1900x or 2700x?

[usaveteranrealtor]

I currently have a i5 3570k w/ 2x1080ti's in SLI, for the most part i have been able to game just fine, but as of lately i have had a lot of game updates moving my cpu usage from the 70% range i saw on most games playing in 4k ultra everything to now some of the games i play are jumping into the high 80's to low 90's with lags in games happening occasionally due to 99% cpu load spikes...

I have been find with this rig gaming up till now, but with the push for more cores and such i feel game updates are pushing more load onto the cpu's now making my rig less gamer friendly.

I was looking up pricing on parts and noticed that a few places im seeing the 1900x as low as $299, but the lowest im finding the 2700x is $329. So i started looking into this CPU and most of the reviews bring up the 1920 and 1950x cpu's, seems very little people reviewed the 1900x really in its full nature.

Anyways, i have thought about doing some streaming occasional since i already play a lot of games on my free time, why not share it and maybe earn a few bucks, plus i do make video renders with my rig currently as a realtor, so just wanted to get some opinions from the masses... plus was gonna wait tell threadripper 2 comes in august before purchasing to maybe catch a better deal.

*I know 2 x 1080ti's is overkill on the rig, but they crypto mine when the pc not in use... have paid themselves off 2-3x over already.

 

[ElectrO_90]

1900x is def better at the rendering, but the 2700x will be better at gaming and offer almost 1900x performance.
Personally, 2700x is the way to go.
Not being a server guy, I do know as for servers the 1900x is the way to go. Since you game and do some rendering I would edge towards 2700x

 

[bigpinkdragon286]

Why the 1900x over say a 2700x?

You're looking at $300 or more for a TR4 motherboard, a more expensive, less common cooler, plus you're not really taking advantage of the Threadripper CPU's potential if you don't pair it with an expensive quad-channel memory kit, and in the end, on a 1900x you'll have the same threads as you would with an R7 CPU, but you won't have the same level of boost clock available as the newer R7 models.

I would either wait a short while for the newer Threadripper CPUs to displace the current market, or go R7 and not bother. Despite the extras you're going to get with the Threadripper, you may actually see better performance from a lower 2700x plus X470 motherboard.

 

[velocityg4]

Are you willing to overclock? A Ryzen 7 2700 and 2700x are the same CPU with different factory clocks. Once you OC they are the same and are a little faster.

As for comparing a Threadripper 1900x to Ryzen 2700x. Different use cases. If you need the extra PCIe lanes or higher max RAM. Then you need Threadripper. If you don't then it is a waste of money unless you get the 12 or 16 core models. Which are complete overkill for your uses. CPU prices may be similar between a 2700x and 1900x but there is a huge difference in motherboard prices.

While video editing is helped by more cores/RAM. It only is so if you need it. Unless you are editing hours of 4K footage every week. I'm dubious of the benefits.

Since you SLI you will want an X370 or X470 chipset motherboard. Make sure it specifies SLI support.

 

[toshibitsu]

If your focus is gaming, a 2700X will be plenty. I have that in my new PC and while gaming @ 1440p on high/ultra settings, the CPU usage averages around 20%(will occasionally spike as high as 50%, depending on the game... but it's uncommon).