I’ve read online that AMD has better performance over multiple cores, while Intel has better single core performance. In light of this, I was looking especially at the AMD Ryzen 2600, since that has everything I need out of the game. Given that Wow will support multiple cores/threads as of 8.1, I was looking into an AMD, however my current motherboard (MSI Z170a) is not compatible. I also play Overwatch on the side, which I know supports multi-core as well.
So, should I get a compatible motherboard for the AMD cpu, or stick with my current mobo and get an intel equivalent? And if I get an intel, what’s a good equivalent to the 2600?
You could upgrade to an i7-7700k (works in your motherboard) if you can get one cheap, it still generally outperforms every Ryzen chip at gaming, especially when overclocked. I think 4/8 will still last quite a while.
But, it’s not cheap. Still cheaper than getting an AMD CPU/mobo, but less upgradability.
Did some research and it looks like the i7 7700 is pretty good since I’m not looking to overlock my cpu. Would the intel processors still perform better with the introduction of multi-core usage in blizz’s games?
It probably will still outperform Ryzen parts in multi-threaded games because of the overclocking potential and overall higher frequency.
Gamers Nexus did a recent eval on the new i9-9900k, and in their list the old i7-4790k was still as fast or faster than overclocked Ryzen chips at gaming.
The i7-4790k is a slower older part than the 7700k, but is also 4/8
People have GOT to stop acting like this is going to be some performance trippling. Its providing about 25% extra FPS.
Its not perfect multi-core scaling (which is something literally no game has).
Its better.
Its about as better as its going to get given the secure client-server nature of the game. There’s also serious deminishing returns. An 8 core, 16-thread Ryzen isn’t seeing 4x the performance of a 4/8 i7. In fact, its about… the same 25-30%. And the Intel chip will still do better because the absolute clock speed on those parts is still better.
Also, there’s zero point in getting an i7 7700 non-K. That would literally be throwing money in the toilet. If you’re going to bother upgrading, get the 7700K and OC that thing to 4.8+ ghz. Itll last you an other few years, no problem.
I’d go this route regardless of OC or not, but if you can fit it in the budget why not. I did like the 9th gen feature on the Gigabyte boards that push 5.0GHz automatically with a simple button press.
I would probably at this point go with at least a 4/8 chip, because in addition to wows incoming multi-threaded enhancements, many other games will have bad .1% lows with only a 4/4.
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You could upgrade to an i7-7700k (works in your motherboard) if you can get one cheap, it still generally outperforms every Ryzen chip at gaming, especially when overclocked. I think 4/8 will still last quite a while.[/quote]
That’s a bit over simplistic. There are some games that do very well with 8 threads and I have about the same overclocked performance as a locked 6700 (on thread ripper which isn’t gamer focused anyway).
Hey, Question. I know nothing about computers. I can spend up to 1600$ish - I just recently started a real estate business and will need a laptop at my little cubicle in the brokerage and want it to be a great one. Im used to 150$ ones… ive played wow on 1 and 44% res since i could… Could anyone point me to a computer where i can play 10 and 100%? ( Not just for gaming, I will be doing virtual tours and such with clients)
Devs mentioned upwards of 50%. Of course it will depend on different factors. Either way, no reason to get a quad core CPU in this day and age unless money is a factor.
Where are these numbers from? Standing by a wall? Flying? Gotta get more info than ‘no one is getting’ statement.
If we listen to this kind of advice, then everyone would be playing WoW on a 5Ghz dual core for best performance. As shown before yours statements are false when presented with actual data.