5900x vs 5800x3d

[eatthis]

anybody done that swap? is it worth bothering with?

[Hiob]

28 minutes ago, eatthis said:

anybody done that swap? is it worth bothering with?

I assume you mean from 5900 to 5800x3d? 

Yes, did it (for testing)

No, mostly not - unless you fly VR (~20% better cpu frame times) or are otherwise often affected by cpu bottlenecked scenarios.

[mikko.1842]

I have not done the swap, but theoretically, you will gain from 10% to 20% FPS (depending on your hardware, settings, resolution, etc...)

Up to you to assess whether it is worth or not.

[Hiob]

3 minutes ago, mikko.1842 said:

I have not done the swap, but theoretically, you will gain from 10% to 20% FPS (depending on your hardware, settings, resolution, etc...)

Up to you to assess whether it is worth or not.

Only when you are cpu bottlenecked, which you are not with the 5900x in most scenarios.

I would put it this way - if I was to build a DCS (or gaming) exclusive PC and had to choose - I would probably pick the 5800x3d. If I already owned a 5900x and had to pay extra to switch - I won’t.

[eatthis]

1 hour ago, Hiob said:

I assume you mean from 5900 to 5800x3d? 

Yes, did it (for testing)

No, mostly not - unless you fly VR (~20% better cpu frame times) or are otherwise often affected by cpu bottlenecked scenarios.

i do fly vr and would like all the frames i can get lol. i have a6800xt gfx card and they seem well matched, ie sometimes im cpu bound, others im gpu bound

 

[Hiob]

2 minutes ago, eatthis said:

i do fly vr and would like all the frames i can get lol. i have a6800xt gfx card and they seem well matched, ie sometimes im cpu bound, others im gpu bound

 

then you are better of with a X3D I‘d say…. unless you need all the cores for highly parallelised productivity applications.

[kksnowbear]

4 hours ago, Hiob said:

I would put it this way - if I was to build a DCS (or gaming) exclusive PC and had to choose - I would probably pick the 5800x3d. If I already owned a 5900x and had to pay extra to switch - I won’t.

Absolutely this.

Edited May 26, 2024 by kksnowbear

[xoxen]

I switched over from a 5800X to the 5800X3D and the benefit was minor, but as mentioned by someone else already the frametimes are better which gives you an overall smoother experience. I have another GPU, so the test might mislead you slightly, but shows the direction.

Here is the link to the Video I created for this: Comparison 5800X vs. 5800X3D

I hope this helps.