Ryzen 2600 with 1080ti for 4k? Good match or better go intel?

[Gdourado]

Hello, how are you?

 

Working on a build.

The goal is 4k gaming at 60hz.

Mostly 2160p, but migh also go for custom resolutions of 1800p or 1620p when 4k cannot be used at 60fps.

Anyway, I was looking at using a Ryzen 2600 as the cpu for two reasons.

Number one is the price. Since currenlty there seems to be a shortage on intel CPU's, the 2600 is 60 euros cheaper than an i5 8400 and costs almost half as much as an 8700.

The other is thermal. Since this is a SFF build on a Dan Case A4, I think the soldered heatspreader on the Ryzen can deliver better thermals than the TIM on the intel cpus.

 

Anyway, for the use with a 1080ti on 4k or sub 4k at 60fps, is there any difference in the 2600 vs the intel solutions?

 

Thanks.

Cheers!

[Sauron]

It's a good match, you'll be limited by the gpu at 4k so the cpu doesn't really matter in games.

[Jurrunio]

nope, no difference between Ryzen 6 core and Intel 6 core in this use case. 4K resolution introduces GPU bottleneck with a 1080ti 99% of the time

[lmeneses]

2 minutes ago, Gdourado said:

Hello, how are you?

 

Working on a build.

The goal is 4k gaming at 60hz.

Mostly 2160p, but migh also go for custom resolutions of 1800p or 1620p when 4k cannot be used at 60fps.

Anyway, I was looking at using a Ryzen 2600 as the cpu for two reasons.

Number one is the price. Since currenlty there seems to be a shortage on intel CPU's, the 2600 is 60 euros cheaper than an i5 8400 and costs almost half as much as an 8700.

The other is thermal. Since this is a SFF build on a Dan Case A4, I think the soldered heatspreader on the Ryzen can deliver better thermals than the TIM on the intel cpus.

 

Anyway, for the use with a 1080ti on 4k or sub 4k at 60fps, is there any difference in the 2600 vs the intel solutions?

 

Thanks.

Cheers!

besides giving you a little more power (a couple frames better), not really, unless you went to an 8600k or a 2600x 

[Gdourado]

Thank you for the replies.

Even in regard to smooth frametimes and good minimums?

Can ryzen deliver that smooth 60 fps lock at 16.6ms frametime?

[Origami Cactus]

the 1080ti isnt really good for 4k ultra if you want 60fps, it is more like 4k high 55-60fps in modern games.

Yeah the ryzen part is totally fine for 4k gaming, if you put ddr4 3000mhz ram with it.

[Invader-Peridot]

Yeah a 2600 will do fine at 4K, as long as you give it the OC 

[Col. Sandurz]

30 minutes ago, Gdourado said:

Number one is the price. Since currenlty there seems to be a shortage on intel CPU's, the 2600 is 60 euros cheaper than an i5 8400 and costs almost half as much as an 8700.

When comparing the prices bear in mind that an 8400 build could cost less than a 2600 build depending on the pricing of ram (ryzen needs faster ram) and motherboards.

In my case i saved about 40 euros going for the 8400 and i don't think i am missing anything in gaming.

 

Then again, as other say, 4k is not very CPU bound.

[Derrk]

2600 will do just fine. The difference will be 1-2 fps at the most. I think ryzen also tends to have better lows than intel, but that might not be for 4k. 4k is almost entirely dependent on the gpu