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expiredidk_then | Staff posted Mar 20, 2023 11:15 PM
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 3.8 GHz Eight-Core AM4 Processor
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I just bought a 5700X a week or so back for $185 for my old x470 MSI Gaming Pro. The 5800X was about $220-ish price at the time, and I considered it for half a second. The 65W TDP on the 5700X is better for non-5XX series boards, and this gets close to the 5800X in almost all performance metrics while being substantially less power hungry.
Currently $189 for the 5700X:
https://www.amazon.com/AMD-5700X-...B09VCHQHZ6
Not a better deal per se, but better thermals/efficiency with really close capabilities.
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The 5800X will only show real advantage over the 5700X if paired with a decent VRM. The silicon at the normal voltage range and CPU frequencies is going to essentially act the same (if you turn PBO on, which you absolutely should) On a weaker (X470/B450) VRM you might get a spike of higher frequency for a few seconds under load, but then it will settle down to its sustained frequency under extended load that will be close-to if not identical to the frequencies you'll get with 5700X.
You really need a better VRM to get any meaningful advantage with the 5800X over the 5700X. Unless you have one of the very top tier 4xx boards, you aren't getting a good enough VRM to boost at sustained higher clocks. They can "do it" on paper, but voltage droop and other issues emerge, causing higher performing (higher TDP) newer AM4 chips to fall back a bit in frequency compared to how they perform on better VRMs that tend to be found on 5xx series boards.
All that, and even with a better VRM, the 5800X barely nudges out the 5700X. with most games and some productivity tasks, they're virtually identical.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr5V1lg
NOTE: the video conclusion was based on pricing at the time, which was $300. At current pricing, I'm sure his views on the 5700X & 5800X vs the 5600X would change.
Should I expect significant performance gains in productivity and gaming by making an upgrade now?
Or would it be better to wait for the 5900/5950x to come down further?
Thanks in advance.
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Looking to upgrade my Zen 5 3600 to prolong the like of my 2070 Super GPU for at least another 16-20 months
I mostly play warzone + BF2042 and do photo editing. This wouldnt give that big of a jump to warrant the upgrade... right ?
EDIT: i thought this wa the 5800 X3D ... forget i posted :x
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