Need help choosing between i5 8400 and Ryzen 5 1600

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xaayushxpandeyx

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Hi,

I have decided to build a PC this month and I have had a hard time choosing between the Intel i5 8400 and Ryzen 5 1600. My local store retails both for about USD $175.

I will be using the CPU for moderate gaming (CSGO, PUBG and Fornite) and possible light video editing in the near future.

Which CPU would it make more sense in purchasing?

BTW, I have a GTX 1060 6GB.

Thank You
 
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DRagor
For gaming, with your GPU they are equal. For video editing, Ryzen might have a little advantage. You can't really go wrong with both. However why not wait for new Ryzen 2600?
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http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-coffee-lake-core-i5-8400-cpu,5281-5.html

Before people assume they are similar let's get some actual BENCHMARKS.

The i5-8400 is clearly kicking the R5-1600X's ass in most situations... Ryzen does win in AotS as it's very threaded (The R5-1600 is hyperthreaded the i5-8400 is not, plus AotS is optimized for Ryzen CPU architecture).

You can also get 2400MHz or 2666MHz DDR4 memory (i.e. 2x4GB or 2x8GB) rather than 3200MHz.. ideally for Ryzen you need something like 3200MHz CL15 or 3000MHz CL16 DDR4 (in Dual Channel) to avoid performance loss in a number of games.

So Intel can get by with cheaper memory. Not sure how motherboards compare.
 
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sourodip

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You mentioned that you have a GTX 1060 and I presume that you would be gaming and if it is so, then I'd suggest going with the 8400. The Ryzen 5 1600 is very much competitive as it offers a nice price to performance ratio, and I agree with Dragor that 1600 is better for workstation. In terms of gaming the 8400 has the edge.

https://www.techspot.com/review/1514-core-i5-8400-vs-overclocked-ryzen-5-1600/page5.html

If you want to purchase motherboard for either of the processor then I'd lean on the 1600 side, since Newegg offers a nice combo for the 1600. Overall, they are pretty close in performance and as Dragor suggested, waiting for Ryzen 2ng. gen. would be worth it.
 
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I would guess later this year or next year. But on the other hand, I think AMD had said they've already finished designs for Zen 2 which is supposed to be a die shrink to 7nm from what we have now, I think ryzen 1 is 14nm, then the ones coming out tomorrow are supposed to be 12nm. So next year should be even more interesting for AMD as well. If they can bump the clock speeds even higher as well as IPC, then I'm guessing they will be right on par with Intel if not surpassing them, as I don't believe Intel has any 7nm parts either.

Gives you a better idea here.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.digitaltrends.com/computing/amd-roadmap-shows-ryzen-threadripper-plans-2020/amp/
 
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Gon Freecss

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Wrong. The 8400 beats the 1600 in video editing. Need to get your facts checked.

Also, I'd say the 2600X would be worth it over the 2600. It comes with a better cooler, and it's better binned. In that case, the 8600K would be miles ahead for what he's doing.

So? Icelake has taped out last year. Doesn't mean it's was anywhere close to release. In fact, there are rumors indicating GloFo might be late with their process, which will delay Zen 2. I think you'll see Zen 2 in late 2019.

Zen 2 is an architectural improvement, and not just a die shrink to 7nm.

"12nm" is just an improved 14nm process. And you know what GloFo's/Samsung's 14nm process is? It's their 20nm process + FinFET and maybe some other tweaks. See what's going on here? Also, Zen+ brings minor IPC increases with minimal clock speed improvements.

GloFo's "7nm" is actually bigger than Intel's 10nm process. Also, Intel's 10nm+ process is 10% denser than normal 10nm, which is already denser than GloFo's 7nm process, which is arguably the densest 7nm process coming up.

Intel are true to their process node progression, and don't overstate how small it is. GloFo and other process foundries lie about their process node sizes as marketing.

7nm is likely coming in 2021 for Intel.
 
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