Fastest DDR 4 platform?

[Cyber-Mav]

so seeing as how ram prices are gonna be up and up for the next few years, i was wondering what upgrade path do i have from my amd 5900x?
i get the 5950x is an option but does intel 12th gen use ddr4 and perform better?

 

[Grim5]

5800x3d for gaming, best ddr4 cpu for gaming hands down

 

[OpenToSuggestions]

See if you can get 100mhz or so OC out your 5900x, or switch it for a 5800X3D.
They are very sought after CPUs though, so expect to pay >£250 used.

I went from a 5800X to a 5800X3D which is slower at everything aside from gaming. It was astonishing how much faster the 3D was in games though.

 

[Tetras]

i get the 5950x is an option but does intel 12th gen use ddr4 and perform better?

12900K is faster than the 5900X, but when the 5900XT(despite the name, also 16-core)/5950X are available there wouldn't be much point, since you'd need a new board as well.

 

[SoundsGood]

See if you can get 100mhz or so OC out your 5900x, or switch it for a 5800X3D.
They are very sought after CPUs though, so expect to pay >£250 used.

I went from a 5800X to a 5800X3D which is slower at everything aside from gaming. It was astonishing how much faster the 3D was in games though.

+1 on 5800X3D

I upgraded to one from a 5950, much better for gaming.

 

[~>Dg<~]

top selling cpus right now are 5800x and the 5800x3d...i wonder why

 

[jigger]

top selling cpus right now are 5800x and the 5800x3d...i wonder why

Seems the top selling CPU is the 9800X3D followed by the 7800X3D

 

[syks]

Still LOVING my 5800x3d, its still going strong and coping with every game ive thrown at it, even bf6, do have some ddr5 ram that a good friend kindly gave me in the summer before the madness began just incase i want to upgrade,
dont really need to though, maybe a gpu and psu upgrade would benefit me more as still running my trusty 4070.

 

[MartinPrince]

so seeing as how ram prices are gonna be up and up for the next few years, i was wondering what upgrade path do i have from my amd 5900x?
i get the 5950x is an option but does intel 12th gen use ddr4 and perform better?

Actually a DDR4 13700k (even at stock) is faster across the board in gaming than a 5800X3D.

I have both in my house which is why I know this to be the case.

Though if you're already on AM4 then a 5800X3D is easily your best option for gaming.

 

[Cyber-Mav]

forgot to add, i dont do much gaming, mostly work stuff and video encoding

 

[MartinPrince]

forgot to add, i dont do much gaming, mostly work stuff and video encoding

Then the 5950X is your best option where video encoding is concerned.

 

[welshrat]

Is your 5900x struggling? I imagine it's still pretty rapid for most work. I swapped one out for a 9800x3d and although it's a big improvement in gaming, work wise I don't notice any difference.

 

[Crezzlin]

5800x3d

 

[Moeks]

AM4 is the best platform for DDR4, I would say you already have the second best CPU for what you are doing on that plaform, the 5900X, I also have one of those although my main system for the last couple of years has been a 7900X3D, a reasonable upgrade for general use but a big one for gaming, mostly due to the X3D bit. I suppose if you can find a 5950X at a good price and trade in, it might be worth it, but otherwise, not really. An AM4 X3D chip will not be an upgrade for your usage profile, it would only give you a boost in gaming really, infact it wouldn't just not be an upgrade, it would be a straight downgrade due the loss of cores.