I7 7700k VS RYZEN 7 1700x

[ronan.stewart1999]

I am looking to buy new PC parts before black Friday and i was wondering what would go better with a GTX1080? Would a Ryzen 1700X or I7 770K go better? I want to play games mostly but on the occasion i want to stream to twitch and you tube. I want a solid choice that will last me at least two years down the line. Also the quality would be around 1080p and on the random occasions, 1440p. Please help

 

[GR1M_ZA]

For purely gaming the 7700K is the faster CPU, but if your going to stream the 1700X will the better option in my opinion.

 

[Jasjar]

If you want to compare speed of hardware use this site: http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-7700K-vs-AMD-Ryzen-7-1700X/3647vs3915 The choice really depends on what you are using the CPU for, in programs that can use more than 4 cores the Ryzen is better everytime. In gaming though the Ryzen isn't that much slower, but if you want to maximise performance the i7-7700k is the one you want.

 

[Finstar]

Get the Ryzen 7 unless you have a 240hz monitor

 

[photonboy]

Hmmm...
I'd probably go with RYZEN.

Yes, the 1080p FPS can be higher with Intel but here's some advantage for the R7-1700X

1) AM4 platform may be upgradeable later to an even better CPU (i.e. ZEN2 8-core)
2) AM4 platform should be around a long time, thus replacing the MOTHERBOARD after Warranty expires should be easy (Intel may be problematic)
3) Mores cores/threads for multi-tasking especially if you want quality, CPU-based encoding (not just NVENC hardware acceleration)

OTHER:
a) If Ryzen you should get 3000MHz/3200MHz DDR4 memory in Dual Channel (i.e. 2x8GB 3200MHz DDR4)

b) COFFEE LAKE is a better choice if going with Intel IMO (compare cores/threads, frequency and price of CPU's)

c) future games will begin to utilize the cores/threads more with DX12/Vulkan so at some point the R7-1700X becomes the better CPU and it should easily last 5+ years.

d) RYZEN will start to do better as the architecture is optimize for once games/applications are created with an optimized compiler

OTHER:
if going Ryzen, research the system memory (DDR4) compatibility with the chosen motherboard to ensure it hits at least 2933MHz. some confusion there