Compare Ryzen 5 2600X and 3600 to see which suits your needs better.
Compare Ryzen 5 2600X and 3600 to see which suits your needs better.
I wonder how a well tuned 3900X compares to a 9900K or 8700K that's also tuned. Cache/ring OCing can apparently massively tighten up scores (ring makes a difference on my Haswell-E chips too, and uncore is basically the same thing on X58). There's lots of room for small optimizations on both platforms, seeing two basically F1-level tuned chips go head to head could be interesting. I do know from recent reviews that tweaked timings on RAM does help gaming perf for both platforms.
According to what I've learned, Intel offers the X299 model with additional PCIe lanes, making it a better choice for certain users compared to Ryzen. It's not necessarily a mainstream option, but it's definitely available as an alternative.
ah ok thanks, maybe i just heard the cpu lane analogy wrong from bullzoid, matter of mobo choice i guess. i think its always wise to go with whatever is newest, and as you pointed out, the 3600 is a better choice over the 2600x with the minimal price difference between the two. i think a good point to make is for people going with either choice 2600/2600x/3600 is to buy a motherboard that is capable of the 4th gen ryzen, with the mobo having the bios flashback feature. its a reasonable option to have, when building a new pc, but also price point is a factor. i think too many people just cheap out on the mobo selection, which doesnt make any sense whatsoever. Like $180 for a cpu, yet they spend $80 on a mobo, when a $130mobo is way better in terms of features, future proofing and so on. And even spending $150-$160 is just getting that bit extra of features and future proofing. the packaging of the product in a $80 mobo, takes up a significant factor, then all other fixed costs too like the connectors, pcb etc. fixed costs, and a $80 is cheaping out big time. selling the consumer short on so many levels, but the demand is there!