Should I upgrade from my 2600k to a Ryzen 1600 AF?

[stoggs1]

Hey everyone,

So I have been contemplating upgrading from my current cpu and motherboard setup which is an I7 2600k overclocked to 4.2 ghz(max stable overclock I can achieve) and an Asus p8p67 deluxe MB to a Ryzen 1600 AF and a solid b450 motherboard and 16 gb of ddr4 ram.

The reason I am looking at Ryzen is mainly due to budget constraints, when I receive my income tax refund I will have about 300 dollars to play with so the Ryzen platform would fall within that budget. But my main question is would it be worth? Would see a significant performance gain over my current platform?

Also another reason I am considering upgrading is because I want to make sure my pc will be up to snuff to run Doom Eternal and Cyberpunk 2077 since those are my most two anticipated games of 2020 and I would hope to be able to run both games at with high settings 1080 or 1440p with 60 fps since my current display is 60hz and I don't plan on upgrading my display until I get a faster GPU.

If I don't upgrade this year then I will save up probably do a full build next year around this time.

Thanks in advance.

 

[oxrufiioxo]

What GPU are you rocking?

 

[LFaWolf]

It is not worth it. The gain is minimal, if there is any gain at all

 

[sam_86314]

I switched from an i7 2600K (that wouldn't go above 4.3GHz without a BCLK overclock) to an R5 2600X. I've had noticeable performance gains in general use and CPU intensive games, and substantial gains in stuff like file compression, 3D rendering, and video transcoding.

Not sure how the 12nm 1600 compares to the 2600X. I'd assume it would only be slightly behind.

 

[stoggs1]

What GPU are you rocking?

Gtx 1070 I don't plan on upgrading it anytime soon since it is still quite capable for 60 fps gaming. But I most likely will next year.

It is not worth it. The gain is minimal, if there is any gain at all

Ok, I appreciate your reply, do you think my current system should last me at least another year?

I switched from an i7 2600K (that wouldn't go above 4.3GHz without a BCLK overclock) to an R5 2600X. I've had noticeable performance gains in general use and CPU intensive games, and substantial gains in stuff like file compression, 3D rendering, and video transcoding.

Not sure how the 12nm 1600 compares to the 2600X. I'd assume it would only be slightly behind.

Ok, thanks for your input, I mostly use my pc for gaming, youtube and my side job. I wouldn't utilize those other tools/apps but I do appreciate the info.

 

[LFaWolf]

The key to a good gaming system is balance. Your 2600k is a good enough match for the GTX 1070. Spending the $300 you will not see significant gain, and it will be wasted money. For the 2 games that you want to play, you may need to dial down the settings a bit. But come next year, say you have doubled your budget to $600, you can have a more meaningful upgrade to a mid range Intel or AMD offerings at that time. Both companies should come out with new CPUs by this time next year. You may need to save more for a GPU upgrade as well.

 

[Deleted member 67555]

I bought an $80 1600 and it ran toe to toe with the 2600 but I'm pretty sure it was a 2600 in disguise... Gave it to my brother in law.
It ran games just fine and yes it will make a difference... The upgrade in optional upgrades alone make it worth it aka Sata 3 to NVMe.
The performance is slightly better than a I7-4770.

 

[biffzinker]

The upgrade in optional upgrades alone make it worth it aka Sata 3 to NVMe.

There is also USB 3.1 Gen2 (SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps) Type A/C ports.

 

[sepheronx]

If you can get it, I would say so.

2600K is still good, but 6 cores and 12 threads is very nice.

 

[R0H1T]

One of the reasons I can think of a potential switch being worth it is if you are also looking to upgrade to a Ryzen 3xxx or 4xxx down the line. In which case the 1600 AF is worth the money, it's still the best bang for buck outside of chips selling on great deals like ~ Micro Center strikes again - $79.99 for a 2600X (Feb 7 to 9)

In short definitely buy it if you are looking to upgrade to a better AMD CPU down the line, you never know when AMD stops making these.

 

[oxrufiioxo]

Gtx 1070 I don't plan on upgrading it anytime soon since it is still quite capable for 60 fps gaming. But I most likely will next year.

You'll probably want to save up for ryzen 4000... the 1600 af might be slightly better but probably not enough to warrant a whole platform upgrade and your GPU is a pretty good match for your current CPU. That being said the next line of GPU may be bottlenecked by your CPU but it will probably still be good enough for 60hz in the majority of games.

 

[biffzinker]

Single thread performance is likely higher with the i7-2600K overclocked to 4.2 GHz. The Ryzen 5 1600AF shows a performance uplift in multithreaded loads.

 

[oxrufiioxo]

Single thread performance is likely higher with the i7-2600K overclocked to 4.2 GHz. The Ryzen 5 1600AF shows a performance uplift in multithreaded loads.

It's faster or similar to a 4.8ghz 4790k in modern games.

 

[LFaWolf]

Well, watch it yourself here -

 

[R0H1T]

Single thread performance is likely higher with the i7-2600K

Original Ryzen was at or around Broadwell level IPC, zen+ slightly ahead depending on the application. 2600k is a fair way behind the 1600AF at stock, even if we include the OC you'd have to take into account the smeltdown patches & after which I'd guess ~5Ghz would put it beyond the zen+ assuming you're also likely to push the AMD chip to its limit. In MT tasks it will be a bloodbath mostly. An indication of how it'd turn out ~

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[Melvis]

I did, I went from a i7 2600 to a 1600X and I did see a performance gain not massive but it was there and the best part is im now on the great AM4 platform so upgrades are almost endless so all in all I think its worth it.

 

[EarthDog]

Ok, I appreciate your reply, do you think my current system should last me at least another year?

That isn't up to us, bud... Is it working for you? That is what matters.

That said, though you will see improvements from a Sandybridge to 1st gen ryzen, I'd save my pennies and get Ryzen 3000 series, or at least Ryzen 2000 series.

 

[Mussels]

I went from a 4770k to a ryzen 1600 regular and noticed gains, you're getting a huge boost from the motherboard platform change alone

go for it, you can always upgrade the CPU even further later when prices are lower

 

[ppn]

Wait for 4600 in Q42020, or get 3600 now. You can afford it ~~299$ B450-K 16GB R5-3600, and sell the old parts to buy 1TB nVME

 

[Keullo-e]

It is not worth it. The gain is minimal, if there is any gain at all

That's a good one!

I have a R5 2600 in my gaming rig, 2600K @ 4.5GHz in my HTPC, and there's no way that I'd use that as my main PC. It does it job fine as a HTPC, but for new games, 4 cores aren't enough anymore.

 

[Nater]

My 2 cents -

I went from an i5 2300/12GB/GTX 1070 to a Ryzen 5 2600/16GB/GTX 1070 for a bit, and the biggest difference I noticed (Black Ops 4 essentially all I played) was the little micro-stutters went away. Playing at 1440p, sure, average FPS went up marginally, but it was the fact that it stopped freezing up for a split second here and there, made all the difference.

 

[Vario]

Benefits are gaining NVMe M.2 slots for faster storage, DDR4. 2 more cores 4 more threads than your i7. The R5 1600AF is a R5 2600.

 

[stoggs1]

So after checking out some benchmarks comparing the 2600k to a ryzen 2600(which is basically a slightly faster 1600 af) I see the fps difference in most games is roughly 10 to 15 and this is with a higher end gpu such as 1080 ti or 2080 ti so the performance gain for my 1070 would most likely be lower I am not sure if its worth the upgrade.

However the performance gap between cpu bound games are a bit higher, but I don't play many of those.

I am still considering it though as I could just drop in 3700 or something similar in a year or so and not have to worry about swapping everything out.

But if I don't do this upgrade I can pick up a used ps4 pro and a newish phone for about the same price and I do kind of want one especialy for The Last of Us 2 and Bloodborne. And my current phone has a cracked screen (note I don't buy higher end phones anymore but I could snag a galaxy s6 or note 4 for around 50 bucks which are both alot better than my current phone)

Decisions decisions.

And one more thing, do you guys think my current system will get me through until next year?

And thanks to everyone who replied. I appreciate any input.

 

[rtwjunkie]

And one more thing, do you guys think my current system will get me through until next year?

I don’t see why it can’t. This is even more true if you are satisfied with the performance and willing to wait.

 

[Hyderz]

So after checking out some benchmarks comparing the 2600k to a ryzen 2600(which is basically a slightly faster 1600 af) I see the fps difference in most games is roughly 10 to 15 and this is with a higher end gpu such as 1080 ti or 2080 ti so the performance gain for my 1070 would most likely be lower I am not sure if its worth the upgrade.

However the performance gap between cpu bound games are a bit higher, but I don't play many of those.

I am still considering it though as I could just drop in 3700 or something similar in a year or so and not have to worry about swapping everything out.

But if I don't do this upgrade I can pick up a used ps4 pro and a newish phone for about the same price and I do kind of want one especialy for The Last of Us 2 and Bloodborne. And my current phone has a cracked screen (note I don't buy higher end phones anymore but I could snag a galaxy s6 or note 4 for around 50 bucks which are both alot better than my current phone)

Decisions decisions.

And one more thing, do you guys think my current system will get me through until next year?

And thanks to everyone who replied. I appreciate any input.

another thing to look out for when comparing cpu is to look at the 0.1% and 1%. They make a big difference when it comes to gaming, you can get a cpu that can do say 70-90 average fps but thats pointless if it dips below 35fps in the 1%.
Since you own the 2600k which is an awesome cpu and i think you might be better getting a higher tier cpu like the 3700x or intel 9900k equivalent (this is expensive but great for gaming).
The Ryzen 5 1600AF is a great value cpu and performs really well at games and content creation but i think you better upgrade to something more powerful.
Your 2600k is definately good enough this year save up and upgrade both cpu and gpu . Get a new phone first after all, its a useful day to day communication tool.