Dayaks
[H]F Junkie
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I think the point being made earlier was that there have been plenty of reviews showing an OC'd 10600k is essentially equal to an OC'd 10900k for gaming, similar to how the 9700k and 9900k have often very similar performance numbers. Additionally, the 10400 is NOT the equal of the 10600k. Most reviewers (from what I've seen) say the 3600 is a better budget option than the 10400, but obviously, the 10600k is a better pure gaming processor than either but at a ~$100-150+ premium depending on the board/RAM. OrangeKrush is pointing out the silliness required to make the 10400 palatable, namely highly clocked RAM and a motherboard that allows memory overclocking.
If the B460 boards allow memory overclocking, that might skew things to more of a toss up depending on your needs rather than an AMD win in the budget 6 core market.
Edit: Also, obviously Intel's 10400 (non-F) has an IGP which the 3600 does not. Personally, I would like to see what the Renoir APUs look like (performance AND cost) before buying because the motherboards should be somewhat cheaper and allow higher memory speeds (I'm sure 3600Mhz will be the sweet spot again). Cost could also be a big determining factor if they are significantly more expensive than the non-APU parts.
Very true - the only niche Intel has left is top end gaming and it's barely holding on. I am personally excited to see what Zen 3 brings. They made some great improvements Zen 1 -> 2.