Building my new DAW: i7-7700 vs Ryzen 5 1600

Hi guys, I'm new here.
I write from Italy, so English is not my main language; sorry for any mistake.
 
Here we are: I'm planning to build my new DAW, but I'm not sure about the system I need; I'm using Sonar for years, and I'd like to use it in my new PC, too.
 
I don't know if in this case it is better to choose an Intel i7-7700 non K or an AMD Ryzen 5 1600; from the reviews, I see that an i7 has better IPC than R5, but this one performes better in multi-threaded applications. So, basically my doubt is if Sonar works better with a CPU with "stronger" IPC (such as Intel's i7) or if more cores are better for Sonar.
 
I already have 16 GB of Corsair LPX 2400 MHz memory, I got that kit for 70 euros and I'd like to re-use it.
 
Thank you in advance for any reply.

This helps with my research, thanks!

What kind specific of performance improvements / differences can one expect to see in general, when actually USING the application, I mean (not so much self-assessments, but on the GUI user-end)?
 
I ask only because I just finished my new DAW with an FX-8300 - that's a 8-core processor, but it seems audio-editing apps are more fond of greater clock speed than harnessing more cores.
But what do I know?

Jim Roseberry
You don't want to sacrifice significant clock-speed for more cores.
In a perfect scenario, you want high clock-speed with more cores.  

But second best is certainly fewer cores and greater clock speed, presumably? Makes sense!

Yep, see my posts earlier.
Ryzen is great at multi-threaded applications (video rendering).
What it's not great at is multi-threaded applications at low latency settings.
Try those same tests again at a 32/48/64-sample ASIO buffer size.
 
Using DAW Bench, the 6850k (also $500) slams the 1800x.
The 7700k also handily bests the 1800x (The 7700k is $300).
 
We all had high hopes for Ryzen.
It's nowhere close to living up to the hype (for low latency audio).