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So to cut it short, if I upgrade my current system to an i7 8700k with 16gb ram and aorus gaming 3 z370 mobo, I'm looking at £600.94.

My question is, is there a ryzen system that could perform as fast if not faster, for cheaper, or along the same price, thanks for the answers I look forward to reading!
 
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i7 8700k is the king in terms of pure IPC and gaming performance. There is NO cheaper alternative if all you're looking for is speed. BUT - The R5 1600 is still a great CPU and if you're looking at getting a system for a little cheaper, it's going to be competitive with the 8700k as long as you're not pushing past 100Hz.

Any of the Ryzen 7's will be better for multi-threaded performance, but gaming doesn't really benefit from the extra 2c/4t.

Pure gaming - 8700k for sure. If you're trying to limit your budget the R5 1600 is still competitive.
 
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Ryzen 7 1700:
PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/QGnYhq
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/QGnYhq/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor (£236.95 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard (£84.98 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£188.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Total: £510.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-16 18:08 GMT+0000

Ryzen 7 1700x:
PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/FBjYzM
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/FBjYzM/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700X 3.4GHz 8-Core Processor (£246.00 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£63.95 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard (£84.98 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£188.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Total: £583.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-16 18:09 GMT+0000


Both are 8 cores, so two more cores than the 8700k, but with slightly worse single core performance. If you are doing video editing, intensive CPU work I would go Ryzen. It is also cheaper. That said, 8700k is still a force to reckon with, and the way to go for Gaming. It can also stream and game pretty well.

The Ryzen build is cheaper because I gave it a high end B350 mobo, if you go X370 it would be same price or a bit more.
 
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thanks alot, I am going to get into streaming so maybe the ryzen would be the way to go, but I'm going to overclock my 8700k to 4.5+ghz, so would that beat the ryzen? I don't mind the price for the 8700k build, I just want to find the best bang for my buck
 
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The 8700k is still quite powerful for streaming and gaming, so you can't go wrong with that.

Yes, it probably would. Both are good, choose either.
 
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