Building PC which cpu is the best

[sebbydaman]

my gpu is a 1070 so I think I wont be lacking in that department but my main concern is the cpu.Im running a micro itx build so I can use a cpu with a high tdp. I want to go with the ryzen 1600 since it runs cooler but saw a benchmark which made it bad but my other choice is the i5-7500 ???? which is better

ryzen 5 1600
I 5 - 7500

[GreenT]

If you only need it for Dolphin, you could save a lot of money going with the Pentium G4560. If you want something more powerful for a wider variety of tasks, I just built a PC with an i5-7600, and it works very well for Dolphin and everything else I've done so far.

[TKSilver]

For emulation single threaded performance reigns king


This is from passmark's single threaded benchmark for CPUs

Ryzen 1600 - 1860
I5 7500 - 2074
g4560 - 1982

In my mini itx build (my emulation build) I am using a i5 4690k and it is running at 65c max on air (to be fair I am not overclocking it). The point is if you have proper cooling and air flow with your case you should not have an issue.

[sebbydaman]

(06-07-2017, 12:42 PM)TKSilver Wrote: For emulation single threaded performance reigns king


This is from passmark's single threaded benchmark for CPUs

Ryzen 1600 - 1860
I5 7500 - 2074
g4560 - 1982

In my mini itx build (my emulation build) I am using a i5 4690k and it is running at 65c max on air (to be fair I am not overclocking it).  The point is if you have proper cooling and air flow with your case you should not have an issue.

what case do you have

[TKSilver]

http://www.coolermaster.com/case/mini-itx/elite-120-advanced/

Got it for $10 used on Craig's list, not sure if they still make it/sell it.

[GreenT]

I wasn't aware that the Ryzen 1600 performs as well as it does for single thread; previous AMD CPUs (before Ryzen) were way behind.

Over 1800 single thread score on passmark should be fine for Dolphin. Emulating Wii games isn't someday going to get more difficult -- nobody is making new ones anymore. So if you want the hex-core CPU for tasks that might benefit from multiple cores, Ryzen 1600 might be the right choice for you.

[mstreurman]

There are no readily available AM4-Ryzen compatible Mini-ITX boards yet.