[SOLVED] Best CPU for Photoshop?

[StanLee11]

What is the best cpu for medium - heavy photoshop and light - medium streaming/gaming??

Would also be nice if you could suggest a mobo to go with it.

 

[vapour]

budget and country?
any modern CPU can do PS easily
with your mixed usage with gaming/streaming, Ryzen 3600 and better is very good choice and bang for the money.

 

[StanLee11]

budget doesnt matter

 

[StanLee11]

nothing crazy though, like $600 dollars for a cpu

 

[USAFRet]

nothing crazy though, like $600 dollars for a cpu

You don't buy a CPU in isolation.
You build a whole system around a usage and budget.

And $600 for the CPU is well into 'crazy land'.

 

[geofelt]

Puget systems builds pc's for photoshop and has cone come comprehensive testing.
What platform is best will depend on what apps you use and how.
Here is one article for premiere pro; there are others.

Premiere Pro CPU Roundup: AMD Ryzen 3rd Gen, AMD Threadripper 2, Intel 9th Gen, Intel X-series

AMD's new Ryzen 3rd generation processors feature both an increase in core count and per-core performance, which is exactly what Premiere Pro tends to need to get the best performance. Will this make these new chips the best choice for video editors compared to the AMD Threadripper, Intel 9th...

www.pugetsystems.com

For gaming, intel 9th gen K suffix processors have a slight edge for gaming, but, ryzen 3000 is now close to intel, to the point that you can pick either for gaming

 

[dorsai]

What is the best cpu for medium - heavy photoshop and light - medium streaming/gaming??

Would also be nice if you could suggest a mobo to go with it.

Ryzen 3700x paired with a solid x570 board like the mid level MSI MPG x570 Gaming Edge WIFI...you might have enough to snag 16gig of ddr4 3200 and stay in the 600 dollar range

 

[StanLee11]

Ryzen 3700x paired with a solid x570 board like the mid level MSI MPG x570 Gaming Edge WIFI...you might have enough to snag 16gig of ddr4 3200 and stay in the 600 dollar range

What about the new ryzen 3rd gen coming out in september. should i wait for that?

 

[USAFRet]

What about the new ryzen 3rd gen coming out in september. should i wait for that?

3rd Gen Ryzen was released last month...😉

 

[StanLee11]

I thought there was another cpu coming out in september

 

[StanLee11]

i heard that in a bitwit video

 

[StanLee11]

the one where he benchmarks the 3700x, the 3900x, the i7-9700k, and the i9-9900k

 

[USAFRet]

I thought there was another cpu coming out in september

You may be referring to the Ryzen 9 3950X (which will be stupidly expensive and, in theory, massively overpowered for your use).
https://www.techradar.com/news/amd-ryzen-3rd-generation

 

[StanLee11]

oh yeah thats the one

 

[StanLee11]

so i should get the 3700x??

 

[USAFRet]

so i should get the 3700x??

You should define a budget, and build a balanced PC within that budget.

So...how much money you got?

 

[StanLee11]

1500 usd... maybe a little bit more

 

[StanLee11]

most would be around 1750

 

[StanLee11]

i want a atx mini tower size build

 

[USAFRet]

1500 usd... maybe a little bit more

And now that there is an actual money number, some people will be along to suggest a whole parts list.
Rather than simply..'which CPU'.

 

[mdd1963]

Stick with an ATX mid-tower ...; going smaller adds hundreds of dollars to a build normally, complicates cooling , PSU /mainboard options (adding money to all), all to save ~5" in case height and 6" in length. (Is 17" tall and 18" long , dimensions of a 'normal Corsair 100R btw, really too big?)

 

[starwarsgamer5001]

Here is the build I just did. I game and play around with photoshop and paint.net. And if I'm playing a slower paced game sometimes I'll watch something too. I had the same budget as you. However, mine did not include the HDD (not sure how much space you need) and I have 32GB of RAM. Also regarding the 5700XT, I don't have mine yet because I am waiting for the aibs to release their cards in a few weeks.

FWIW I am very happy with my part choices.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($329.00 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI MPG X570 GAMING EDGE WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard ($199.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($99.85 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB Video Card ($399.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Walmart)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($99.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $1456.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-05 20:56 EDT-0400

 

[StanLee11]

Stick with an ATX mid-tower ...; going smaller adds hundreds of dollars to a build normally, complicates cooling , PSU /mainboard options (adding money to all), all to save ~5" in case height and 6" in length. (Is 17" tall and 18" long , dimensions of a 'normal Corsair 100R btw, really too big?)

no not really

 

[Quanticriver]

And now that there is an actual money number, some people will be along to suggest a whole parts list.
Rather than simply..'which CPU'.

😏

 

[faalin]

The 9900K is still the best for Photoshop and beats out the 3700x in gaming, although AMD is really darn close with intel now in gaming. But give this a watch as they explain AMD vs Intel

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikBYHYsdhhE


AMD starts to take the lead when streaming and gaming at the same time because of the extra cores. But if your primary goal is Photoshop then gaming i would stick with intel.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/GmJDpG