3600 vs 5600x

[RBImGuy]

Interesting video. Are we expecting the 5600x to match the 10900k or beat it then?

Beat.
Single core ipc counts for a lot of games and then processor speed which is why the 12 and 16 cores runs higher mhz speeds have an advantage.
However your likely able to pbo2, cool the 5600x and have the best price/performance cpu in the world and the fastest for your gaming rig.
I dont need 12 or 16 cores for my needs and can oc the difference in mhz speeds with amd pbo2 and cooling.

 

[Brumboy]

Pretty much expecting it to be around the same performance, win a few and loose a few overall tbh with slightly more on the win side.

Ah right, that changes things then doesn't it.

Beat.
Single core ipc counts for a lot of games and then processor speed which is why the 12 and 16 cores runs higher mhz speeds have an advantage.
However your likely able to pbo2, cool the 5600x and have the best price/performance cpu in the world and the fastest for your gaming rig.
I dont need 12 or 16 cores for my needs and can oc the difference in mhz speeds with amd pbo2 and cooling.

See now that makes a strong argument for the 5600x. £290 CPU beating a £500 CPU at gaming (10900k) while keeping close to the 12/16 core Ryzen 9 CPU's.

If clock for clock the 5600x is 19% faster than a 3600, then add in the mhz boost, it's probably closer to 25% faster than a 3600 at full speed.

Then as you say, get a half decent cooler and motherboard with good VRM's and you've got a pretty great performing PC for the price.

Would a cooler like - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cooler-master-hyper-212-black-edition-cpu-cooler-120mm-hs-081-cm.html

Be sufficient enough for a 5600x & decent boost speeds?

 

[viki]

Depends, first wait for benchmarks and then decide. If you plan to go with new AMD 6000 series and 550 or 570 motherboard 5600 make more sense. As for me I would go for 3600. For example my friend have 8 years old cpu and plays newest games without any issues. He simply have new graphics card. You might see cpu difference in charts but if you are normal gamer it would not make any difference whatsoever if you have 120 or 160 fps in game. On 4k resolutions you are still bottle necked by gpu card not cpu.

 

[clv101]

Can't help thinking used 3000 CPUs are going to be excellent value next week - sure 10-20% slower, but a 3700X for something like £160 compared to a 5800X at £420? For the vast majority of the time, you're not even going to notice the difference in regular use/gaming. A used 3700X is also significantly cheaper than the 5600X and looking at the early/leaked benchmarks, I think the 3700X will edge out the 5600X in multicore workloads.

 

[Brumboy]

Can't help thinking used 3000 CPUs are going to be excellent value next week - sure 10-20% slower, but a 3700X for something like £160 compared to a 5800X at £420? For the vast majority of the time, you're not even going to notice the difference in regular use/gaming. A used 3700X is also significantly cheaper than the 5600X and looking at the early/leaked benchmarks, I think the 3700X will edge out the 5600X in multicore workloads.

You really think the 3700x will drop to £160? I can't see that happening for a while yet to be honest mate.

My 5600x is arriving today so I made the jump!

 

[clv101]

They are already selling around that price, next few weeks hundreds could come onto the 2nd hand market.

 

[Brumboy]

They are already selling around that price, next few weeks hundreds could come onto the 2nd hand market.

Ah right you're talking about 2nd hand, not brand new? Yeah possibly. No denying that would be a great value chip for someone who doesn't need top performance. Lots of choices which is good