Worth upgrading from i5 6600k to Ryzen 2600? (1080p 144hz gaming)

[Lumlit]

Hey all, I've had a 6600k oc to 4.4ghz since 2015. Recently got a GTX1080 to replace my 1070 but sometimes I feel its not using its full potential in some recent games/stable or above 144fps. I play at 1080p and will eventually upgrade to 1440p 144hz. I'm wondering will the 2600 oc to 4.2ghz be viable for me to maintain fps? Will the more cores and threads also benefit me?

I was originally planning an 8600k but 2600+B350 pricing is more attractive here. I don't do any productivity/content creation just mainly gaming and multitasking by the way. Also another thing I have to consider is that I hear Ryzen is better with faster RAM, but I only have 2400mhz sticks.
Or is it best to keep the 6600k for a bit and wait for a new generation/chipset?

 

[mgallo848]

You could just get an i7 7700k and drop it in your current system. It's still one of the fastest gaming CPU's on the market. It would also be faster than a Ryzen 2600 setup. (in gaming)

 

[danthemanoz]

You could just get an i7 7700k and drop it in your current system. It's still one of the fastest gaming CPU's on the market. It would also be faster than a Ryzen 2600 setup. (in gaming)

That sounds like a great way to go. Here are Passmark single thread performance figures for the various CPUs...
Ryzen 2600... 2011
6600K... 2149
7700K... 2583

I think increased single thread performance of 7700K will give you better gaming performance over the extra 2 cores of Ryzen 2600.

 

[Lumlit]

Thanks guys, will keep the 6600k for longer then. 8 cores/12 threads wouldn't have a huge impact in todays games ay? I've seen forums/tech youtubers seem to praise the 2600 price and spec wise performance it offered compared to 8th gen i5. My i5+z170 2015 msrp cost more than the current 2600+b350 prices which was a factor on if I should upgrade+fps boost.

 

[sizzling]

For high FPS the single core performance is still very important. I would expect in most games the 6600k to achieve higher average FPS than the 2600 but the 2600 May achieve higher minimum FPS in games that saturate quad cores. I really don’t see the 2600 as an upgrade.

Agree the 7700k looks the cheapest option. It’s similar to 8600k performance.

 

[zebarjadi.raouf]

Just overclock some more to 4.6 or 4.7 with a better cooler if you have temp issues.

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-3201468/maximum-safe-6600k-overclock-3yrs.html#18671018