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Is Ryzen 5950X Still the Preferred Option?

Dave2150 said:
Best choice for you currently is a 12900k. It's the fastest gaming CPU, has DDR5, PCIEv5 and also has an upgrade path to a new architecture, Raptor Lake.

AM4 is dead - all it's getting is a 5800X with more cache, which will release in Spring. I doubt it'll beat a 12900KS (or a 12900k with small overclock) in gaming performance. It lacks the cores to beat it in MT performance.

Either that or wait around a year for AM5 and Zen4, to see how it competes with Raptor Lake/Meteor Lake, though you'll spend a year suffering slow performance for this privilege.

Zen4 is also an unknown, performance wise. It could be another Bulldozer FX-9590 scenario, which only the most special AMD fan bought (it had terrible ST and MT performance, with huge power consumption), or it could be amazing and have 20% more IPC than Raptor Lake/Meteor Lake.

Zen 4 release date is also unknown. AMD said at CEX that it's "on track" for 2H 2022 - though this could easily be delayed to 1H 2023 or later. Also, they may not be able to get the wafers they need from TSMC, as they have to beg for these and compete with Apple for supply.
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Fastest cpu gaming is amd 5800x3D.
(soon zen4)
Your comment is riddled with guesswork and your intel bias is showing.
Intel is done.
welcome to AMDomination
 
RBImGuy said:
Fastest cpu gaming is amd 5800x3D.
(soon zen4)
Your comment is riddled with guesswork and your intel bias is showing.
Intel is done.
welcome to AMDomination
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Please don't turn this into a fundamental AMD vs Intel thing. Everybody's got their preference and that's good, otherwise things turned very boring very quickly.
It'll eventually turn into a back and forth again, clocking in the 5+GHz range, that'll run absolutely bananas paired with a 1650Ti.

Availability aside, the bestamest thing about hardware (and software) is we have options. :D
 
Sorry to jump on your thread but wanted to ask ... running a 3900x (only thing I could get at time pf purchase) - if Id like to upgrade some point in the next 6 months~ just the cpu what would my best bet be? 5950x 5900x or ... the new announced 5800x3d hmmm not sure it sounds good less clocks and 8 cores. I only game 30% of the time rest is other so not just looking for a gaming cpu.
thanks.
 
The 5800X is almost as fast as the 3900X at core-heavy tasks and it has been seeng discounts pretty regularly.

Since you don't have to do it right now, you could wIt for the 5800X3D but we don't know if it will be producuded in any volume, the price it will come in at, or if it will be worth whatever the price ends up being.

Coming from a 3900X, and only wanting to drop in a CPU upgrade, I would go for a 5900X or 5950X.

5900X and 5950X are getting discounted now too, so a good sale might make the decision a lot easier for you in the next few months.
 
Twinz said:
The 5800X is almost as fast as the 3900X at core-heavy tasks and it has been seeng discounts pretty regularly.

Since you don't have to do it right now, you could wIt for the 5800X3D but we don't know if it will be producuded in any volume, the price it will come in at, or if it will be worth whatever the price ends up being.

Coming from a 3900X, and only wanting to drop in a CPU upgrade, I would go for a 5900X or 5950X.

5900X and 5950X are getting discounted now too, so a good sale might make the decision a lot easier for you in the next few months.
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Thanks - I saw some sales at christmas but just wasnt sure - Ill keep an eye out for those 2 - I just like the idea of plopping in a new chip and not worrying about the ram mb water cooler etc ... (took me forever to decide on what I have and it works well).
 
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