R5 2600x or i5 8600k?

[srinjoydutta1]

I have a i5 4690k which i want to replace with a newer processor but is stuck on figuring out which will be better among r5 2600x or i5 8600k. Have seen the i5 9600k but i dont think its worth that money as a 9th gen cpu. My main purpose is gaming and might do some gameplay recording with obs with some very light editing on vegas pro. Considering i am not going to upgrade my system for upcoming 3-4 years, which cpu will be better suited for my purpose?

***[I currently have a strix gtx 1060 6gb and plan to upgrade to next gen gtx 1080 or 20 series in future.]***

 

[tejayd]

The 8600k is better for gaming. The 2600-2600k are still very good and were a better value. I'm not up to date on the pricing now. I would say you can't really go wrong.

If the regular 2600 is still only like 160$, I think I would just go that route. You'll have a faster cpu with the 8600k, but once you add in a cpu cooler, and a z370 board I'm guessing the 8600k will be like 100$ more. Still not a bad choice. Just up to how much you want to spend.

 

[srinjoydutta1]

Yes that is true....with intel the price difference is going up by around 120$. So, is that gain in gaming performance worth the extra 120$? and which does have the most probability to stack up against each other in future?

 

[tejayd]

I don't think it's worth the extra 120$. But most of my choices when I build my PC's arent always the most logical either. Sometimes you just go with what you want. The 2600 is a 6 core 12 thread cpu. Vs the i5's 6 core with out hyper threading. The i5 is faster single core. But has less for multi tasking. Theres no wrong choice.

If I was building a new pc I would be looking at something like the 8600k. If I was upgrading an old one, I would go 2600.