[SOLVED] Intel build or AMD build?

[MurderousOwl]

As the title suggests I am wondering whether to go for intel or AMD. I would like to know which of these two builds would perform the best and which is better value. The price difference is minimal. Also, any adaptions to the lists that could give better performance would be appreciated.

Intel build:
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/piperogaming/saved/NQp7WZ

Ryzen build:
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/piperogaming/saved/Bb7tgs

 

[hardwarenerd1]

if you want a pc to do video editing you better choose Ryzen Build but if you want to game you better go with intel build

 

[WeirdTechBuilder]

It really depends on the type of workload you’d be encountering. However, the fact that getting the 8700 pushes you to an RTX 2060 seems to be an unnecessary compromise. The difference in CPU power would be easily compensated by the 2070s raw horsepower. I would recommend the AMD build, as it would perform better in all situations except heavily CPU bound applications, like video rendering. The ryzen CPU would also allow you to steam/record videos at a higher quality, if you’re into that stuff.

 

[WeirdTechBuilder]

if you want a pc to do video editing you better choose Ryzen Build but if you want to game you better go with intel build

The intel build only allows for a 2060, while the AMD offers a 2070. The gaming performance would be better for the AMD build in this scenario. But overall, if the GPU was kept the same, the intel build would perform better for gaming.

 

[MurderousOwl]

if you want a pc to do video editing you better choose Ryzen Build but if you want to game you better go with intel build

But wouldn't the Ryzen perform better in games because it has a 2070? I feel the Intel paired with a 2060 would perform worse.

 

[MurderousOwl]

It really depends on the type of workload you’d be encountering. However, the fact that getting the 8700 pushes you to an RTX 2060 seems to be an unnecessary compromise. The difference in CPU power would be easily compensated by the 2070s raw horsepower. I would recommend the AMD build, as it would perform better in all situations except heavily CPU bound applications, like video rendering. The ryzen CPU would also allow you to steam/record videos at a higher quality, if you’re into that stuff.

The compromise of a 2060 with the 8700 was all down to price. It was starting to get too expensive. So because of the 2070's performance would the Ryzen then perform better in games as well?

 

[sizzling]

What resolution and Hz will you game at?

 

[MurderousOwl]

What resolution and Hz will you game at?

1080p 144hz

 

[sizzling]

High FPS/Hz is where Intel wins. A 2060 is plenty good enough at 1080p. You might have to tweak settings but a 8700 and 2060 has the potential to reach higher FPS. The cpu dictates the best maximum and average FPS you can achieve, the gpu determines what settings and resolution you can reach this at.

 

[MurderousOwl]

High FPS/Hz is where Intel wins. A 2060 is plenty good enough at 1080p. You might have to tweak settings but a 8700 and 2060 has the potential to reach higher FPS. The cpu dictates the best maximum and average FPS you can achieve, the gpu determines what settings and resolution you can reach this at.

Okay thanks a lot. That actually makes a lot of sense. I'll have another look around the Intel. Do recommend anything better than the 8700 that isn't too much more? Or is it a good enough cpu?

 

[sizzling]

The 8700 is very strong, the 9700 is very similar. Over this the price shoots up, you start needing much better cooling and motherboards as you are looking at overclocking cpu’s.

 

[WeirdTechBuilder]

The compromise of a 2060 with the 8700 was all down to price. It was starting to get too expensive. So because of the 2070's performance would the Ryzen then perform better in games as well?

The 2600 is a good enough CPU to pair with the 2070. While you won’t have as much upgrade potential in terms of the GPU due to the fact that the 8700 is a better CPU, the 2600 is certainly good enough to not bottleneck your 2070. And the 2600 gives you some overclocking potential if you decide to get a better cooler (a hyper 212 evo by cooler master costs about $20, and is a good upgrade over the stock cooler). A moderate overclock should put the 2600 in the same range as the 8700. Not to mention that you can upgrade your CPU down the line if you so please to the 2700X, while your intel MoBo might not suppory a 9th gen CPU. There’s really no reason to get the intel build unless you’re sure you’ll be upgrading your GPU soon, as you’ll be sitting around with wasted potential and not much upgradablity.

 

[WeirdTechBuilder]

High FPS/Hz is where Intel wins. A 2060 is plenty good enough at 1080p. You might have to tweak settings but a 8700 and 2060 has the potential to reach higher FPS. The cpu dictates the best maximum and average FPS you can achieve, the gpu determines what settings and resolution you can reach this at.

While I agree with your comment, having all that wiggle room won’t do much with a 2060. Even though it is a good card, it’s not comparable to a 2070. The 2060 might struggle in AAA games even after tweaking the setting to the bare minimum (low-medium), whereas the 2070 would have no such issue on 1080p. The ryzen build also leaves room for overclocking and upgradability, as you can just add a $20 cooler to get 4ghz, or upgrade down the road to a 2700x, which is better than an 8700k. The 2070 would also allow ray-tracing at more playable FPS, as the 2060 is (take this part with a grain of salt) far too weak to provide consistent 60+ FPS in BFV.

 

[WeirdTechBuilder]

The 8700 is very strong, the 9700 is very similar. Over this the price shoots up, you start needing much better cooling and motherboards as you are looking at overclocking cpu’s.

I don’t think the 8700 allows for overclocking. For that you’ll need to shell out for the 8700k. And the mobo choice won’t allow for overclocking anyways

 

[sizzling]

While I agree with your comment, having all that wiggle room won’t do much with a 2060. Even though it is a good card, it’s not comparable to a 2070. The 2060 might struggle in AAA games even after tweaking the setting to the bare minimum (low-medium), whereas the 2070 would have no such issue on 1080p. The ryzen build also leaves room for overclocking and upgradability, as you can just add a $20 cooler to get 4ghz, or upgrade down the road to a 2700x, which is better than an 8700k. The 2070 would also allow ray-tracing at more playable FPS, as the 2060 is (take this part with a grain of salt) far too weak to provide consistent 60+ FPS in BFV.

Seriously, the 2060 won't struggle at 1080p, not even close and to suggest minimum settings means you haven't seen the reviews for 1080P. The 2060 is very close to a 1080 performance. Also for pure gaming a 2700X cannot outperform the 8700k.

 

[sizzling]

I don’t think the 8700 allows for overclocking. For that you’ll need to shell out for the 8700k. And the mobo choice won’t allow for overclocking anyways

That was my point