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Argh - jump or wait for Comet Lake?

Tee Hee Johnson said:
If you want Intel, go Intel.
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If you want Intel then you need to adjust your perceptions. You should be wanting the best for your money and research accordingly. If Intel proves to fit your requirements then go Intel. But wanting Intel for Intel's sake (or any company for any company's sake) is preposterous.
 
Some people want what they want.

Ryzen wasn't quite the second coming of Jesus as expected, but they are good chips.

Best for money isn't always the be all end all, it could do with current platform, software, preference over Intel drivers to AMD's etc.
 
Tee Hee Johnson said:
Best for money isn't always the be all end all, it could do with current platform, software, preference over Intel drivers to AMD's etc.
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No, that's still sounding like researching the best for your needs. And if vendor X meets your needs then go vendor X. But don't just go vendor X because it's vendor X
 
DragonQ said:
Errr only if you use the second GPU slot. You can go via the chipset.
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It depends upon how the slots are wired but on many using the x4 slot cuts the x16 slot to x8. I have a Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming Intel Z370 and the x4 slot doesn't impinge upon the x16 slot, but it does share with the x1 slots.,
 
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ChrisD. said:
By the time that an average home user requires 16 cores (which is a long, long way away), there will be other 16 + core CPUs out that will smash the 3950X into the park. 6-8 is the sweet spot now and will last for quite some time.
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X4 Foundations comes to mind :D
 
Ryzen CPU will give a better upgrade path too. If Intel, does an Intel and changes mobo and chipset requirements for the next gen after, then you can drop in a future Ryzen without having to fork out for a new mobo, like you'll have to do with Intel.
 
DragonQ said:
That's probably because you're only considering gaming, where the R5 3600 is a better bang-for-buck choice than the R7 3700X. Intel's closest priced chip to the R5 3600 is the i5-9400, which is much slower and doesn't even have SMT. The nearest real competitor is the i5-9600K, which is ~25% more expensive and requires overclocking to beat the R5 3600 in per-core performance (and still doesn't have SMT).
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I would put the 3600 more in line with the 8700K than the 9600K.

I mean the 8700K is the same as the 9600K but like the 3600 has SMT.
 
humbug said:
I would put the 3600 more in line with the 8700K than the 9600K.

I mean the 8700K is the same as the 9600K but like the 3600 has SMT.
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My comparisons were clearly based on cost. The i7-8700K costs 50% more than the i5-9600K, which is 25% more than the R5 3600.
 
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