[SOLVED] Ryzen 5 1600 Vs 2600X

[deusvolt]

Hi,
Firstly, thanks for any help or views. I did search the forums but found no posts comparing these two directly.

Ryzen 5 1600 was recommended to me as a budget upgrade (from i5 2400) costing just £90. However I see Ryzen 5 2600X for £120.

I am thinking is the extra outlay on a budget worth it, or would I only notice the extra oomph in processor heavy applications like Photoshop (which I never use)?
I'm a gamer, and a fairly budget one at that (gaming for the past 25 years so I only get an hour or two a day in with family etc).
Then again, better processor steam would help when I periodically fire up medieval 2 total war in a fit of nostalgia!

I'll be running alongside this:

• RX580
• 16gb ram (DDR4 probably, depending on mobo I get)
• 650w antec neoeco semi-modular PSU

Any mobo tips welcome too, as they are what I know least about!

Again, thanks in advance for any help.

 

[kerberos_20]

r5 2600x will clock better in games (better fps)
any b450 mainboard will do, they are relatively cheap

 

[deusvolt]

r5 2600x will clock better in games (better fps)
any b450 mainboard will do, they are relatively cheap

Thanks.
I literally just found this video of direct comparisons which shows for some games it can be knocking on 7-10fps, but for most just a few so I think I'll go cheap

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa0GRys0vtE


And thanks for the mobo advice too