no it doesn't
but neither does Windows care much about 3D cache
so in case of going from 5950X to 5800X3D what actually matters is 10% lower boost clock
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but neither does Windows care much about 3D cache
so in case of going from 5950X to 5800X3D what actually matters is 10% lower boost clock
Thanks both - yeah seems that it would be a bit of a sideways upgrade if anything… mixed results.
I’ve had no issues at all with the 5950x but I like a super silent machine, the cooler the CPU the better. I was thinking that something like the 7800x3d might provide a boost without all the heat… but I didn’t want to feel like windows was chugging or anything.
Again, noob question / comments - I can be humble about that
I’ve had no issues at all with the 5950x but I like a super silent machine, the cooler the CPU the better. I was thinking that something like the 7800x3d might provide a boost without all the heat… but I didn’t want to feel like windows was chugging or anything.
Again, noob question / comments - I can be humble about that
I did that exact shift (16-core went into my VM server) and didn't notice any difference at all in windows.
I guess it depends how many programs they run in the background though. I keep a clean install with little to no unnecessary crap running. More cores would help if you have a lot of that.
Very interesting - did you see better gaming performance / lower temps with the 5800x3d? If so, at what resolution was this? And gpu? Sorry for so many questions!
I’d be using a 4k display, so probably not a huge amount in it.
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Went from a 5600x > 5950x, can't say I noticed a difference in just windows/general usage,
Honestly not a huge difference in gaming performance that I could notice. However the games I was playing when I had the 5950X in the gaming PC were not very new or particularly strenuous (X-Com 2 WOTC, Frostpunk, Kerbal, Aliens Dark Descent, W40K Mechanicus, W40K Chaos Gate that I can remember). I also find that you only really notice the better performance when you go back to the old thing and think "hmm why is it hitching there".
I've also used multiple GPU's with both CPU's. 3090, 3060ti (backup for a while) and 7900XT. Resolution 3440x1440 ultrawide.
Temperatures are good on both CPU's, but I'm on a custom watercooling loop so it always would be.
I’m sure you can run those cpus in 65 watt mode and not see much performance degradation. On my asus motherboard I think the setting is performance optimised = off.Thanks both - yeah seems that it would be a bit of a sideways upgrade if anything… mixed results.
I’ve had no issues at all with the 5950x but I like a super silent machine, the cooler the CPU the better. I was thinking that something like the 7800x3d might provide a boost without all the heat… but I didn’t want to feel like windows was chugging or anything.
Again, noob question / comments - I can be humble about that
Soldato
When are the first round of reviews? Tomorrow?
Caporegime
i'd imagine so yes....
Sub £300 7800X3Ds are where I start to get interested. Wait to see the 9000 performance, add on a bit in gaming for the x3d version and then decide
I only paid £340 last year for my 7800X3D, it's such a great gaming CPU, so no need for me to upgrade for a long time, I have the latest BIOS update on my Asus board so could just install a 9xxx if I wanted to. I'll probably hold out until 10xxx series unless I get the spending urge
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All I hope is the Zen 5 boot times are a lot better than Zen 4's. 40 second boot times in my eyes are unacceptable especially coming from Zen 3 
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All I hope is the Zen 5 boot times are a lot better than Zen 4's. 40 second boot times in my eyes are unacceptable especially coming from Zen 3
It is an odd one as my Legion Go albeit a bit different with a handheld but using Zen 4 boots into a fully loaded desktop from power button being pressed in sub 5 seconds, manually setting up RAM can also significantly reduce boot times on Zen 4 but also not all systems exhibit it without any real rhyme or reason I can see.
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Yeah seems to only be an issue on the desktop versions, at one time MSI was the worst offender
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Soldato
Not one proper leaked review, tis a miracle
Caporegime
I looked at a 5800XT review and hadn't realised how weak Zen 3 is without 3D cache is in gaming these days. Looks like Zen 5 might be coming my way.
Soldato
Soldato
Release is tomorrow for the 6&8 core parts so reviews today? Surely AMD doesn't have anything to gain from setting the review embargo to the same day as release?