Which cpu is best

[dirtybageled]

Hi I'm looking at either a i3 6100 or 7100 vs a ryzen 5 1400
Please help

 

[captaincharisma]

the ryzen 5 would be the better one between the 2. if you're looking for an intel CPU then look into the i5 CPU's which the ryzen 5's are close to or on par with the i5

 

[dirtybageled]

Do you know where to get the best deal for one

 

[sovereignturf]

It really depents what you are looking for, all three are similar in a way. You could find cheap good 170 motherboards that can cover the difference of 6 to 7% performance over the z270 boards. If you are a gamer go for intel or if you need more cores for video editing or other demanding tasks go for ryzen

 

[captaincharisma]

Do you know where to get the best deal for one

the best place would be https://www.pcpartpicker.com/. lookup the CPU you plan to get on the website and it will list prices from various websites

 

[InvalidError]

There is only a ~$50 difference between the R5-1400 and R5-1600, which makes it difficult to recommend AMD's lower-end R5 chips.

Between an i3 and the R5-1400 though, the R5 still has much better bang-per-buck and processing power headroom for future software.

 

[dirtybageled]

Alright ryzen it is