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Hi I have a MSI B450 tomahawk max with a 3600.
What the best upgrade I can get with the board. And is it work it.
What the best upgrade I can get with the board. And is it work it.
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Best AMD upgrade from 3600.
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update the BIOS to support Ryzen 5000 and you can go as high as the 5950X.
Only gaming really
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I assume you mean best budget CPU not best CPU? Because the 3600 wasnt the best when you bought it.
For gaming, a 5600X. Prices have been dropping on them quite a lot recently. Also note that AMD are about to release 5600 (non-X), 5700 and a few more in the next month or two, so hold fire for now and see what comes.
Mind you, all depends on the games you play, the resolution you play at and the graphics card you have. Might find that any upgrade is simply not worthwhile (i.e. older GPU and high-res. gaming, for example.) Check out the bazillion reviews of the 3600 versus other CPUs out there on YouTube.
The absolute best gaming CPU available on AM4 will be the 5800X3D, due for release this month. It's unlikely to be cheap though.
Soldato
I hear they are releasing a non X version of the 5600 soon so that should be your upgrade although you could also pick up a used 5600X if you spot one.
Caporegime
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3600 vs 5600X thrumbelumph
I am on 1440p with a 2070 super and just chucked in a 5600X because by the time I have sold my 3600 it will be £70-80.
Anyway.
Not a great deal of lift from 3600 in Cyberpunk or RDR2 (I had read that) but lows are much improved. However 15% in GTA (DX11) and Firestrike DX11.
As for everything else, I have not really noticed a huge difference other than I have 3-year warranty and it was a relatively cheap uplift. So worth doing.
Anyway.
Not a great deal of lift from 3600 in Cyberpunk or RDR2 (I had read that) but lows are much improved. However 15% in GTA (DX11) and Firestrike DX11.
As for everything else, I have not really noticed a huge difference other than I have 3-year warranty and it was a relatively cheap uplift. So worth doing.
Soldato
The lows are the best improvement over the 3600 ; noticeable when minimums go above 60 fps for sure.
Soldato
The as yet unreleased 5700 would be a good option 8 cores. 
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yeah this is the one im waiting for to upgrade from a 3600xThe as yet unreleased 5700 would be a good option 8 cores.
If your happy with your current performance then its not worth it. If you want a performance increase that you will usually not tell with the naked eye then a 5600x or 5700, when it is out, are reasonable upgrades especially if you sell your 3600 to reduce the cost. As above it depends on the resolution you game at
The best upgrade for gaming on that board will be the 5800X3D launching in a month or so. Tbh though if you want a big jump in performance I'd just save the money for Zen 4 later in the year, the 3600 is still a quite capable CPU otherwise.