3300x Paired with 3060rtx CPU upgrade

[Heliocentric]

I was looking at the new Ryzen 5600 as a relatively cheap drop in upgrade, but it doesn't seem like it manages to consistently makes games run better.
I guess i have 2 questions.

1. The 3300x seems to be punching over it's weight for games, is the 3060 served or is the CPU likely bottlenecking it
2. If the 3060 is being bottlenecked which ryzen CPUs would fully soak it?

If they are well paired, I guess I'm good.

 

[Armageus]

Are you noticing any slowdown or issues in the games that you play?

If not, then irrelevant as to whether there is bottleneck or not, there is zero reason to upgrade anything - you've got a modern graphics card and a modern CPU.

More generally it depends entirely on what games you are playing, and at what resolution/refresh rate?
- At higher resolutions (i.e. greater than 1080P) then the 3300x won't be a bottleneck.
- On newer games that use more than 8 threads, then the 3300x will be a considerable bottleneck (especially compared to a 6C/12T part like the 5600, or even a 3600x etc)

I was looking at the new Ryzen 5600 as a relatively cheap drop in upgrade, but it doesn't seem like it manages to consistently makes games run better.

Not sure where you were looking, as a 5600 has higher single core performance than your 3300x, and the benefit of 2 extra cores / 4 threads.

If you are planning on keeping the PC for a while, and really want to upgrade, then the 5700X would be a better choice - it has the same single core IPC improvements as the 5600, whilst also offering 8 cores / 16 threads (which is the way games are heading with consoles having similar amounts of cores/threads)

 

[Heliocentric]

Not sure where you were looking, as a 5600 has higher single core performance than your 3300x, and the benefit of 2 extra cores / 4 threads.

Honestly, youtube videos of direct comparisons, which I know is garbage data mostly.
eg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwTiVj8vWPQ (this is 3300x vs 5600x, which has seemed to be stunningly close to the 5600)

I can see the 5700x being a good move, but i guess I'll keep my eye on pricing as it feels a bit of an overspend without a upgraded gpu. Likely, the system is done as it is, it's just funny to me because i always meant to replace the 3300x, but the gpu crisis meant I snapped up a 3060 which was weaker than I intended and then the 3300x just made sense more permanently.

 

[Armageus]

Honestly, youtube videos of direct comparisons, which I know is garbage data mostly.
eg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwTiVj8vWPQ (this is 3300x vs 5600x, which has seemed to be stunningly close to the 5600)

Just looking at that video and ignoring the fact it uses the flawed Userbenchmark:
CSGO 5600X is 16% faster (Average Fps) / with 24% faster EFps (which is supposed to included the min framerate drops)
Fortnite result is odd with the 3300x being ahead, but on both CPUs the benchmark is GPU limited!
PUBG 5600x is 3% faster, but 16% faster EFps (so less frame drops)
GTA V - 100% GPU limited
Overwatch - 100% GPU limited

These are all older games where CPU is going to make less difference - play some more modern games and the difference will be more obvious

 

[JollyJamma]

I was looking at the new Ryzen 5600 as a relatively cheap drop in upgrade, but it doesn't seem like it manages to consistently makes games run better.
I guess i have 2 questions.

1. The 3300x seems to be punching over it's weight for games, is the 3060 served or is the CPU likely bottlenecking it
2. If the 3060 is being bottlenecked which ryzen CPUs would fully soak it?

If they are well paired, I guess I'm good.

I've paired a 3300X with a 3080 and the results aren't perfect but I've never had an issue gaming.

5600 is an upgrade but I'd spent money on upgrading from a 3060 to a better GPU first.

 

[rare]

Depends on the resolution, budget and the types of games you are playing. Something like a 5600 or a 5700x would provide a useful upgrade, in terms of cores and IPC improvements.

 

[Chris Beard]

I was looking at the new Ryzen 5600 as a relatively cheap drop in upgrade, but it doesn't seem like it manages to consistently makes games run better.
I guess i have 2 questions.

1. The 3300x seems to be punching over it's weight for games, is the 3060 served or is the CPU likely bottlenecking it
2. If the 3060 is being bottlenecked which ryzen CPUs would fully soak it?

If they are well paired, I guess I'm good.

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