5800X3D or 5900X?

[GuruJockStrap]

So the 5800X3D is £349 and the 5900X is £10 more. Which one do you go for?

I just see PC components getting more expensive so looking to drop one of these CPU's into my rig and be done with upgrading for a good couple of years, whilst pricing and availability is good.

I can't see the 5900X dropping in price much more if the historical 3900X pricing is anything to go by.

Part of my is swaying towards the 5900X. 12 cores and 24 threads. Complete overkill for my needs now but I'm not looking to change for a while, so should theoretically last longer.

However, I'm getting back into gaming and that extra cache in 5800X3D looks like it definitely helps with FPS, especially the 1% low (depending on resolution and game). However, will future games and their engines benefit more from the extra cache of the 5800X3D? Or will the extra cores of the 5900X be of greater benefit?

For reference, I' moving from a 3600X and GPU is a 3700ti.

 

[GuruJockStrap]

1440p.

 

[GuruJockStrap]

Think I'm going to wait to see what deals Black Friday brings and pull the trigger.

I'm leaning towards the 5800X3D as that would easily handle my productivity needs (I don't do anything taxing) but would I would see the benefit in gaming (which I'm slowly getting back in to).

 

[GuruJockStrap]

I've bit the bullet and ordered a 5800X3D.

Not too bothered about the average FPS in games with the CPU. I'm more looking forward to those higher 1% lows to be honest.

 

[GuruJockStrap]

One thing worth checking is these need a cooler where the contact plate can be slightly offset. So the hottest part is not bang in the middle its slightly down if I remember due to the architecture. eg the Arctic Cooling AIO's have a notch on the bracket for this CPU think its similiar with other 5xxx chips but not all coolers accomodate this. Can make a 5-8c difference or more.

Also look into using the PBO2 app to run it cooler. Check the main 5800x3d thread its mentioned in there.

Is there any article anywhere online where I can read up on this?