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Ryzen 5 1400 or Intel i5 7500?

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Hello all,

 

Hate to start a new thread, but since my old thread got kind of derailed...

 

I am building a new system, primarily for gaming, but also for some CAD and rendering work.

 

Budget constraints have led me to have to choose between the i5 7500 vs Ryzen 5 1400. Which would you get between those?

 

Things that are currently making me worried about the AMD build are:

  • Ryzen is very memory speed dependent, YET the motherboards dont support all kits. I don't want to spend a fortune on memory and fool around with memory clocks.
  • The single core performance of the i5 7500 should be better than the 1400? Or does an OC 1400 beat a 7500?
  • Overclocking performance might be better with R5 1400, but there is no guarantee that you will get a decent overclock? (plus, I'm not entirely too keen on running an overclock 24/7).

Things that I like the AMD build more for:

  • More threads, so possibly better performance going forward
  • AM4 should be around for a while, Intel might retire the LGA1151 socket soon.

Thanks guys!

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Probably 1400 judging by your workload.

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Locked processors are a bad buy compared to unlocked ones with similar IPC at the same price point.

 

Overclocked R5 > locked i5 and R5's have 2-3x the threads an i5 does.

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