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Ryzen 5600x vs 3700x
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I get ya, I was just trying to get across how number of cores <> overall performance and that overall performance is a better metric to justify performance than an arbitrary number of any given core.
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Yup, the 5600x is easily beating a 3700x which is basically what's in the new consoles, so I can't see the 3700x performing better than a 5600x in games over the next 5 years.
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i wonder if the same will hold true of the 3800XT vis-a-vis the 5600X...?
n.b. i have skin in the game - having just bought one for £327 (i already have a noctua cooler - and i want farcry6).
n.b. i have skin in the game - having just bought one for £327 (i already have a noctua cooler - and i want farcry6).
Chips like the i5 4690k were much faster than the ps4/xbox CPU but that didn't stop them tanking in games a few years later but having the extra cores from an even older i7 2600K held out better even though it was 16% behind the i5 in IPC.
Yes it holds. A 3800XT is basically an overpriced 3700X, at least at regular prices. When PBO is enabled you'd be hard pressed to tell the difference.
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fair enough.
choice already made for me as i installed a 3800XT last night.
but i got it for £326, already have a noctua cooler, and want facry6.
so quite comfortable with my purchase.
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Currently on a 3700x with some undervolting which is now running pretty cool in my mini itx case. Hoping for a 5700x or lower priced non x versions
Currently when I open my wallet, moths fly out
Currently when I open my wallet, moths fly out
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fair enough.
choice already made for me as i installed a 3800XT last night.
but i got it for £326, already have a noctua cooler, and want facry6.
so quite comfortable with my purchase.
The game effectively puts the 3800xt at quite a large discount so yeh it's not too bad.
If there was stock at msrp, 5600x would have been better imo, but there isn't.
What's the consensus on PRODUCTIVITY? I know for gaming the 5600X is the obvious choice over the 3700X, but when it comes to productivity, I'm less clear. What will actually utilise those extra 2 cores in real world day to day use, not just benchmarks? Is there a solid argument for choosing the 3700X, with the price being almost equal? Apart from the obvious fact you can't actually obtain a 5600X yet.
Generally, things you *wait* for. Compiling, rendering, encoding, compressing etc. Those tasks are likely to be marginally faster on the 3700X. However, even if you are not a gamer, the single thread boost on the 5600X probably makes the system nicer to use.