Currently, a heated war is going on between Intel and AMD. My original plan is to get Ryzen 5 1600 CPU, but the new Coffee lake processor launch is near and thought I should wait a little longer before i3 8350k arrives or may be core i5 8600k.
The rumor circulating is that it trades blows with Ryzen 7 1700. Let's wait and see I'm upgrading in Q1 2018, So I will have enough time before the update.
The overall decision will be based on gaming and multitasking performance, future upgrade path. How much CPU+ MOBO combination costs and price-performance. Decisions haha
First, here's the spec war between I3 8350k vs. Ryzen 5 1600 vs core i5 8600K
CPU | RyZen 5 1600 | Intel i3- 8350K | Intel i5 -8600k |
---|---|---|---|
Socket type | AM4 | LGA 1151 | LGA 1151 |
CPU Cores | 6 core/12-thread | 4 core/ 4 thread | 6 core/6 thread |
Clock Speed | 4 GHZ | 3.4 GHZ/ Turbo 3.6GHZ | 3.5 GHZ |
Power | 65 W | 65 W | 95 W |
Unlocked | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Cache | 8 MB | 16 MB | 9 MB |
Family | Zen | Coffee Lake | Intel i3- 8350K |
Manufacturing Process | 14nm | 14nm | 14nm |
As you can see the quad core i3-8350K has a stock clock of 4.0 GHz, 8MB of cache and a TDP of 95W. What interesting is Intel's mid-range has shifted to lower side. i3 now comes with quad core. In fact its the first one to feature four core. My previous generation i3 has only 2 cores and 4 threads.
Ryzen 5 1600 on the other hand features overclock. The b350 motherboard is comparatively cheaper when compared to overclocking supported intel motherboard. And I also saw some hits silicon lottery and gets overclocking it to 4GHZ on air. Speaking of cooler Ryzen 5 1600 comes with wraith spire cooler
Well, that's it for now and let's wait and see the reviews and finally judge which one is the best bang for buck overall.
finally the covefefe lake is out. But curiously the mid range gaming champion is Intel i5 8400 because of lower price and performs similar to ryzen 5 1600 in games.
But the overall package may not be worth till Q1 2018 because the budget mobos are releasing at that time frame.
I think ryzen 5 1600 is still the best bang for now because of cheaper mobo and AM4 platform support till 2020. And also i can drop another good cpu without changing motherboard which could last another 4 years till 2024 before upgrading to a new complete setup or save the extra for a new GPU.
finally the covefefe lake is out. But curiously the mid range gaming champion is Intel i5 8400 because of lower price and performs similar to ryzen 5 1600 in games.
But the overall package may not be worth till Q1 2018 because the budget mobos are releasing at that time frame.
I think ryzen 5 1600 is still the best bang for now because of cheaper mobo and AM4 platform support till 2020. And also i can drop another good cpu without changing motherboard which could last another 4 years till 2024 before upgrading to a new complete setup or save the extra for a new GPU.
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