Planning new pc: 270k plus vs 285k
Posted by SpecialRamen77@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 24 comments
Basically price is the same (285k slightly cheaper)for both build and will be pairing it with 5070ti/5080. Will be mainly use for Gaming (fps), Mobile emulator and streamingish?. Which one is the better choice?
SpecialRamen77@reddit (OP)
Settled with 270k + 5070ti . Can't wait for it to arrive thank you guys
aragorn18@reddit
270K. But, a 7800X3D would be even better.
Serious-Map-1230@reddit
Only for high fps esports.
1440p gaming, no difference
aragorn18@reddit
OP said the PC is mainly for gaming. The 7800X3D is unquestionably better for gaming. Sure, it's a bigger difference for esports titles, but it's not like it's zero for other games.
The 7800X3D is also incredibly power efficient and is on a platform that will continue to get upgrades.
For the non-gaming tasks OP mentioned, any of the choices are overkill.
neverspeakawordagain@reddit
While I admittedly game in 4k, I have a 5070 Ti and a 265k. The 265k never tops 40% usage in any game. I'm genuinely unclear on how the CPU could possibly be bottlenecking anything.
aragorn18@reddit
CPU utilization is notoriously hard to measure. The fact that it's not at 100% doesn't mean that it's not causing a bottleneck.
The main game logic thread usually only runs on a single core. If that core stalls out because it doesn't have the data it needs at hand and needs to wait for it be loaded from main memory, it will cause the game to stutter. This is what people refer to when they talk about 1% lows.
FranticBronchitis@reddit
The bottlebeck might not even be the CPU cores, but the memory controller or some internal bus even
Intranetusa@reddit
Most games don't use more than 1 or 2 cores. A CPU might have 40% CPU utilization on average among all of its cores, but it might have 1 or 2 cores running at 90% utilization or more (thus a CPU bottlneck). That said, if a person is running games in 4k with a 5070 Ti then it is more likely the GPU will hit a bottleneck before the CPU does.
Serious-Map-1230@reddit
Yeah I kinda agee with you, at least with a 5080 you will probably still see a difference at 1440p in a lot of titles.
TitaniumDogEyes@reddit
I have a 270K, 265K, and 9800X3D. At 1440p with a 4090 it’s basically a wash. X3D gets slightly higher average, Intel gets better 1% lows most likely due to a more robust memory system.
AceLamina@reddit
As a software development major, it is not overkill
aragorn18@reddit
Where did OP say that?
AceLamina@reddit
No, I did...
Wild_Persimmon7703@reddit
270K all day and night! You won’t notice the 5 FPS difference in games, but you absolutely will notice the massive productivity gap. It’s more than 100% faster than the 7800X3D in productivity workloads.
Wild_Persimmon7703@reddit
x3d is only good at gaming
f1rstx@reddit
7800X3D is 5% faster in gaming while being dogcrap at everything else. Honestly there is no reason to pick it over 270K even for pure gaming
Appropriate-Math2360@reddit
Don’t say that here or you’ll get downvoted by the AMD CPU shills
SpecialRamen77@reddit (OP)
Forgot to mention the resolution or does it not making any difference?
aragorn18@reddit
Not really.
PixelPete27@reddit
I'd be tempted to get the 285K. It's normally a more expensive chip than the 270K, so my head is at resale value later.
That being said, their gaming performance is similar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAmB7h1fPZ4
That's in 1080p, so there would be more load on the CPU, than there would be in 1440p... Meaning you'd notice less of a performance difference between the two on 1440p.
Because the 285K is normally more expensive, if you're getting at a similar price, I'd go for it. Never hurts to have them extra cores for other tasks either.
dertechie@reddit
The 270K Plus and the 285K are both the same 8P+16E configuration.
PixelPete27@reddit
Youre absolutely right.
Wild_Persimmon7703@reddit
270K all day and night! You won’t notice the 5 FPS difference in games, but you absolutely will notice the massive productivity gap. It’s more than 100% faster than the 7800X3D in productivity workloads.
TabScarlet@reddit
TBH the 250K will do more than you need, OC to its max boost only 2 more than its base and the thing is quick. Very well priced, go 250K for TI go 270K for 5080.