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7800X3D or 7900X with a 3070?

If it's mostly for gaming then 7800X3D, if you use heavy productivity applications too then 7900X.

If you're ok dropping a teir the 7700 non X gets close to both and it's cheaper with lower power consumption.
 
Quartz said:
For pure gaming the 7800X3D is the better CPU.



Does your mixed workload make use of the extra cores?
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At the moment, I'm not sure. I'm just slightly thinking the 7900x would be a bit for "future proof". But I'm so far out of the loop it's hilarious lol
 
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If you're not doing anything super intensive or dependant on multiple cores the 7800 will be fine. But 7900 will cover more bases with a very minor compromise on gaming.
 
Mr Paul said:
Pretty much anything. As I said I want to make it as future proof as possible (had the old i5 Haswell for around 10 years). But I guess the main initial use would be for gaming.
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If you regularly do long-run multi-core workloads like blender then get the 7900, for anything else get the 7800X3D.
 
yeah typically if you don't have a specific need for a 7900x you're better off getting a lower model and saving the cash, then in 5-6 years sell it and use the cash to get the latest CPU supporting the socket
 
DanF said:
yeah typically if you don't have a specific need for a 7900x you're better off getting a lower model and saving the cash, then in 5-6 years sell it and use the cash to get the latest CPU supporting the socket
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The 7900X is actually cheaper than the 7800x3D. Hence my dilemma lol
 
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DanF said:
oh for a 3070 a 7700 would be fine, the 7800x3d is more for pushing hard with a 4080/4090
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Agree with this. A 7700 saves you over £100 and will perform 99% as well as the 3D part when mostly GPU bound (which most of us are). Once the 7700 is struggling, you'll be £100 further towards your next upgrade.

I've played the budget option myself, upgrading from an i7-4790k to a 7600 and the jump was huge! I was tempted by the 7800X3D but that £200 difference means I can jump on the next low-mid range refresh sooner, or prepare for wallet rape in the GPU market.
 
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