[SOLVED] i7 4790k or Ryzen 7 2700

[spicyyy777]

Should I buy the i7 to pair with my rtx 2070 or should I rather buy a whole new mobo , cpu and ram?

 

[stevenjemint]

Id go with the i7, not a great deal between the 2 as you can see here - https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-4790K-vs-AMD-Ryzen-7-2700/2384vs3957

 

[Barty1884]

What do you have currently?

A 4790K should pair well enough with a 2070 - if you already have a Z97 board and DDR3. I'd highly suggest the 4790K is overclocked though.
This assumes you can find a 4790K for a decent price (like $100-$150 decent)

If you don't have the platform already, then it's not really worthwhile investing in, IMO.

 

[guanyu210379]

In short? Between those 2:
If you have already 4790k, stick with it!
If you are still looking for a processor, get the R7 2700!
I think it is better to list your current setup first

 

[spicyyy777]

My current system
Gtx 970 (but I bought a rtx 2070)
Z97 progamer mobi asus
And I have an i5 4690

 

[Barty1884]

Yeah, since you have a Z97 board, if you can find a 4790K cheap enough it's a solid option.

I wouldn't spend too much money on it though.

 

[guanyu210379]

If you can get a working second-handed I7 4770, 4790 (k or no k), E3-1230V3 or 1231V3..let say below USD130...I would get one of these.
If you can not find those procs with the max given price, I would rather go all out on the upgrade for a Ryzen or CoffeeLake platform.

 

[theonerm2]

Zen 2 might be coming next month. How does 6 cores and 12 threads sound for $99?

 

[guanyu210379]

Waiting for the coming AMD procs is also wise.
If AMD really brings another leap, I will really go for the upgrade this time too, currently used is E3-1231V3.
I wanted already since 2 years go but have been holding back since CoffeeLake and Ryzen 1xxx launch.

 

[alsmith]

If you can get a working second-handed I7 4770, 4790 (k or no k), E3-1230V3 or 1231V3..let say below USD130...I would get one of these.
If you can not find those procs with the max given price, I would rather go all out on the upgrade for a Ryzen or CoffeeLake platform.

You give one half of a price comparison [$130] but not the cost for the alternative- why? It hides any real comparison giving unbalanced information. The answer could easily be different when money doesn't matter- money no object can point to better options .

 

[ohiou_grad_2006]

I don't think it will be next month for zen 2. But I'd say probably in the next 6 months. It should be a nice improvement. They are shrinking from 12nm to 7nm. So should be some nice speed gains just from that. I saw some slides claiming speed boosts up to 4.8-⅝ghz depending on cpu.

But you figure as well, not just that, since this is actually now a redesign of zen, there should be improvement on the architecture itself as well.

I did see that side claiming 6 core 12 threads for 99 bucks. Even if they didn't do that and went 4 core 8 threads for 99 that would still be a deal.