"12 threads of juicy computational power"

So I appreciate this probably isn't an easy question to answer objectively, but is there a benefit in moving to this over my i5-6600k processor? I only use my computer for VR.

Also, would the i7-6700k be a better option?

Thanks

That's a tricky one, on one hand Intel has a higher single core IPC and outmatches Ryzen in gaming at least at 1080p. However Ryzen is "future-proof" in that performance can only get better provided games start utilising all the cores provided to them. VR gaming requires high resolution but I don't know if VR handles multiple cores differently, so I can't comment on whether Ryzen or Intel is more suitable for your environment. What I can say is that if decide to stick with Intel, you'd be better off going i7-7700k instead of 6700k. Even then your current CPU is relatively new so you may not have noticeable gains in performance.

Please anyone call me out on any **** or misinformation, I'm going off the top of my head.

There have been minimal performance improvements on the most recent generations of Intel CPUs. Personally I think it's far too soon to be considering an upgrade - it's plenty fast for anything at the moment, and I can't imagine you'd see any noticeable improvements unless you spent a considerable amount on a signifcant upgrade (E.g. Intel's new X299 platform).

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It's easy enough.

Upgrade your GPU if anything at all.

Awesome price btw, good spot. There's some information in this thread for anybody after other offers:

hotukdeals.com/dea…380

Intel owner here, not looking to flame.

Out of curiosity, has anyone here owning an i7 7700k been considering a swap to an AMD equivalent because of the "do not overclock" fiasco a couple of months ago?

extremetech.com/com…ing

For passmark benchmarks SPECIFICALLY, this ranks at 100, whilst the i7 7700k ranks at 103. Could it be a good time to consider the swap? Not sure what AMD mobo prices are like at the moment though. Would the AMD's Overclockable equivelent of the 7700k be the 1600 "X", or is there another range aside from Ryzen that would be closer? I've never bought AMD hardware before. I mainly game at 1440p along with general browsing etc, no VR.

cpubenchmark.net/cpu…php

EDIT: This is £186 compared to £300+, I feel like this is the "i5" range of AMD? Can somebody clear this up for me? I don't want to argue over the schematics about the passmark benchmark list I posted, but if someone could explain why the AMD scores higher if it can be seen as a weaker chip in other tests that would be appreciated.

such a great price