[SOLVED] So which is better ryzen 5 2600 or i5 8600k?

[shadowcat777]

And with alot of other CPU 's you may wonder about this=


https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+Ryzen+5+2600&id=3243

PassMark - Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz - Price performance comparison

https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-8600K-vs-AMD-Ryzen-5-2600/3941vs3955

So which is better???
//Sc777

 

[rgd1101]

better for doing what?

 

[shadowcat777]

Gaming mostly.

 

[geofelt]

For gaming, faster single thread performance is usually most importance.
That would favor the 8600K, particularly with an overclock.
Few games can effectively use more than 4-6 threads.
The exception is multiplayer with many participants.
That might favor the 2600.

If you are buying new, I would not buy either; there are better choices.

 

[punkncat]

Userbenchmark is a useful tool for certain things, but they have been repeatedly called out for Intel bias. Take that result with a grain of salt.

In spite of the single thread perf on that i5, I think the future will bear out having more threads as beneficial.

 

[mdd1963]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MaBmwdgjuU


At about 6:18 in the video, the gaming comparisons at 1080P in BF5 ensue; you can see 9600K (pretty much a rehashed 8600K anyway)/2600/2700X (and numerous other CPUs) comparisons, and reach your own conclusions. (Although the 2600 in BF5 does not quite match a 7700K, I'd bet that the 2600 or 2600X would fare much better once streaming, etc., thrown in, if that is of concern, vice simple bare gaming.)