[SOLVED] Would a Ryzen 1600X be a downgrade from i5 4670k?

[tadahorak588]

My LGA1150 motherboard died recently, I had a i5 4670k @ 4.2 gHz. Since the motherboard died I'm going to build a new pc.
I'm currently considering a 1600X (also want to OC) would that be a downgrade for mostly gaming with occasional video editing?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Not a huge boost:
https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-4670K-vs-AMD-Ryzen-5-1600X/1538vs3920

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

I would get a B450 board and the 2600:
https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-4670K-vs-AMD-Ryzen-5-2600/1538vs3955

 

[tadahorak588]

I would get a B450 board and the 2600:
https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-4670K-vs-AMD-Ryzen-5-2600/1538vs3955

I would love to get the 2600 but its like 60$ more expensive here and I don't think that the performance boost wouldn't be justified

 

[TJ Hooker]

For gaming it probably wouldn't be a big upgrade, except maybe in some CPU heavy games. For video editing it should be significantly better. Definitely not a downgrade.

Is there a price difference between a 1600 and 1600X? If so, you can typically overclock the 1600 to about the same extent as the 1600X. And the 1600 comes with a stock cooler.

 

[tadahorak588]

For gaming it probably wouldn't be a big upgrade, except maybe in some CPU heavy games. For video editing it should be significantly better. Definitely not a downgrade.

Is there a price difference between a 1600 and 1600X? If so, you can typically overclock the 1600 to about the same extent as the 1600X. And the 1600 comes with a stock cooler.

Actually the 1600X is like 10$ cheaper

 

[TJ Hooker]

Oh, well nevermind then lol. Get the 1600X and even a cheap cooler like a gammaxx 200 and you should be good to go for some overclocking!

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

I would wait till you can get the 2600.

 

[TJ Hooker]

I would wait till you can get the 2600.

There's like maybe 5% difference in fps between an 1600X and 2600. And that's with a powerful graphics card like a 1080; weaker cards would show even less of a difference. Difference in video editing performance would also be single digit percentage. You're probably not even going to really notice a difference between the two unless you're really looking for it. If the OP doesn't want to spend the extra $60 I'd have no problem recommending the 1600X.

 

[jitendrad]

I won't suggest you to get 1600x if you already have 4670k, as you won't see major difference in performacne

 

[mgallo848]

For video editing: The 1600x is much faster.

For gaming: It depends on what you play. Some games will perform that same, other games that require more CPU threads like BF1 or BFV will run much smoother compared to the i5.