Ryzen R7 1800x vs R5 2600x?

[guest555]

Which would be the more desirable one today? One has better specs but the other is newer. Both cost about the same.

I plan to use it with 1060 6Gb GPU for gaming, video editing, and some animation.

Thanks!

 

[jay32267]

I'd go with the AMD Ryzen 7 1800X.
You get two more cores....and better multicore performance....and even though the R5 beats it "single core"....I'm seeing more games running multicore these days.

and it's not really "old"...it was released in 2017.

 

[g-unit1111]

I'd go with the AMD Ryzen 7 1800X.
You get two more cores....and better multicore performance....and even though the R5 beats it "single core"....I'm seeing more games running multicore these days.

and it's not really "old"...it was released in 2017.

Yeah the Ryzen 2000 series is really just a refresh of the 1000 series which just fixed some minor technical issues from the original launch. If you look at the numbers between the 1600X and the 2600X and the 1800X and the 2700, they're pretty identical. If you want to save money then definitely get the 1800X. I just bought one last week, and if you live near a Micro Center you can get it for $200 right now which is an absolute steal.

 

[drivinfast247]

The 2600 has faster single core performance, better multi core boost performance, and compatible more and higher speed RAM.