Has anyone ever compared the performance between 9800X3D and 9700x in DCS？

[Hecate_Megami]

I‘m preparing to upgrade my PC for a better performance.

I've already selected the GPU which would be the new RTX5080, though I'm still waiting for a reasonable price.

What I want to know is that the difference between 9800X3D AND 9700X in DCS.

I’ve read some benchmark which tells me that 9800X3D is approximately 10% better than 9700x in regular 3A games, but everybody know that DCS might be slightly speical comparing to normal PC games due to the really old game engine.

So, Has anyone ever compared the performance between 9800X3D and 9700x in DCS？A test with VR would be even better.

Thanks to all

[Aapje]

19 hours ago, Hecate_Megami said:

I’ve read some benchmark which tells me that 9800X3D is approximately 10% better than 9700x in regular 3A games.

This is not really how it works. The benefit of a faster CPU depends in large part how much load there is on the CPU. For example, reviewers tend to test at 1080p to put as much load on the CPU as possible. Hardware Unboxed found 30% improvement on average at 1080p, but 45% in Assetto Corsa Competizione, which is most comparable to DCS, being a simming title.

Simming titles tend to put more load on the CPU and thus benefit more from a fast one. And CPU is also very important for VR, and the 3D-cache that improves the 1% lows helps a lot with it, since less stutter is really important for VR.

I think that if you get a 5080, there is really no question, and you should just get a 9800X3D, or you will waste part of that very expensive 5080 for a savings of $200 or so (or whatever currency you have).

I would suggest first getting the 5080 and only then ordering the 9800X3D (and other parts), because I expect pricing and availability to keep improving.