So I'm looking at getting a zen 2 CPU soon as all of the zen 3 ones are out of my range for now. Currently using an intel g4560.
Was thinking about the 3600, but can't help but think I might get everything I need from a 3300X. I don't game heavily, just a bit here and there and even then not hugely fussed about frame rates on my 1080p. I have a rx590 gpu. Just want a decent workhorse cpu that will last.
3300x has a cinebench score higher than the 3600 (probably because clock speeds are slightly higher), and with 4 cores and 8 threads should be ample for me on that front too. Is there some other downside I'm not seeing? They have the same max TDP so no tradeoff there even.
At 70 quid cheaper - that's 65% of the price! - with better single thread performance, it seems like the way to go?
Would be buying with a B550M motherboard so I could always beef up when future zen 3 SKUs appear if needed.
