you are doing with it.  The question become which is a cheaper total after things like motherboard price and other crud is accounted for.

[Chris Pratt]

31 minutes ago, Bombastinator said:

The 5800 wasn’t well liked when it came out mostly because it’s msrp was high compared to the 5600 and 5900.  5900s became near impossible to get though so the 5800 gained ground. Might not be that bad a buy.  It’s a hair faster than an 11700k on average.  It depends what you are doing with it.  The question become which is a cheaper total after things like motherboard price and other crud is accounted for.

One thing that shouldn't be discounted when comparing the 11700K with the 5800X is that while the 11700K is technically cheaper, it needs better cooling than the 5800X, which means you potentially have some added cost there.

[CommanderAlex]

4 minutes ago, Chris Pratt said:

One thing that shouldn't be discounted when comparing the 11700K with the 5800X is that while the 11700K is technically cheaper, it needs better cooling than the 5800X, which means you potentially have some added cost there.

In addition to this, a low-end Z590 motherboard costs quite a bit (~$200 range IIRC), while you can get a B550 motherboard for cheaper. 

[Bombastinator]

9 minutes ago, Chris Pratt said:

One thing that shouldn't be discounted when comparing the 11700K with the 5800X is that while the 11700K is technically cheaper, it needs better cooling than the 5800X, which means you potentially have some added cost there.

Yup. Also there’s motherboard pricing.  It’s the total price that matters

[Mikeshep]

Thanks guys for all of the great advice