3930K still viable?

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Moethedirt

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I saw a craigslist ad for a 3930k X79 HP OEM mobo and other parts.

The total for the CPU and mobo are $250

Is it worth it for the price?
I'd be coming from a 4690k and want to do things like streaming.

I plan to overclock but the seller stated that the motherboard might not support it.
 
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The 3930K is still a respectable chip, but $250 seems like the seller is really trying to unload before the Ryzen 6 cores hit - you'll be able to get an R5 1600 which will have similar or slightly better IPC than your 4690K, can be overclocked, 6 cores / 12 threads, and it will be on a modern platform with modern features the 3930K doesn't have. The CPU itself will have an MSRP of $219, so you're looking at maybe $300 with a motherboard, for a much more powerful chip (~15-20% better IPC).
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The 3930K is still a respectable chip, but $250 seems like the seller is really trying to unload before the Ryzen 6 cores hit - you'll be able to get an R5 1600 which will have similar or slightly better IPC than your 4690K, can be overclocked, 6 cores / 12 threads, and it will be on a modern platform with modern features the 3930K doesn't have. The CPU itself will have an MSRP of $219, so you're looking at maybe $300 with a motherboard, for a much more powerful chip (~15-20% better IPC).
 
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aylafan

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Why don't you just upgrade to an Core i7-4790k instead of buying an older processor (I know it's 6 core with 12 threads) and older motherboard combo? It would end up almost costing the same or slightly more and you won't be moving down to an even older motherboard architecture.

Ryzen 7 1700 is not faster than your 4690k on single core performance, but it's on par with the 3930k on single core performance. You can check benchmark comparisons online. Ryzen definitely wins on multi-core performance though.

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-4690K-vs-AMD-Ryzen-7-1700/2432vs3917
 
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