i5-8600k vs Ryzen 7 1800x vs i5 8400

[xxironstealxx]

Hi, I am looking to upgrade to a better processor. Out of these which one is the most worth it and good for gaming. I want to use it mostly for gaming but also for other purposes. So which processor would you guys recommend for the best performance throughout the whole computer?

 

[rcald2000]

xxironstealxx Not enough information to give you an informed opinion. What is your intended purpose? gaming only? gaming + streaming? details on other purposes? Also, what are your current specs? Is this an entirely new build, and if so, which components have you already bought or plan to re-purpose? what's your budget? What are the main games that you wish to play and at which resolution and frame rate?

 

[geofelt]

For primarily gaming, I would rank them:
1.i5-8600K with an overclock
2. i5-8400 stock
3. ryzen 1800x with an overclock.

 

[xxironstealxx]

xxironstealxx Not enough information to give you an informed opinion. What is your intended purpose? gaming only? gaming + streaming? details on other purposes? Also, what are your current specs? Is this an entirely new build, and if so, which components have you already bought or plan to re-purpose? what's your budget? What are the main games that you wish to play and at resolution and frame rate?

Current pc build :
Operating system: Microsoft Windows 10 64bit
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6GB/S 7200RPM 64MB
SSD: SAMSUNG 860 EVO 500gb
GPU: Asus gtx 750 ti oc
CPU: Intel Core i5 4670K Unlocked Quad Core 3.4GHZ Processor LGA1150 Haswell 6MB
CPU Cooling: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo Direct Touch 4 Heatpipe Heatsink AM2 AM3
Motherboard: Z87M-D3H
DDR3 Memory (RAM): G.SKILL Sniper SE F3-12800CL9D-8GBSR 8GB 2X4GB DDR3-1600
Power Supply: Corsair CX Series CX600M 600W ATX 12V 80 Plus Bronze Modular Power Supply
Computer Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Black Gaming Case ATX

I am upgrading MOBO, MEMORY , CPU then later upgrade GPU.

I want to use it for gaming, homework (word docs and some videos) and possibly streaming

 

[Trafalgar747]

xxironstealxx Not enough information to give you an informed opinion. What is your intended purpose? gaming only? gaming + streaming? details on other purposes? Also, what are your current specs? Is this an entirely new build, and if so, which components have you already bought or plan to re-purpose? what's your budget? What are the main games that you wish to play and at resolution and frame rate?

Current pc build :
Operating system: Microsoft Windows 10 64bit
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6GB/S 7200RPM 64MB
SSD: SAMSUNG 860 EVO 500gb
GPU: Asus gtx 750 ti oc
CPU: Intel Core i5 4670K Unlocked Quad Core 3.4GHZ Processor LGA1150 Haswell 6MB
CPU Cooling: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo Direct Touch 4 Heatpipe Heatsink AM2 AM3
Motherboard: Z87M-D3H
DDR3 Memory (RAM): G.SKILL Sniper SE F3-12800CL9D-8GBSR 8GB 2X4GB DDR3-1600
Power Supply: Corsair CX Series CX600M 600W ATX 12V 80 Plus Bronze Modular Power Supply
Computer Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Black Gaming Case ATX

I am upgrading MOBO, MEMORY , CPU then later upgrade GPU.

I want to use it for gaming, homework (word docs and some videos) and possibly streaming

Skip the Mobo, Memory , and Cpu upgrade for now, the i5 4670k is a solid gaming processor. I would maximize your budget for the Graphics card for now, Nvidia's RTX cards and AMD's upcoming cards look quite nice.

 

[spdragoo]

What @Trafalgar747 said. At most maybe consider getting an i7-4770K to get more cores, but you'll get more mileage from a GPU upgrade.

 

[cpmackenzi]

Right. Get the solid GPU now, and you can transfer it later to the new build. If you bought the top CPU and left in your old GPU, you'd still be quite handicapped in terms of gaming.