Upgrade or keep cpu

[noiz5101]

Specs
:i5 6500:
:cooler master 212 Evo:
:asus z170-A motherboard:
:1 ddr4 8gb 2400 ripjaws:
:1 ddr4 4gb 2400 patriot viper:
:asus dual of gtx 1060 3gb:
:240gb ssd for os
:1tb HDD
:400gb HDD
:500gb HDD
:Corsair CX-M 600w semi modular 80 plus bronze:
:Corsair 300r windowed case:


I mostly use this pc for gaming
And I was wondering if I should sell my motherboard and cpu and cpu cooler for Ryzen or just stay on z170 platform and just upgrade to i7 6700 thanks

 

[kiss-method]

Ryzen 2600 could end up costing you less as an upgrade.

Because you've got a z170 board.... That's an overclocking board, so to get best performance out of a cpu upgrade you'd have to update bios and get yourself an i7-7700k. That would be the best upgrade for current platform. Haven't looked at prices but it's around 300$+ I believe.

4 cores 4 ht


Or

Ryzen 2600 + 80$ motherboard + 110$ of Ram. 350$ ish?

6cores 6 HT (12 threads), and performance near i7-8700


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So looking per dollar, sell your current set and get the ryzen upgrade

 

[dontlistentome]

Upgrading to an i7 whether it's a 6 series or 7 series will remove the CPU as the limiting factor, your 3gb 1060 will then be the limiting factor. So then if it was up to me I'd simply compare prices. One- how much would a used i7 cost me? How much would a Ryzen motherboard + Ryzen 5 2600 cost me? I'd favor whichever one costs less.

Not sure why you have a 4gb and 8gb stick, I'd try selling one and get a matching stick for the one you keep. Preferably keep the 8gb stick.

 

[geofelt]

Your z170 motherboard is capable of overclocking.
You can buy a I5-6600K or i7-6700K which will oc to perhaps 4.6, somewhat higher than 4.2 which is about the best ryzen can do.
I5-7600k or i7-7700K are likely to oc to 4.9

 

[kiss-method]

Even used, recent i7 are still expensive.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($350.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $350.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-21 19:17 EST-0500



Or ryzen



PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor ($164.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($73.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($96.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $335.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-21 19:19 EST-0500



That i7 really doesn't make much sense to me.... Ryzen 2600 is much better platform and you get balanced Ram


@geofelt, you cannot compare processors solely on their clock speed. My i5-3570k can run at 5.0ghz.... but it doesn't meaN it's better than your stated 4.2ghz overclocked AMD. Microprocessing ability is much different between the two, architecture of the chip plays a big role too

 

[geofelt]

I saw I7-7700K sell for $150 on ebay. More commonly, $285
I7-7700K with 8 threads has a passmark rating of 12039 and a single thread rating of 2583.
r5 2600 with 12 threads has a rating of 13534 and a single thread rating of 2008.
Few games make effective use of more than 4 threads. Mostly multiplayer games.
For most, the performance of the single master thread is all important. In that respect Intel is ahead. Not only can it clock higher, but the IPC is a tad better.

And on the ram, The intel motherboards will run dual channel for the 4gb on each channel while the odd 4gb will run in single channel mode.
The OP was lucky to get disparate ram sticks to work.

Lastly, changing motherboards and selling old parts is a bit of a hassle.

 

[kiss-method]

Yeah I'm sure starting bid is 150$ for an i7. I'm seeing only a 280 starting bid, which will climb to 300$+

There are lots of benchmarks, yep, there are differences between the two and three i7 does have the edge with the single thread speed. But there are many Games that utilize more than 4 cores, and they're still coming. Other things like changing direction of PC use should be thought about as well.

Ram yeah I know it works. But now you'll go from 2400 mixed Ram to 3000 kit, which will likely gain you a few fps anyway over the 2400.

Selling is a hassle, yEah, the build with the ryzen will have a lower cost as you sell the motherboard.

 

[geofelt]

No, I look at completed auctions.
In green, you can see what an item actually sold for.
Some guy got one heck of a deal on a 7700K for $150.
A number sold around $285. Some were considerably higher.
All were used so I have no idea why the differences.

 

[kiss-method]

You know geofelt.... I did do the big boy thing... And I went looking at YouTube gameplay comparisons between the two....

While both of the CPUs are not that far apart, there are some titles that do have quite a big gap of fps, You're right as to push for the i7.