Ryzen or Intel?

[dendarii]

Hi all,

(Posted under new title which better summarises my question)

I've done some basic research on the Ryzen CPU and it seems like a good bet, but I'm still unsure whether I should stick to Intel or go with Ryzen.

I do some gaming -- World of Warcraft, Steam games, Skyrim, but nothing really demanding.

I don't need bleeding, or even cutting, edge, but I do want something that will last maybe 5 years before replacing. I've included a new 24" monitor as well.

Will this do? Overkill? Weird out-of-kilter spec?

Case
COOLERMASTER K350 GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Quad Core CPU (3.6GHz-3.7GHz/18MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® STRIX B350-F GAMING (DDR4, USB 3.0, 6Gb/s) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2666MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1060 - DVI, HDMI, 3 x DP
1st Hard Disk
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
CORSAIR 450W VS SERIES™ VS-450 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Super Quiet Titan DragonFly Heatpipe AMD CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Professional 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Supplied on DVD
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Monitor
AOC G2460PF 24" LED 144Hz Gaming Monitor
Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® K120 USB KEYBOARD
Speakers
LOGITECH S120 2.0 BLACK SPEAKER SYSTEM
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
SATURDAY DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (BEFORE 12 NOON)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days
Quantity
1

Price £1,262.00 including VAT and delivery

Unique URL to re-configure : https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved...pc/Sp0M8PjqwR/


Thanks for your thoughts.

dendarii

 

[SpyderTracks]

What's your maximum budget?

Intel outperforms AMD generally especially with the 8th Gen i5's and i7's.

For your budget an i5 would probably suit better.

 

[Oussebon]

For gaming, Intel:



If buying Ryzen for gaming, then no R5 lower than a 1600.

And last I checked, WoW did still really like its single-threaded performance, so extra Intel points there.

The charts above give an indication of how far apart in gaming performance an R5 1500x and i5 8400 are, despite the prices being quite similar.


Case
GAME MAX FALCON BLACK GAMING CASE (RGB LED)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i5 Six Core Processor i5-8400 (2.8GHz) 9MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF Z370-PLUS GAMING: ATX, LGA1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs - RGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3000MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1060 - DVI, HDMI, 3 x DP
1[SUP]st[/SUP] Hard Disk
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
USB 3.0 EXTERNAL SD/MICRO SD CARD READER
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Super Quiet Titan DragonFly Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KK3-00002]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Monitor
AOC G2460PF 24" LED 144Hz Gaming Monitor
Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® K120 USB KEYBOARD
Speakers
LOGITECH S120 2.0 BLACK SPEAKER SYSTEM
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days
Quantity
1

Price £1,270.00 including VAT and delivery

Unique URL to re-configure : https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z370-pc/7htRB6Ffh2/

Faster RAM is a sound investment for gaming generally, especially for WoW (and also games using the engine FO4, Skyrim SSE etc uses).
The K350 isn't a very good case in terms of cooling and upgrade options. Pretty much all the cases PCS offer that have the bay for the internal card reader are a bit naff in my opinion.

 

[dendarii]

Wow, thanks so much Oussebon -- those charts really spell it out!

And the game-specific recommendations are much appreciated.

Intel it is!

dendarii

 

[dendarii]

Based on your reply and Oussebon's, I've decided to go with Intel.

Thanks very much for taking the time to reply. I appreciate it.

dendarii

 

[Oussebon]

Glad it was helpful