Gaming CPU Needed

[SzaboAttila]

Intel i5-8400 or amd ryzen 5 1600 for gaming?

[wallblack]

Personally i would go for ryzen, more threads and you can always overclock 

[dizmo]

I'd go Intel.

Why not the 2600?

[SuperCloneRanger]

why not the 2600

 

EDIT: @dizmo SNAP!, i win.

[SzaboAttila]

2 minutes ago, dizmo said:

I'd go Intel.

Why not the 2600?

Its only a few percent better than the 1600 and in my country the price difference is about 50-55$

[SzaboAttila]

3 minutes ago, wallblack said:

Personally i would go for ryzen, more threads and you can always overclock 

But for gaming the i5 is better not? I mean I wouldnt do heavy multi tasking or video editing.

[dizmo]

2 minutes ago, SuperCloneRanger said:

why not the 2600

 

EDIT: @dizmo SNAP!, i win.

I was first, so I do believe that means that I am the winner

1 minute ago, SzaboAttila said:

Its only a few percent better than the 1600 and in my country the price difference is about 50-55$

It has much, much better memory support though. Can't just focus on the little things.

1 minute ago, SzaboAttila said:

But for gaming the i5 is better not? I mean I wouldnt do heavy multi tasking or video editing.

If you're just doing 1080p gaming, why not consider the i3? Even cheaper.

[wallblack]

1 minute ago, SzaboAttila said:

But for gaming the i5 is better not? I mean I wouldnt do heavy multi tasking or video editing.

Maybe this will help

 

[Frankenburger]

Intel is better for gaming, AMD is better for encoding video.

Ryzen 5 2600 comes close to beating the i5 8600k, and is a better value, but the i5 8600k is better for gaming.

[Opencircuit74]

For this moment yes, Intel would be better for gaming, but the 6 cores/threads could hold it back a bit in the future, and ryzen 3rd gen should be really good. Personally I’m waiting for ryzen 3rd gen for an upgrade.

[SzaboAttila]

1 minute ago, dizmo said:

If you're just doing 1080p gaming, why not consider the i3? Even cheaper.

Because the i3's only have 4 cores and I think if I get a 6core processor I will be good with it for a while.

[SzaboAttila]

5 minutes ago, wallblack said:

Maybe this will help

 

Wow, 20 fps difference, I tought its only about 5-10

[SuperCloneRanger]

2 minutes ago, SzaboAttila said:

But for gaming the i5 is better not? I mean I wouldnt do heavy multi tasking or video editing.

Looking at only gaming, the i5 is better. for most everything else i would go with the ryzen 5.

[SzaboAttila]

1 minute ago, SuperCloneRanger said:

Looking at only gaming, the i5 is better. for most everything else i would go with the ryzen 5.

Does the i5 comes with a cooler?

[SuperCloneRanger]

yes it does

 

[wallblack]

2 minutes ago, SzaboAttila said:

Does the i5 comes with a cooler?

yes it does 

[dizmo]

12 minutes ago, wallblack said:

Maybe this will help

 

It looks like the Ryzen CPU isn't overclocked though. That makes a massive difference, as without OC'ing it's really a castrated product.

11 minutes ago, Opencircuit74 said:

For this moment yes, Intel would be better for gaming, but the 6 cores/threads could hold it back a bit in the future, and ryzen 3rd gen should be really good. Personally I’ll waiting for ryzen 3rd gen for an upgrade.

Totally agree. I'd never buy the first gen of any technology, and second gen is so-so. I really expect to see significant improvements to Ryzen with it's third iteration.

Pretty excited, really.

9 minutes ago, SzaboAttila said:

Because the i3's only have 4 cores and I think if I get a 6core processor I will be good with it for a while.

Or you could spend half the money, use it for a year or two, and then upgrade to what's new then. 4 cores is still plenty these days, especially if you're pushing 1080p.

[wallblack]

Just now, dizmo said:

It looks like the Ryzen CPU isn't overclocked though. That makes a massive difference, as without OC'ing it's really a castrated product.

Totally agree. I'd never buy the first gen of any technology, and second gen is so-so. I really expect to see significant improvements to Ryzen with it's third iteration.

Pretty excited, really.

Or you could spend half the money, use it for a year or two, and then upgrade to what's new then. 4 cores is still plenty these days, especially if you're pushing 1080p.

your right Only saw that now if the ryzen was oc maybe the performance is equal

[DrMacintosh]

In don’t think Intel chips make sense anymore. Sure they have better single core performance right now, but the trend is more cores and more threads. The Ryzen chip will last you longer and will provide a MUCH better upgrade path in the future considering how long AMD will support the AM4 socket.