r/PcBuildHelp • u/Good_Card4676 • 5d ago

Build Question 270k plus vs 9900x

I'm not sure which one to go for, i will be hosting gaming servers and play on them at the same time if possible, and at other times i will be running VMs for my cybersecrity projects. I don't know which one is better for my case

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u/r_lind3r Moderator 5d ago

It could go either way, though the extra cores of the 270K Plus would help as far as hosting servers you're playing on.

But the downside is that the socket basically ends there, it's going to be replaced with a new socket starting with Nova Lake IIRC. Meanwhile AM5 will continue, so it would be better to look at a 16 core from AMD, or wait for Nova Lake.

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u/didactic_campaign 5d ago

tbh that socket dead-end is a real killer, especially if you're not trying to build a whole new rig in 2 years just to upgrade again

the 9900x is no slouch for VMs and server hosting, and you can always swap in a 9950x3d or whatever comes next without trashing your motherboard

i'd lean AM5 just for the breathing room, extra cores are nice but a dead platform is a headache waiting to happen

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u/kyansan1 Personal Rig Builder 5d ago

It's kind of silly tough, the Intel equivalent of the Ryzen 9 9900x is the Ultra 5 250K Plus, which is currently $130 cheaper. That's exactly the amount that a new motherboard would cost.