[SOLVED] R7 3700x or i7 9700k?

[tatavoalvim]

So, with the release of the new Ryzens, I felt it was the right time to upgrade my old i5 4590 to a newer gen CPU. My primary focus is competitive gaming (Fortnite mainly) at the highest fps possible and occasionally some high end triple A games (really excited for the Cyberpunk release tho). I've seen the benchmark and the Ryzen 7 3700x outperforms both the i9 and i7 in almost all non-gaming benchmarks by a large amount. But when it comes to 1080p gaming (I have a 144hz 1080p monitor), the i7 9700k seems to perform better and deliver more fps than its Ryzen competitors. So with this information in mind, I need to make a decision of which CPU I'll buy. Any advice is appreciated 😀, thanks!

btw I have a GTX 1080

 

[xravenxdota]

If you plan on doing anything non game related then the 3700x is a great buy but if it's for competitive gaming then go intel.They are faster in 1080p

 

[Judespace]

If you plan on doing anything non game related then the 3700x is a great buy but if it's for competitive gaming then go intel.They are faster in 1080p

Umm, have you seen the new benchmarks? The 3700x regularly beats the 9700k and occasionally the 9990k. Although the 3700x sometimes lacks in intel favored titles