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3900X to 9950 X3D?

dancook

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I upgraded my 2080ti to a 4090 a couple of years ago for more VRAM to play with higher resolution AI renders, but I didn't touch the 3900X processor and I'm now feeling it.

3440x1440p 34 inch ultra wide monitor.

As a professional photographer I want lightroom, photoshop and denoise processing jobs running as quickly as possible. I use a 50/100MP cameras, sometimes I'm stitching 5/6 200MB raws into a pano, or running 200 images through denoise.

As a gamer, right now, I want Path of Exile 2 not to hit low FPS when running juiced maps. I'm actually only getting 30-50 FPS at the best of times.

I also want to toy with all the latest AI image/video advancements.

The 5800X3D might be the top AM4 option? but otherwise I'm thinking I get the 9950 X3D on release, new motherboard, new RAM.

Just wanted to ask the audience on their views before committing ..
 
dancook said:
The 5800X3D might be the top AM4 option? but otherwise I'm thinking I get the 9950 X3D on release, new motherboard, new RAM.

Just wanted to ask the audience on their views before committing ..
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If you want performance beyond games (but also including games) you're really stuck with upgrading to AM5. Because, the 5700X3D/5800X3D can actually be slower than the 3900X in fully multithreaded workloads.
 
Tetras said:
If you want performance beyond games (but also including games) you're really stuck with upgrading to AM5. Because, the 5700X3D/5800X3D can actually be slower than the 3900X in fully multithreaded workloads.
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Thanks, that's good to know. I will stop even thinking of it as an option !
 
Tetras said:
I assume you have actually checked where the bottleneck is though, while you're running those tasks?
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hah, actually I was going with my gut - and maybe the performance graph in-game for POE2

I will take a look at the windows performance graphs next time I do something in lightroom
 
dancook said:
hah, actually I was going with my gut - and maybe the performance graph in-game for POE2

I will take a look at the windows performance graphs next time I do something in lightroom
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Yeah, I'd definitely check that! You could even find the bottleneck is the SSD, who knows.
 
Cheap option would be a second hand 5950X(~1.5x the performance of 3900X), that would give a nice bump in single and multi-threaded work. the 3D chip's can be good for games, less so for other work loads though. I would think most 5x CPU's would be more than good enough for most games. I went from a 3900X to a AM5 7950X and its a good upgrade, less about games for me, more muli-core stuff.
 
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Tetras said:
If you want performance beyond games (but also including games) you're really stuck with upgrading to AM5. Because, the 5700X3D/5800X3D can actually be slower than the 3900X in fully multithreaded workloads.
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Sorry to jump in, but I'm in a similar position. Would the 5950X be worth considering, or do you think it's best to just move on with a newer platform?
 
arc@css said:
Sorry to jump in, but I'm in a similar position. Would the 5950X be worth considering, or do you think it's best to just move on with a newer platform?
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From a 3900/3900X?

The uplift in fully threaded apps is decent. 16x Zen 3 cores is roughly equivalent to 12x Zen 4 cores, so the performance can rival a 7900. However, the single thread performance is way behind and the gaming performance a hefty chunk down too.

So, I'd say you really need to be in a situation where you're doing long-run tasks and want to get those completion times down (e.g. regular 1+ hour workloads). Otherwise, you're better off ditching AM4.
 
Tetras said:
From a 3900/3900X?

The uplift in fully threaded apps is decent. 16x Zen 3 cores is roughly equivalent to 12x Zen 4 cores, so the performance can rival a 7900. However, the single thread performance is way behind and the gaming performance a hefty chunk down too.

So, I'd say you really need to be in a situation where you're doing long-run tasks and want to get those completion times down (e.g. regular 1+ hour workloads). Otherwise, you're better off ditching AM4.
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Yep, 3900X. Thanks. :)
 
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dancook said:
I have everything in my basket.. just waiting for that 9950 X3D to appear
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jonneymendoza said:
Likewise hehe
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It would be wise to try and secure the 9950X3D tomorrow with no other items in your basket. That will give you the best chance of obtaining one. After you've secured your CPU and the busy period has died down, then purchase the rest of your rig.
 
I have the same CPU - 3900x and was considering going to 7950x3d, but now that the 9550x3d is out... its tempting me in! If you do pull the trigger let me know how big the increase was.
 
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