Thank you Plec. How would those compare with the following for reliability and performance?
I can't answer that conclusively for your general usage - and would probably start a lengthy forum debate if i tried (some members prefer different flavours - where all i want is value for money and the right CPU for the right job)
Short version is bang for buck - but i'll waffle on...
Honestly, I love Ryzen, the performance to buck ratio is amazing and forced INTEL to address their price structure (moderatly) and have made them cobble cores together and release Coffee Lake earlier than planned.
But, you will be an earlier adopter (relatively new) to a whole new architecture, with Ryzen, and it has had its teething problems but these have slowly been ironed out with AGESA/BIOS updates. The ASUS B350 Strix board i specced was actually only released a month or so ago and is receiving high praise in reviews and forum banter. Due to these steady BIOS releases stability has become less of an issue - plus these issues were mainly memory related - due to people running memory classed as overclocked. The trouble being that 3000MHz/3200MHz was classed as an overclock but this is where enthusiasts realised Ryzen came fully alive. But we now have AM4 approved 3200 Sticks (the 8 pack i specced) and most 3000MHz regular sticks will now work using the XMP. So, as early adoption goes you would be joining at the optimum time. You could buy a reliable, performance based Ryzen system with guaranteed memory speed/stability.
My point being that Ryzen has steadily become blisteringly fast and reliable at a very accommodating price.
However, the reality is that the i7-7800X would be marginally faster overall on average - singled threaded performance in particularly. The Ryzen 1700 will have it's moments when the extra cores/threads are utilised but with your present usage you would be unlikely notice or gain any benefits from these (even with the 7800X). But there is a large premium to be paid for the 7800X when adding the ~£260 motherboard onto the price of the CPU and memory. Plus, they run quite warm and are power hungry compared to Ryzen...
Having typed that - the reality is that you would not notice this speed difference with your everyday usage as either of the systems would be incredibly fast for your average usage - even the smaller Ryzen 1600.
You can't go wrong with either flavour build - but if comparing bang for buck, then Ryzen will prevail. But if you're happier with an INTEL build then you should get what you feel more comfortable with - as that is what your system will be about - confidence in its ability. As you are not going to notice the speed differences between the two. Again, ideally, you would wait for Coffee Lake as this is what all INTEL and Ryzen fans are waiting for - competition, faster processors and perhaps even another price restructuring - but this is probably wishful thinking. It should prove a win win for the average user and enthusiast alike...
If you were doing rendering/compiling/encoding the choice would have been easier - but as you're usage is very 'everyday computing' any chip you get will just be purring in the background.
***I should add at the end of all this that you do know that Ryzen doesn't have a built in GPU?
I would read/watch recent/revised reviews on Ryzen and get a feel for the format - it really has been a revelation catching us all by surprise. How many of us have had INTEL by default for the past 10+ years. And now, out of nowhere, we're having to make difficult decisions that were very straight forward 8 months ago...
Apologies for the wall of text - i was watching a film while typing and have written too much - probably repeating the same thing but in a slightly different way. Hopefully, you get the gist...
