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3950x vs 3900x

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sorry ;)....

Another vs thread!

Currently rocking a x470 mobo and a 2700x

Out of the two cpus in the title which is best accounting for the fact most of my needs are still single core speed? Cost isn’t so important and whilst it would be easy to get the higher core count cpu if the clock speed is lower then it’s not quite meeting my needs.

Oh my ram is 32gb of 3000/16 which isn’t the best but can’t be bothered to replace it but it does oc to 3200.
 
If it’s anything like the 3900X, it will never reach its max boost anyway, and even then, 100mhz is unnoticeable.

If it’s gaming you’re after, there won’t be a difference. Both are ridiculously overpowered for gaming.

Both will sit there twiddling their thumbs while waiting for your GPU to ask for more work.
 
As robfosters said both the 3900 and 3900x are both overkill for gaming and even in most single threaded workload. Even with the boost of a 3900 not many people are hitting it and maintaining the boost speed.

A 3800x single core speed is generally the same as a 3900x the time when the 3900x and unknown but I expect the 3950x to be the same but so much better is when all cores are being used! My 3900x is a beast of a cpu when u use all cores and allows it to flex it muscles:) but in gaming situation which is using lower core counts my cpu is not really faster then 3800x
 
For only gaming I would honestly just get a 3700X or 3800X. What other tasks do you do that you need 12 or 16 cores for?
 
Hades said:
For only gaming I would honestly just get a 3700X or 3800X. What other tasks do you do that you need 12 or 16 cores for?
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Streaming while gaming, background applications...... AMD said that at the 12-core presentation where the 8-core counter-part produced 2-3 FPS during streaming.
 
4K8KW10 said:
Streaming while gaming, background applications...... AMD said that at the 12-core presentation where the 8-core counter-part produced 2-3 FPS during streaming.
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Oh I agree the 3900X and 3950X have a use. I would love one and am considering one. But the OP indicated single core speed was high on his priority list and didn't indicate that multiple cores was important.
 
4K8KW10 said:
Streaming while gaming, background applications...... AMD said that at the 12-core presentation where the 8-core counter-part produced 2-3 FPS during streaming.
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Still don't need a 3900X/3950X for that. You can encode using the gpu i.e NVENC on Nvidia.
 
Brazo said:
Lightroom and Photoshop mainly
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A quick google shows that neither of those take much advantage of a great number of cores. I'd suggest researching a bit more but I would expect a twelve core 3900X to offer little over the eight cores of a 3700X for those applications.
 
Brazo said:
sorry ;)....

Another vs thread!

Currently rocking a x470 mobo and a 2700x

Out of the two cpus in the title which is best accounting for the fact most of my needs are still single core speed? Cost isn’t so important and whilst it would be easy to get the higher core count cpu if the clock speed is lower then it’s not quite meeting my needs.

Oh my ram is 32gb of 3000/16 which isn’t the best but can’t be bothered to replace it but it does oc to 3200.
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Have you considered 3900X and replace the RAM?
G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) goes for around £114 (F4-3600C19D-32GVRB), is C19 but with bit power and the help of DRAM Calculator might do 3800C16, if not then 3733C16.
If you want better ram, £230 G.SKILL TridentZ Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) 3600C17 that would do 3800C16.

The options are easier and cheaper if you are find with dual stick 16GB.
With a 3900X @ €530 (~480/490) you would be set.
 
Panos said:
Have you considered 3900X and replace the RAM?
G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) goes for around £114 (F4-3600C19D-32GVRB), is C19 but with bit power and the help of DRAM Calculator might do 3800C16, if not then 3733C16.
If you want better ram, £230 G.SKILL TridentZ Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) 3600C17 that would do 3800C16.

The options are easier and cheaper if you are find with dual stick 16GB.
With a 3900X @ €530 (~480/490) you would be set.
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The ram is definitely worth looking into but I take it not worth it on my 2700x?
 
Would you really pay a £250+ for a 100mhz extra over the 3900x's nearly 4.6 boost? Perhaps because you have an x470 you're looking for an excuse to a higher spec CPU. Can't help but feel that RAM won't allow Infinity Fabric to make the most of the higher core CPUs.
 
Hades said:
A quick google shows that neither of those take much advantage of a great number of cores. I'd suggest researching a bit more but I would expect a twelve core 3900X to offer little over the eight cores of a 3700X for those applications.
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Okey then playing 8k60fps on chrome and hardware accelerate off. Does it run smooth with the 3900x? Can somebody test it?
 
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