AM4 / Ryzen 5000 series - no reason to upgrade?

[Vexr]

I did some benchmarks at 1080p on my 5700X + 7900 XT (usually I'd be running UWQHD or 4K). I was surprised how the GPU utilisation tended toward 100% even at this low resolution at massive frame rates in staples like SOTTR.

I know there are some special examples where something like a 5800X3D (and presumably the Ryzen 7000 series) will be noticeably smoother compared to a 5700X, like in 2013's ARMA3.

I suspect I'll only be itching to upgrade my AM4/B450 platform due to my particular motherboard only having 1x m.2 slot, PCI-3.0 x16, and lacking any in-built USB-C connectivity, before I encounter issues with the CPU bottlenecking / the constraints of DDR4.

 

[Vexr]

Personally I can't relate to these anecdotes about 'snappier boot times' or anything when moving to the latest and greatest platform.

When it comes to boot time and desktop / app opening performance, I doubt I could tell the difference between the my FX-8350 DDR3 system with my first SATA SSD, versus my 5700X, DDR4, NVME boot drive PC now.

Sounds like I should not need to upgrade the core of my system again anytime soon, barring a possible UE5-led shake-up of system requirements.