[SOLVED] Intel i7 8700k vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700x

[woba10]

So i've been watching some videos comparing the two and the difference is minimal or it's not at all. I do want to use this 95% of the time for GAMING, but i am playin on 1440p. I don't plan on OCing anything and as i understanrd they both have 3.7 base clock for single thread? So which one would you suggest to play on 1440p, 144Hz?

 

[stevenjemint]

Well the i7 is better, marginally, but the 2700x is better value. So the question you have to ask yourself is do you want to spend the extra money for the extra performance?

 

[WKIRBY]

Agree with steve. The amd platform takes a little more knowhow when setting up after the build and is pickier when choosing RAM. The 2700x will rock though, just research which memory to pick. Since you wont be overclocking, I would opt for the 8700 (non-K). That is what im running with a 2070 ultra gaming EVGA, 32 mb ram, aftermarket cooler. I do CAD work and game and its a beast.

 

[WKIRBY]

running a 4k and 2K monitor side by side forgot to add sorry

 

[feelinfroggy777]

There is a 3% difference in fps between the 8700k and the 2700x at 1440p. Putting them side by side, I would never tell the difference. However, the pricing gap is significant making it hard to recommend the 8700k.

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/Ryzen_7_2700X/14.html

Moving up in resolution moves the bottleneck from the CPU to the GPU. So running at 1440p or 4k means the CPU matters even less.

Honestly, for strictly gaming, I would look at the 2600x and save a boat load of money.

 

[WKIRBY]

Dang nice rig you got there! How do you like the 1950x? im tempted to build one for the heck of it.

 

[feelinfroggy777]

Dang nice rig you got there! How do you like the 1950x? im tempted to build one for the heck of it.

It is a pretty cool chip. Can do a lot of stuff if you have the programs that can push all 16 cores. I like the 2950x, but it is not a big enough jump in performance for an upgrade.