CPU upgrade just for gaming?

[broona]

My son's gaming PC is currently configured as follows:-

AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Nvidia RTX3070FE
Noctua NH-U12S SE-AM4 CPU Cooler
Gigabyte GA-AB350-GAMING 3
Corsair Vengeance 16GB 3200Mhz
Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500 GB
2tb Crucial MX500
Corsair RM750i
Gamemax F15M
Hisense R43B7120 TV

Gigabyte have just released a BIOS update for his motherboard that eventually supports the 5xxx series, is it worth upgrading from his 3600 to a 5600x or 5800x just for gaming? Cheers.

 

[broona]

He plays most games at 1440p, some less demanding ones at 4k, just trying to get 60fps in all of them.

He's currently playing Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Cyberpunk, Cold War, and about to start playing Elden Ring.

Thanks for the replies, he's got Afterburner installed as we had an overheating problem, I'll get it set to show CPU usage.

 

[broona]

5600X.

Will it make a noticeable difference, just going from 6 older cores to 6 newer cores?

I'm hoping so, but tempted by the 5800x too.

 

[broona]

It appears that at any resolution above 1080P, the difference is negligible, and he plays everything in at least 1440P, so probably not worth it for now, thanks for the replies.

 

[broona]

Tell him to crank gfx setting up until he notices a drop in cpu usage

if the cpu is slammed and his gpu is anything under 100% his setting are wrong

I've just ran a quick Valhalla benchmark, 1440P everything maxed out, GPU 95 to 100%, CPU 40 to 60%, solid 60FPS.

 

[broona]

Thanks again for the replies, it's always about weighing up the pros and cons, sell the 3600 now for about £120 and get a 5800x for about £280, or sell the 3600 next year for £80’ish and hopefully pick up a 5800x for £200'ish.

I think the 60fps limit on his TV is a big factor too, a CPU upgrade looks to be geared more towards higher FPS.