Best Gaming CPU currently

[Brama]

I know Ryzen 1700 is the best performance/per dollar streaming/gaming  CPU at the moment.

 

But what is the best strictly gaming high end performance/per dollar CPU? Intel i7-8700k?

[just_dave]

8600K/8700K

[hconverse02]

Yup, i7 8700k is best performance, i5 8600k is better price/performance

[Jaxder]

Just now, dave_k said:

8600K/8700K

I'd disagree with the 8700k. I'd say that the i3-8350k is probably comparable to last years i5s, thus are really good for gaming.

[Klemmbrett]

4 minutes ago, Jaxder said:

I'd disagree with the 8700k. I'd say that the i3-8350k is probably comparable to last years i5s, thus are really good for gaming.

And i disagree with that more modern games will utilize more cores and then the i7 8700k will provide the best package. 4 cores have been the standard for a LOOOOOONNNG time. Intel didn`t need to push for more because they had no competition for 10 years because AMD well made shit processors. 6 Cores are now at the mainstream platform and if AMD strikes back next year with higher performance 8 cores, intel will push 8 cores probably soon. Some games today utilize more than 4 cores and more and more other software will also be optimized for more cores. 

[Ophidio]

7 minutes ago, Jaxder said:

I'd disagree with the 8700k. I'd say that the i3-8350k is probably comparable to last years i5s, thus are really good for gaming.

The 8350K is a terrible decision, for gaming it may be worth it but price wise it's just dumb. It's an overclockable CPU but it cost more than the CPU itself to buy a motherboard that can overclock it. Just makes no sense. Plus with games coming out now and more older ones being more optimized for higher core counts the 4 cores just isn't going to be enough in the long run making the 8600K/8700K the best gaming chips out right now. 

[Vroooom]

i5 8400 is the sweet spot, especially when cheaper motherboards come around

[Jaxder]

1 minute ago, Ophidio said:

The 8350K is a terrible decision, for gaming it may be worth it but price wise it's just dumb. It's an overclockable CPU but it cost more than the CPU itself to buy a motherboard that can overclock it. Just makes no sense. Plus with games coming out now and more older ones being more optimized for higher core counts the 4 cores just isn't going to be enough in the long run making the 8600K/8700K the best gaming chips out right now. 

 

2 minutes ago, Klemmbrett said:

And i disagree with that more modern games will utilize more cores and then the i7 8700k will provide the best package. 4 cores have been the standard for a LOOOOOONNNG time. Intel didn`t need to push for more because they had no competition for 10 years because AMD well made shit processors. 6 Cores are now at the mainstream platform and if AMD strikes back next year with higher performance 8 cores, intel will push 8 cores probably soon. Some games today utilize more than 4 cores and more and more other software will also be optimized for more cores. 

Good points.

 

Just now, Vroooom said:

i5 8400 is the sweet spot, especially when cheaper motherboards come around

This guy I think is the most correct probs...

[Klemmbrett]

15 minutes ago, Vroooom said:

i5 8400 is the sweet spot, especially when cheaper motherboards come around

Nice price/performance ratio but capped at 4 GHZ if we talk best for gaming i would say no. 

[Chaos Network]

Ryzen. Threadripper, to be specific.

[Klemmbrett]

1 minute ago, Chaos Network said:

Ryzen. Threadripper, to be specific

I would say there best workstation CPU´s for video editors etc. For gaming there  

[pyrojoe34]

1 minute ago, Chaos Network said:

Ryzen. Threadripper, to be specific.

Um... no... He said "gaming CPU"... Threadripper is not a good gaming CPU by any metric. Empirically speaking, the 8700k is the best gaming CPU at the moment. You can debate other CPUs being a better price to performance (definitely doesn't include Threadripper).

 

[Chaos Network]

1 minute ago, Klemmbrett said:

I would say there best workstation CPU´s for video editors etc. For gaming there  

 

Just now, pyrojoe34 said:

Um... no... He said "gaming CPU"... Threadripper is not a good gaming CPU by any metric. Empirically speaking, the 8700k is the best gaming CPU at the moment. You can debate other CPUs being a better price to performance (definitely doesn't include Threadripper).

 

I was memeing

[pyrojoe34]

4 minutes ago, Klemmbrett said:

I would say there best workstation CPU´s for video editors etc. For gaming there  

I wouldn't even say that. The i9 series is typically better for most workstation tasks (ignoring price). Threadripper offers great price to performance but Intel is still king when it comes to balancing IPC/core count, stability, and support for workstation use.

[Jaxder]

8 minutes ago, Klemmbrett said:

Nice price/performance ratio but capped at 4 GHZ if we talk best for gaming i would say no. 

Do you realize how fast 4 GHz without overclocking is? That is right smack dab in the middle of the road for Intel's CPUs, and gaming companies are trying to make games more accessible to a wider crowd...so a 4 GHz 6 core processor is INCREDIBLE for gaming at the low-$200 USD range. Hell, you can even stream at 720 with that kind of power.

[Klemmbrett]

Just now, pyrojoe34 said:

I wouldn't even say that. The i9 series is typically better for most workstation tasks (ignoring price). Threadripper offers great price to performance but Intel is still king when it comes to balancing IPC, core count, stability, and support for workstation use.

OFC Intel is still ahead of AMD especially by IPC but also if you build a bad ass high end station the 16c/32t 1950x is awesome performance and offers you 64 PCI lanes if you want some high end setup with lot of PCI-E SSD´s 2 Graphics Cards you may run into some limitations even with 44 PCI-e lanes and this is there highest end CPU for 2 K € all other ones have less PCIe lanes.    

[Klemmbrett]

13 minutes ago, Jaxder said:

Do you realize how fast 4 GHz without overclocking is? That is right smack dab in the middle of the road for Intel's CPUs, and gaming companies are trying to make games more accessible to a wider crowd...so a 4 GHz 6 core processor is INCREDIBLE for gaming at the low-$200 USD range. Hell, you can even stream at 720 with that kind of power.

And paying a few bucks more for a 6 core 6 thread 8600K and a Z370 mobo or even a few more on a 8700K  will give you a 5+ GHz monster.  Even if the 8400 might be cheaper and better price to performance the OP asked:
 

 

1 hour ago, Brama said:

I know Ryzen 1700 is the best performance/per dollar streaming/gaming  CPU at the moment.

 

But what is the best strictly gaming high end performance/per dollar CPU? Intel i7-8700k?

And then 8600K and 8700K will win. 

[pyrojoe34]

Just now, Klemmbrett said:

OFC Intel is still ahead of AMD especially by IPC but also if you build a bad ass high end station the 16c/32t 1950x is awesome performance and offers you 64 PCI lanes if you want some high end setup with lot of PCI-E SSD´s 2 Graphics Cards you may run into some limitations even with 44 PCI-e lanes and this is there highest end CPU for 2 K € all other ones have less PCIe lanes.    

I agree, I would personally recommend people who are concerned with price, and know that none of their specific uses have AMD compatibility issues, get Threadripper over Intel for a workstation. But when the question is "what is the best", without considering price, Top-tier Intel will beat Top-tier AMD in pure performance across all current platforms. If I was building a purely gaming focused rig right now I would personally go with the 8700k, if I was building a workstation where I use a mix of multithreaded tasks (like Premiere) and singlethreaded tasks (like AE), I would likely go with a mid-tier i9 (8-10core), and if I was building a system that's mainly focused on multithreaded loads and 3+ GPU accelerated loads, I would probably go with Threadripper. For the best price to performance ratio I would usually recommend Ryzen 5 for a system that does a little of everything.

 

I just built up a system for my buddy who does mainly multitasking/productivity, with occasional light gaming for under $850 (R5-1600x, 16GB-3000, 500GB 850evo SSD, GTX980) which I think offers a fantastic price to performance. He threw in a mechanical keyboard and 3x 1080p 75hz monitors for another $480 and now he has a great setup at a fantastic price.

[SecretX]

1 hour ago, Vroooom said:

i5 8400 is the sweet spot, especially when cheaper motherboards come around

I agree with that.

[TahoeDust]

8600k at 5GHz under something like a Hyper 212 Evo is going to be hard to beat for the price.

[Daniel644]

6 hours ago, Jaxder said:

I'd disagree with the 8700k. I'd say that the i3-8350k is probably comparable to last years i5s, thus are really good for gaming.

he said BEST, not "good enough".

6 hours ago, Brama said:

I know Ryzen 1700 is the best performance/per dollar streaming/gaming  CPU at the moment.

 

But what is the best strictly gaming high end performance/per dollar CPU? Intel i7-8700k?

 

the 8700k is the best you can get, but it is not even remotely close to being worth replacing a 7700k when looking at purely gaming, you won't see much if any difference at all.

[DarkSmith2]

8700k

[Klemmbrett]

7 hours ago, Daniel644 said:

the 8700k is the best you can get, but it is not even remotely close to being worth replacing a 7700k when looking at purely gaming, you won't see much if any difference at all.

Also a 6600K or 6700K  are still very good and are not worth replacing at the moment when you look at gaming only. I will also stick with my 6600K still for some time until i upgrade.