Best VR CPU: i5-8600k, i5 8500, or i7 7700?

[MysticReverie]

Hi
I heard that some VR games (like project cars 2) are using many threads.
I wondered if the i7's 4 cores with 8 threads is better than the i5's 6 cores and 6 threads?
Thanks

 

[MysticReverie]

Thanks for the replies.

I heard AMD not so good for VR as they have a slower single core speed.
And when not in VR, I'm pretty happy playing at 1080p - and AMD cards are not good for that either as they bottle neck the GPU.

I don't have a CPU at moment, I'd be buying a totally new system.
I don't know whether to go very new, or last gen - if any last gen CPUs can cut it.

 

[MysticReverie]

From the benchmarks I see... unless you get the top end AMD you will loose frames. Even the top end will loose frames but not enough to 'worry' about.

I just thought it better to avoid AMD for Demanding single thread work, or for 1080p gaming.

And as I mentioned, I am looking at last gen options. Last gen AMD is a no no I think.

 

[MysticReverie]

Not sounding good if even a 7700K would struggle...
From what I'm reading though I think it's a pretty capable CPU for VR..
Maybe the others I suggested are a bit too decrepit though. And probably less chance of that bottle neck problem than the 2600.
Both cards score about the same (770k and 2600x) .. but there is the bottle neck issue.. slightly.
Maybe almost unnoticeable with a 3600.. unsure about 2600 though.

 

[MysticReverie]

Which one though !?

Ok ok... I'm reading up on the 3600x more.
Coupled with a RTX 2080S it's seeming like good value.

If there's no bottleneck :/