If IPC is similar, then to some extent you can compare clocks ...
YOUR i7-6700k, in your signature ... 4.6 GHz. MY i7-6700k ... 4.5 GHz. So tell me, if this 'average' OC is 5 GHz, why aren't we both running at it? Average would mean there are two people running at about 5.5 GHz to counter our two cpus. Mean/Median will be about 4.5-4.7 GHZ for these 'lake' processors. Average, probably about the same, because for every person that goes to 5, there are going to be plenty who own these that don't even OC them.
Delidding? wtf, this person isn't going to be delidding. You are really reaching.
Most R7 go 4.0 before the optimizations over the last few months. We are literally talking 500 MHz, not 1.2 GHz. A 1400 goes 3.8 GHz, so 700. Even if we use the 4.7 I can get mine to at high voltages I wouldn't run for hours on AND the 1400, we still have under 1 GHz difference.
Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood benchmark. A game people are actually playing. An MMO. Benchmark score with stock 6700k (4.0 GHz, 4.2 GHz turbo) 12705. Benchmark score with 6700k at 4.7 GHz 12910. Score at stock clock but gpu core +175 and mem +500 13741; cpu 4.7, gpu core and mem OC 14000. A stronger cpu gets small results at a certain point, then you need to focus on gpu. At 4 GHz, diminishing returns rears its face, and my 980ti needs to pick up the pace. If I had a 1080ti, then maybe I'd see a bit more results from the cpu speed. But, now let's add FPS results to this ... completely stock, 85.744 fps, cpu oc 86.842, gpu oc 92.848, both oc 94.236. Cpu oc gave 1.1 to 1.4 fps; 500 MHz difference, gpu 7.1-7.4 fps.
Your lust to try and piss on Ryzen shows you leaning towards fanboyism, not reason or even giving a shit what is best for the OP, who plays on a 1080p @ 60 Hz monitor and can actually save some money and get the exact same -tangible- results.
READ the games the OP is playing, not what other posters play ... WoW and D3, @ 1080p @ 60 Hz. No requests or requirements for Ultra setting in Mythic raiding. On a relatively tight budget for a full build.
You care not about the actual performance the OP requires, instead trying to persuade blue team for the wrong reasons. If you think dual core is all they need with maximum clock speed, why the hell haven't you suggested the 4.2 GHz i3 7350k with hyper threading for $150? You say games are optimized for the 'average user with a dual core processor' This person ONLY plays WoW and D3, why recommend a cpu that is 70-180 more expensive?
Now, let's add your 3-5 years to develop for more cores; well, Ryzen just released and 3 years from now will be using the same socket, so they could upgrade using the same mobo to a then current day cpu ... what do you think we are going to be able to do with our z170 mobos? Hell, the z270 might be done for already.
'ryzen needs faster memory' ... and you can afford it because you can get the cpu and mobo cheap, and prices for say 2800 speed, where return on investment is pretty damn good, are also not much more than the 2200 speeds. You don't need 4200 speed ram. Look for the most affordable, highest speed with the lowest latency ratio. That will get you the best results.
I do read requests here, and I see the same baseless Ryzen bashing for budget builds, as the person making suggestions can't wrap their head around building for a purpose, not for themselves.
You have 2-3k to spend and a 1440p+ 144 Hz+ monitor? 7700k and a 1080ti. You have 1k or less and using a 1080p 60 Hz monitor? playing a poorly optimized 14 year old game? Ryzen 1400-1600 or i5 non-k, a RX580 or 1060. Build for the person, not for your bias.
Ryzen doesn't have to be 'the best' raw performance to be the best for a build. Price to performance and usable performance are the metrics in a budget build using a 60 Hz 1080p monitor, and the $700 Ryzen build, being within 1-5% of the $1000 intel build, will be just as good 5 years from now, except they can take that $300 and upgrade the cpu on the same boad then, and not have to buy a new one to be up to date on IPC/clock. Just like, a 2500k/2600k @ 5 GHz will run WoW nearly as good as a 6700k @ 4.5 GHz because Intel IPC gains in the last 6 years has been so minimal that it is barely able to breach the raw performance and consistency of sandy bridge.
But please come back with LNG cooled 'lake' cpus running 1440p 144 Hz in mythic raids with ultra plus console command increases ... because delidded LNG is definitely for the person with $1000 to spend to play WoW and D3