(02-08-2018, 09:22 AM)themanuel Wrote: Thanks all for the insight. I'll stick with Intel for emulation purposes, for the moment.
Remember when you get to a certain level of cpu performance (depending on game), it just doesn't matter if it can go faster.
No point spending $$$ on performance you won't use.
That's why things like the g4560 get recommended here a lot, despite being "slower" in every way than an 8700k.
Just make it part of the cost/benefit equation when looking for the best deal - not even looking at the competition is just hurting yourself.