Quote (WhoBut_WBMason @ Apr 26 2017 06:24pm)
why are you gettign a 1600
Because the I5 is utter trash ( 4 cores no additional threads ) and the I7 isn't worth the premium
Suppose I could flip to a 1600x or 1700
People consistently point to I5 benchmarks and say it's better at gaming than Ryzen while ignoring 3 key points
1. The Benchmarks are done on clean installs without other programs gamers use installed or running... discord, browser tabs, music , skype, streaming services....all these things take Processor power, and it gimps the I5 which only has 4 cores and 4 threads total
2. No games are optimized for Ryzen code right now, once they are the 5-6% advantage that the I5 enjoys vanishes
3. Everything is going to be using more cores in the future, buying a brand new 4 core processor is a terrible idea