Hi, I was wondering how the new r3 1200 holds up against an old i7 specifically an i7 2600 in gaming. Would the difference be really big or small. I know the r3 1200 has much better value and upgrade path but just comparing performance which one is better. Thanks!
I7 2600 or r3 1200
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- Sep 4, 2007
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I would keep your i7 2600 for gaming. Ryzen R5/7 had fairly similar gaming performance as sandybridge CPUs at launch though it has improved some since. The i7 2600 is still a strong CPU for gaming and has more threads then the r3 1200 which is becoming more important as of late in gaming. going with a Ryzen R3 CPu would actually be a downgrade in gaming. I am sitting on an i7 3930K 6C/12T @4.2ghz for the almost the same reason (which is same cpu architecture as yours, sandybridge plus 2 cores/ 4 threads). When Ryzen 2 launches that might be the best time to pull the trigger for your next build. I am forcing myself not to build for now for basically the same reason....though if the i7 7900X drops to $799 or less now threadripper is out my tune may change. Otherwise I will wait for second gen threadripper/ Kaby lake X (non quad cores) to hit next year.
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