9600k or 3600x

[Onza]

so im in the market for a new board/cpu/ram upgrade and am sitting at around 9k to spend , looking for advice on whether to go ryzen 3600x or i5 9600k . Looking into retailers and such theres just so much information and new tech and this and that , its kinda overwhelming so i come here seeking some recommends :3 rig will be used primarily for gaming

thanks in advance

 

[Sola Scriptura]

get the 3600 and a good cooler, the stock one is noisy and not good if you want to OC it.

 

[WideAwak3]

Never thought this day would come. Go AMD, the new CPUs are amazing value for money

 

[Onza]

Never thought this day would come. Go AMD, the new CPUs are amazing value for money

I see people saying this everywhere but if i compare prices , the 9600k (with board and ram) runs pretty much around the same price as the 3600x , am i missing something ?

 

[3D_Waffle]

If you are going to game you can't go wrong with either. They are certainly neck and neck performance wise

so im in the market for a new board/cpu/ram upgrade and am sitting at around 9k to spend , looking for advice on whether to go ryzen 3600x or i5 9600k . Looking into retailers and such theres just so much information and new tech and this and that , its kinda overwhelming so i come here seeking some recommends :3 rig will be used primarily for gaming

thanks in advance

Both are extremely good for gaming and so to speak they perform neck and neck. I would advise you to base your decision more so based on the price of motherboards as well as the price of RAM, since amd cpu's perform better at higher clock speed RAM and intel generally isn't effected much by RAM speeds. Note that higher clocked RAM can sometimes burn a hole in one's pocket. Finally i would like to end by saying that neither one matters and that except for the above mentioned reasons your final decision should be a good one in the sense that intel outperforms amd in some games and vise versa

 

[3D_Waffle]

If you are going to game you can't go wrong with either. They are certainly neck and neck performance wise

Both are extremely good for gaming and so to speak they perform neck and neck. I would advise you to base your decision more so based on the price of motherboards as well as the price of RAM, since amd cpu's perform better at higher clock speed RAM and intel generally isn't effected much by RAM speeds. Note that higher clocked RAM can sometimes burn a hole in one's pocket. Finally i would like to end by saying that neither one matters and that except for the above mentioned reasons you final decision should be a good one in the sense that intel outperforms amd in some games and vise versa.

 

[WideAwak3]

UserBenchmark: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs Intel Core i5-9600K

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The gaming performance is very similar, even should you overclock both, in some game the 9600k will probably be a bit faster.
But if you do any content creation, video editing, streaming, photoshop the AMD is better, newer architecture. Simple decision to make really.

Plus the new boards have PCIE Gen 4, And the new NVME SSDs on there are ^%%^&* fast. so that would be a selling feature for me at least

 

[Onza]

Would something like this be the best value if i bought an aftermarket cooler along with it : AMD RYZEN 5 3600X MSI X470 PRO 16GB RGB Upgrade Kit

 

[WideAwak3]

Would something like this be the best value if i bought an aftermarket cooler along with it : AMD RYZEN 5 3600X MSI X470 PRO 16GB RGB Upgrade Kit

I would rather go X570. But depends.

What do you want to do with the PC exactly is the question? Thats a really good combo make no mistake. But it's missing the awesome things like PCIE Gen 4 and M.2 Gen 4

 

[Superflan]

I have 3600, Go intel 9600k

 

[Onza]

I would rather go X570. But depends.

What do you want to do with the PC exactly is the question? Thats a really good combo make no mistake. But it's missing the awesome things like PCIE Gen 4 and M.2 Gen 4

man i understand your excitement with the x570 boards but they are CRAZY expensive , i have 9k - that bundle is pretty much my limit ya feel

 

[Onza]

I have 3600, Go intel 9600k

could you be a lil more specific as to why youre unimpressed with the 3600 please ?

 

[Sola Scriptura]

Consider this maybe?

AMD 100-100000022BOX Ryzen 5 3600X Hexa Core 3.8GHz (4.4GHz Boost) Socket AM4 Desktop CPU - Wootware

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MSI B450 TOMAHAWK AMD B450 Ryzen Socket AM4 ATX Desktop Motherboard - Wootware

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G.Skill F4-3200C16D-16GVKB Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4-3200MHz CL16 1.35V Black Desktop Memory - Wootware

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Total R7944

Add a decent cooler, this one is a decent 120mm air cooler, if you dont mind air coolers

Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 120mm Black PWM Aluminium & Copper Dual-Fan Premium High-End CPU Cooler - Wootware

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or this if you want a beefy 140mm cooler

Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK 140mm Black PWM Aluminium & Copper Dual-Fan Premium High-End CPU Cooler - Wootware

Buy Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK 140mm Black PWM Aluminium & Copper Dual-Fan Premium High-End CPU Cooler at Wootware with fast shipping & superb service.

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I dont know too much about AIO liquid coolers to recommend one.

 

[SILTECH786]

If you spending 9k then put in the little extra and go with the below or else any of the already suggested combos should work well enough

Core i7 9700 ROG Strix Z390-F 16GB RGB Upgrade Kit

www.evetech.co.za

 

[Onza]

Consider this maybe?

Thanks a ton , will look into all this stuff :3

 

[CrAiGiSh]

@Onza 100% go for the 3600x (if you comparing it to the 9600k)

Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X [cpubenchmark.net] by PassMark Software

www.cpubenchmark.net

 

[JollyJamma]

Consider this maybe?

AMD 100-100000022BOX Ryzen 5 3600X Hexa Core 3.8GHz (4.4GHz Boost) Socket AM4 Desktop CPU - Wootware

Buy AMD 100-100000022BOX Ryzen 5 3600X Hexa Core 3.8GHz (4.4GHz Boost) Socket AM4 Desktop CPU at Wootware with fast shipping & superb service.

www.wootware.co.za

MSI B450 TOMAHAWK AMD B450 Ryzen Socket AM4 ATX Desktop Motherboard - Wootware

Buy MSI B450 TOMAHAWK AMD B450 Ryzen Socket AM4 ATX Desktop Motherboard at Wootware with fast shipping & superb service.

www.wootware.co.za

G.Skill F4-3200C16D-16GVKB Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4-3200MHz CL16 1.35V Black Desktop Memory - Wootware

Buy G.Skill F4-3200C16D-16GVKB Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4-3200MHz CL16 1.35V Black Desktop Memory at Wootware with fast shipping & superb service.

www.wootware.co.za

Total R7944

Add a decent cooler, this one is a decent 120mm air cooler, if you dont mind air coolers

Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 120mm Black PWM Aluminium & Copper Dual-Fan Premium High-End CPU Cooler - Wootware

Buy Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 120mm Black PWM Aluminium & Copper Dual-Fan Premium High-End CPU Cooler at Wootware with fast shipping & superb service.

www.wootware.co.za

or this if you want a beefy 140mm cooler

Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK 140mm Black PWM Aluminium & Copper Dual-Fan Premium High-End CPU Cooler - Wootware

Buy Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK 140mm Black PWM Aluminium & Copper Dual-Fan Premium High-End CPU Cooler at Wootware with fast shipping & superb service.

www.wootware.co.za

I dont know too much about AIO liquid coolers to recommend one.

The only thing I’d change of that is the RAM.

I’d get 3400mhz CL14 modules, but they are fucking expensive so that’s a factor.

Other than that, the 3600X is great.