Ryzen 9 9900x o Intel Core Ultra 7 270k

Posted by Outside-Ad2924@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 12 comments

Good evening friends, I've been struggling with this dilemma for a while now. I don't know which processor to buy to finish my PC. I'm a video editor and I use Premiere and After Effects a lot. I'm torn between these two configurations:

Processor and Motherboard

Ryzen 9 9900x - B650A ROG XTRIS Motherboard

Intel Core i7 270k Ultra (if I can find one in stock, haha) - Z890 Aorus Elite

My plan isn't to upgrade for at least 3 years, but I've seen that latency is a somewhat important factor. What do you advise?

My Configuration

32GB RAM at 6000MHz CL36

5070ti Graphics Card

Arctic RGB 36 Air Cooler

XPG Defender Pro Case

Gen5 P510 SSD

Thermaltake GF1 850W Power Supply

I would greatly appreciate any help you can offer.

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Born_Bad_1294@reddit

Gamer Nexus reviewed the 270K CPU recently in both gaming and production and it beat the 9900X in all the tests. So I would recommend getting that CPU and it wasn't behind in gaming either, it was way ahead of the 9900X.

So you should get the 270K. Or if you want to save some money you could get the 250K.

https://youtu.be/gWbThC2Oys0?si=CAmHfhHPkrdTGgnN

SwampRSG@reddit

Sorry to come a month later but, why the 250k and not the 265k(f)?

The 250K performs just 5-7% less than the 265K and is not as expensive.

But the 265kf version (no integrated graphics) is about $15 more expensive than the 250k only. The non F version is the expensive one.

It costed 270 bucks back in April mate

Oh, ok. Didn't know. I was just looking at doing the same thing as OP and came across this thread. Thanks!

f1rstx@reddit

Inportance of “not dead platform” is extremely overrated argument and i am on AM5 platform, get 270k plus - it’s simply better

EBTheGreat@reddit

Agreed. It blows my mind how many people use the “dead-end platform” argument these days. I feel like PC users have become complete noobs. In reality, the vast majority of people don’t upgrade every year or two, they upgrade every five to seven years, sometimes longer. When they do upgrade, they usually end up changing sockets and buying a new CPU anyway. Intel, in particular, has been bashed by AMD users in recent years for this, yet for decades they mostly only supported two CPU generations per socket, and no one had an issue with it until people started switching to AM5. I kinda blame YouTubers tbh as these days the younger generation soak in their every word. Thank you for being a voice of reason.

PixelPete27@reddit

Are you in the US by chance? Near a microcenter?

Outside-Ad2924@reddit (OP)

Colombia :)

AzureBat@reddit

270K for sure. But yeah, only if you can find it. Based on benchmarks, the 270K does quite a bit better in After Effects and not too much difference with Premiere.

Gaming wise does quite ok too.

The only caveat is that it's on a dead platform with no way to upgrade. Not really that big of a deal if you consider that your CPU should not need changing anytime soon anyway.

dertechie@reddit

Have you taken a look at Puget Systems write ups on those programs and CPUs?