Ryzen R5 1600 vs i7 4930k vs i7 4790k

[Beovy]

I posted a thread a couple days ago about this however some more deals have came in to play. They are as follows:

 

NEW Ryzen R5 1600 + whatever mobo I can find + DDR4 RAM for ~$500 CAD

USED i7 4790k + Asus Z97-A + my current RAM for $400 CAD

USED i7 4930k SR1AT + Asus Sabertooth x79 + 64GB of mixed RAM + OCZ 700W PSU + 2x 2TB Hard Drives for $600 CAD

 

Thoughts? Coming from an AMD 1055t. I use an HD 7790 for gaming and it runs every game I play perfectly fine.

[The Sloth]

ryzen 1600 

[Beovy]

Just now, nerdslayer1 said:

ryzen 1600 

Elaborate please!

[Vegetable]

Well I personally can say the 4790k is still VERY capable in games, beating even Ryzen.

[The Sloth]

Just now, Beovy said:

Elaborate please!

newer, 6c/12t so it will have a longer lifespan, there is an upgrade path if you need it, overall a good upgrade. 

[Beovy]

Should also mention I run two monitors and constantly have them both filled. I stream League, OW, and CSGO while I play at 1080p. I do rudimentary video/photo/sound editing. 

[JoostinOnline]

2 minutes ago, Beovy said:

Should also mention I run two monitors and constantly have them both filled. I stream League, OW, and CSGO while I play at 1080p. I do rudimentary video/photo/sound editing. 

That's more reason to get a Ryzen 1600.

 

Remember that when you pick the RAM, make sure it's at least 3000MHz (3200MHz is better though) AND make sure the model is listed on your motherboard's QVL (Qualified Vendors List).  You can find the QVL on the motherboard product page.  Other RAM might work with it, but everything on the QVL is tested.

[stealth80]

25 minutes ago, Vegetable said:

Well I personally can say the 4790k is still VERY capable in games, beating even Ryzen.

wrong, it did on release but with the most recent bios updates and 3200mhz + ram support, Risen wins. I did before and after benchmarks going from my 4790k at 4.7ghz to a ryzen 1700 at 4ghz. Initial tests had the risen around 10% slower, its now around 5 - 10% faster - add that to the fact it has extra cores for other stuff, newer platform offering full m.2 support and ddr4 - Ryzen is the better deal

[Beovy]

Just now, stealth80 said:

wrong, it did on release but with the most recent bios updates and 3200mhz + ram support, Risen wins. I did before and after benchmarks going from my 4790k at 4.7ghz to a ryzen 1700 at 4ghz. Initial tests had the risen around 10% slower, its now around 5 - 10% faster - add that to the fact it has extra cores for other stuff, newer platform offering full m.2 support and ddr4 - Ryzen is the better deal

What about the i7 4930k I can get? 

[Hunter259]

1 minute ago, stealth80 said:

wrong, it did on release but with the most recent bios updates and 3200mhz + ram support, Risen wins. I did before and after benchmarks going from my 4790k at 4.7ghz to a ryzen 1700 at 4ghz. Initial tests had the risen around 10% slower, its now around 5 - 10% faster - add that to the fact it has extra cores for other stuff, newer platform offering full m.2 support and ddr4 - Ryzen is the better deal

Uh. No it's not.

http://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/2875-amd-r5-1600x-1500x-review-fading-i5-argument/page-4

[Vegetable]

4 minutes ago, stealth80 said:

wrong, it did on release but with the most recent bios updates and 3200mhz + ram support, Risen wins. I did before and after benchmarks going from my 4790k at 4.7ghz to a ryzen 1700 at 4ghz. Initial tests had the risen around 10% slower, its now around 5 - 10% faster - add that to the fact it has extra cores for other stuff, newer platform offering full m.2 support and ddr4 - Ryzen is the better deal

 

2 minutes ago, Hunter259 said:

Uh. No it's not.

http://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/2875-amd-r5-1600x-1500x-review-fading-i5-argument/page-4

 

[stealth80]

4 minutes ago, Hunter259 said:

Uh. No it's not.

http://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/2875-amd-r5-1600x-1500x-review-fading-i5-argument/page-4

 

2 minutes ago, Vegetable said:

 

 

Like I said, on the newest update, those tests pre date the Ages 1006 update. Also they're trading blows even without the update.

 

And to add:

 

I7 4790k 4.7ghz

 

 

2133mhz release bios 4 ghz

 

 

Agesa 1006 3.9ghz and 3333mhz ram

 

 

All runs on a 1080gtx running 2050mhz at 1440P 

[stealth80]

10 minutes ago, Beovy said:

What about the i7 4930k I can get? 

Depends what you are doing, but from the options you have I would take the Ryzen as you are getting a newer platform rather than buying already out going tech.

 

The others are still strong chips, particularly the 4790k, but they still don't offer full m.2 speed and the ram is already out dated 

[Beovy]

28 minutes ago, stealth80 said:

Depends what you are doing, but from the options you have I would take the Ryzen as you are getting a newer platform rather than buying already out going tech.

 

The others are still strong chips, particularly the 4790k, but they still don't offer full m.2 speed and the ram is already out dated 

Keep in mind I'm running an AMD Phenom x6 1055t and I've had this for about 6 years. Keeping up to date isn't something I do. I still don't even have an SSD. 

[stealth80]

8 hours ago, Beovy said:

Keep in mind I'm running an AMD Phenom x6 1055t and I've had this for about 6 years. Keeping up to date isn't something I do. I still don't even have an SSD. 

Even more of a reason to take the newer platform