3950x vs 3900x

[Brazo]

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.

 

[Brazo]

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?

Lightroom and Photoshop mainly

 

[Brazo]

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.

The ram is definitely worth looking into but I take it not worth it on my 2700x?

 

[Brazo]

Who said that? Better ram is always a great upgrade for the 2700X also.

Thank you, I shall look into that. I thought (perhaps mistakenly!) that 2700x could only address or use ram up to a certain speed?

 

[Brazo]

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.

This seems available for £230 any good?

G.SKILL 32GB KIT DDR4 3600MHz CL16 Trident RGB Neo

 

[Brazo]

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.

I know but to be fair even my old i7 7700k was. complete overkill and whipped through both LR and PS. Probably better than my new 2700k so just would like a little of that single core performance back and given am already on an eight seems silly to buy another eight core now when I enjoy building ott machines.

 

[Brazo]

A 3700x is £338.99 on ocuk right now and a 3800x is £389.99

I bought my 3900x for £479.99

Best cpu I have ever owned PERIOD....and I’ve had hundreds over the years...

I shall wait till the 3950x comes out and pick up a second hand 3900x for £250!!!

 

[Brazo]

Well as an update I’ve bought the ram 3600/16

Still no idea what CPU. Realistically I would like a 3700x as it’s only 65w but it’s only 20%(Ish) faster than my 2700X and am not sure that’s worth an upgrade.

Should wait to see how the 3950x pans out too