Right now I have an i5-6500 with a non-super RTX 2070 and with all the hype around the new Ryzen releases, I'm thinking of upgrading. I use my PC mostly for games.
I've been looking at the Ryzen 3600, 3700X and the i7-9700K, which is being offered for the same price as the 3700X for some reason. But while the reviews provide a lot of information on how these stack up against each other, I'm not really sure how much of an improvement over my current setup each would be. Looks like the 6500 didn't get a lot of reviews or benchmarks to begin with.
Sure, the 3600 sounds like excellent value for a new build, but if it ends up just a modest improvement over my current setup, then there's not much point. The 9700K seems to have a solid 10-15% performance lead in games over the other two... with a 2080 Ti. Does that work the same with a lower-tier card like mine?
Maybe I should just hold off and wait for the next generation?
I've been looking at the Ryzen 3600, 3700X and the i7-9700K, which is being offered for the same price as the 3700X for some reason. But while the reviews provide a lot of information on how these stack up against each other, I'm not really sure how much of an improvement over my current setup each would be. Looks like the 6500 didn't get a lot of reviews or benchmarks to begin with.
Sure, the 3600 sounds like excellent value for a new build, but if it ends up just a modest improvement over my current setup, then there's not much point. The 9700K seems to have a solid 10-15% performance lead in games over the other two... with a 2080 Ti. Does that work the same with a lower-tier card like mine?
Maybe I should just hold off and wait for the next generation?