Ryzen or i7-4790K

[samohtseyah]

Should i either earn another $150 and buy a new motherboard and an i7-4790k or should i earn another $300-400 and buy a Ryzen 7 1700X, new motherboard and replace the ddr3 ram with ddr4 because the motherboards are only ddr4?
Note: Unless there is a significant performance increase, cheaper is better
My current build:
CPU: AMD FX-6300 6 core
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard
RAM: Patriot Signature 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
HDD: Toshiba Product Series DT01ACA 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video CardC
Case: Aerocool Xpredator X1 Black Edition ATX Mid Tower Case
PSU: Cooler Master 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply

 

[Gam3r01]

Wait until there are benchmarks of the processors then ask again.
Not a single person can answer that.

 

[USAFRet]

^^^^^^^^^ What he said.

Caveat to the above:
"Wait until there are benchmarks of the processors, from a source other than AMD, then ask again."

 

[firefoxx04]

It is a very bad time to buy used intel stuff and even worse to buy it new. The prices are still high. If AMD has a good performer, the prices will come down. Especially used prices.

If AMD flops, the prices will stay the same and you will have simply wasted a couple weeks waiting. It is worth the wait. If AMD has a winner, you can get a strong 8 core 16 thread ship for $300-600. That is amazing, especially considering their lowest cost 8c/16t chip costs less than what I bought my 4790k for.

That said, I will be sticking with my 4790k. I already have it and it is fast. Any new builds will have ryzen considered, especially if it turns out to perform as they claim.