3700X or 5600X?

[keef247]

So I was set on a 5600X and to use the supplied HSF to get me started as I'm going to undervolt it and not overclock it...
But I've just realised the year older 3700X is 8 cores and only 100mhz base clock slower...

Now ideally I'd prefer 8 cores for future proofing and I've heard things like Cyberpunk can use 8 cores? So it'd be nice to have something current that can make as much use of what I'm buying as possible?

I can buy either the 5600X or the 3700X with an AMD HSF for the same price secondhand... I did consider a 5700X but I'd need to spend £80 on a Dark Rock Pro 4 or more for a HSF plus £60ish or more than a 5600X/3700X on the cpu on it's own secondhand - don't really want to spend another £140 for the 5700X just for it being newer/8 core?

The spec will be 1 of the 3 above cpus, 32gb cas 16 ddr4 3600mhz, msi mortar b550m pro wifi matx, corsair rmx 550, 2tb crucial p3 pro pci-e 4.0 and a rx 6600 or maybe 6600xt...

So which is better choice for my chosen hardware for 1080p gaming? This will ONLY be used for gaming - I have macs for everything else, so any other benefits are irrelevant! I also don't stream.

I don't want anything higher TDP wise than 65w hence considering all 3 of these as I'm building a budget 2nd hand build that doesn't eat electric just purely to scratch my itch for missing at the desk keyboard/mouse gaming - as I have multiple consoles for the rest.

I could go get a ps5 but I will repeat myself I like BOTH console and pc gaming and haven't had a gaming rig for 15 years so just want to scratch the itch without spending silly money on a mega spec rig nor the electric to run it, as I love the idea of it costing only a bit more than a console and being able to rinse say rpg's or online for hours of an evening.

If I went for a mega spec rig i'd rather just use my 65" 4K tv and a ps5 - As I say though I JUST WANT to enjoy the at the desk keyboard and mouse experience that I've missed so the spec above is final bar the cpu help - so please it is THAT simple

Please let me know what you would choose given this application, and I've no interest in intel sorry

Thanks!

[keef247]

think I've solved my issue. stick with the 5600x lol

[ik9000]

tbh 5600/5700x/5900x/5950x are the ones worth considering. All the others don't offer much different.

5600 and 5600x differ slightly but the lower power of the non-X might actually mean whole-life cost is lower for a marginal performance drop.

if going AM4 why not just snag a full fat R9 and get the most out of it? It's a shame they didn't do a black edition 5950X3D with pimped caches (and without gimped clocks) as a last hurrah to the AM4 socket. I would have pounced if they had. I guess they wanted to push AM5

[Percy1983]

As above consider the 5600, but overall the architectural improvements will make up for that less cores and perform better in lightly threaded applications.

[DanceswithUnix]

I did consider a 5700X but I'd need to spend £80 on a Dark Rock Pro 4 or more for a HSF

Note that I'm running a 5900X on my cheap old (£30 new) Arctic Freezer A34 eSports here. Big cooling is nice, and will bump up your clock speeds to use the extra thermal headroom, but an expensive cooler isn't mandatory.

I might some day treat myself to a monster sized tower cooler, but for now I'd rather spend such money on a new hi-hat for the drum kit

[keef247]

I might some day treat myself to a monster sized tower cooler, but for now I'd rather spend such money on a new hi-hat for the drum kit

I'm highly considering a 5700X now and a Dark Rock Pro 4 as then I get the best of both worlds, a 65w tdp and 2 extra cores for a bit of future proofing headroom... Also really wanted a DRP4 last year as it's a beast and looks awesome too so the fact the 5700X doesn't come with a cooler makes for an easy excuse, I did consider cheaper coolers but I am fussy haha!

[Jonj1611]

I am using one of these currently : https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0B4G8ZV7J

Excellent cooler, great price, good reviews

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

I would get the Ryzen 7 5700X - I have one in a very small mini-ITX case and it has no problems boosting upto 4.65GHZ in games with a low profile CPU cooler. The Ryzen 7 5700X is generally more efficient than a Ryzen 5 5600/5600X IIRC,because it has more cores in the same power envelope:
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/a...-5700x/18.html

[keef247]

I am using one of these currently : https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0B4G8ZV7J

Excellent cooler, great price, good reviews

thinking about the same but the 120 se?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Thermalrigh...ps%2C88&sr=8-3

I would get the Ryzen 7 5700X - I have one in a very small mini-ITX case and it has no problems boosting upto 4.65GHZ in games with a low profile CPU cooler. The Ryzen 7 5700X is generally more efficient than a Ryzen 5 5600/5600X IIRC,because it has more cores in the same power envelope:
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/a...-5700x/18.html

Yeah I'm sold on one now mate