Ryzen 1500X vs 1600X vs 1700X

[Toxikaraidur]

Well that's quite linear... Anyway, I want to put together a machine and want to know the answer to a question I've seen before: 4 cores vs 6 cores vs 8 cores?

The last many times that has been asked it was answered "4" almost exclusively. That was because You had the choices between mainstream 4 core cpus that were very strong with what they did, or 4-8 cores that were weak at what they did, or even going upwards of Xeons.

I've also not received any word on 4 vs 8 or more for gaming. Gaming is at a critical point here for scaling with more cores and even going for multi-threading technology. It would be phenomenal if either could work now, but I'm relatively patient. So, the question is; is going for more than 4 cores 4 threads right now even worth it?

Ryzen seems to have a great value and the platform has great potential; hence why I am asking about 4 6 and 8 core cpus.

 

[RCFProd]

Going for more than 4C/4T is definitely worth it, already visible in most games. Going from 4C/8T to 6C/12T however not so much, but it'll probably prove to be helpful in the feature.

 

[Toxikaraidur]

Going for more than 4C/4T is definitely worth it, already visible in most games. Going from 4C/8T to 6C/12T however not so much, but it'll probably prove to be helpful in the feature.

so 4/4 is adequate, 4/8 is where the action is, and something like 8/8 would be irregular but suitable?

 

[dudeman509]

I think the 6C/12T 1600 is the sweet spot in the Ryzen line-up for streaming, content creation, gaming, and multitasking. Most won't be able to put 8C/16T to use currently.