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expiredBeigeRoad455 posted Sep 27, 2024 08:43 PM

AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT 16-Core 3.3 GHz CPU + MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK Motherboard

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Newegg has AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT Vermeer (Zen 3) 16-Core 3.3 GHz Socket AM4 105W None Integrated Graphics Processor (100-100001581WOF) + MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK AM4 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard for $318.99 when you follow the instructions below. Shipping is free.

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Newegg has AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT Vermeer (Zen 3) 16-Core 3.3 GHz Socket AM4 105W None Integrated Graphics Processor (100-100001581WOF) + MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK AM4 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard for $318.99 when you follow the instructions below. Shipping is free.

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Instructions:
  1. Add AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT Processor to cart
  2. Add MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK AM4 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard to cart
  3. Price in cart will be $318.99 + free shipping

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  • About this product:
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The r9 5900xt and r7 5800xt are amd's latest zen 3 "refresh" (in reality basically just a renaming), with the 5900xt being a 100mhz slower clocked r9 5950x and the 5800xt being a 100mhz faster clocked r7 5800x. As you can imagine, a ~2-3% difference in max clock speed with no other meaningful changes leads to near identical performance. The 5950x is amd's two generations old (since zen 5 was released a bit over a month ago) flagship cpu, boasting good multithreaded performance even by today's standards and acceptable single threaded performance. Power efficiency is very good. The 5900xt excels in heavily multithreaded cpu dependent productivity workloads, if you don't require powerful multithreaded performance this cpu is overkill. Standard users would likely be better off looking for sales on 12th gen intel or 6-8 core zen 4 parts, while gamers would likely be better off looking at x3d cpus. The 5950x has never gone on sale below $293 (excluding price mistakes) to my knowledge, and the 5900xt has never gone below $295 to my knowledge. Multithreaded performance is generally in a relatively similar tier (though moderately slower on average) to the zen 4 7900x, which is at minimum ~$320 alone on sale. A heatsink is not included with either cpu. Those who live near a microcenter and don't feel an urgent need to upgrade in the short term might want to consider waiting for a flash sale on their bundles, since microcenter very rarely drops down their bundles to absurdly low prices for a couple of days.
5900xt review (unfortunately mainly focused on amd's bs marketing claims about gaming): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11FWyDiT8bE
Old gamers nexus 5950x review (roughly equivalent, knock like 2% performance off): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72AHENDeTEI
Pugentbench intel 13th gen content creation review (most recent to include the 5950x): https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs...view-2369/

The motherboard's specs page can be found here: https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/M...cification
The motherboard included in this combo is decent lower-midrange overall, and should make an acceptable pairing with this cpu. It has a 10(60a)+2+1 vrm that can handle the 5900xt without issue even when overclocked. The primary downsides of this board are a lack of onboard wifi (2.5gb and 1gb dual lan is present), having only two m.2 slots where only the primary m.2 slot is gen 4 (the second m.2 slot is gen 3), and having a rather poor old realtek audio solution. If you need wifi, decent wifi adapters can be found between $10-$30 depending on desired generation. As an am4 platform motherboard, only ddr4 memory can be used. Decent quality 32gb (2x16) ddr4 3600 cl18 can be found for ~$50-$60 on sale while 64gb kits tend to be around ~$100 on sale, though of course if you already have ddr4 from a previous computer you're upgrading/replacing you can use that.

Overall, this combo is an exceptionally good value for those who would benefit from extremely good multithreaded performance on a budget.
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23%? Actually more like 200%, check the Cinebench multicore results for both CPUs. The 5900XT is a much newer CPU with 12 cores, the 6700k only has 4 cores.
However if you're planning to use the PC as long as your 6700k, it could be worth to invest in a AM5 PC instead of a AM4 bundle likes this one.

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The r9 5900xt and r7 5800xt are amd's latest zen 3 "refresh" (in reality basically just a renaming), with the 5900xt being a 100mhz slower clocked r9 5950x and the 5800xt being a 100mhz faster clocked r7 5800x. As you can imagine, a ~2-3% difference in max clock speed with no other meaningful changes leads to near identical performance. The 5950x is amd's two generations old (since zen 5 was released a bit over a month ago) flagship cpu, boasting good multithreaded performance even by today's standards and acceptable single threaded performance. Power efficiency is very good. The 5900xt excels in heavily multithreaded cpu dependent productivity workloads, if you don't require powerful multithreaded performance this cpu is overkill. Standard users would likely be better off looking for sales on 12th gen intel or 6-8 core zen 4 parts, while gamers would likely be better off looking at x3d cpus. The 5950x has never gone on sale below $293 (excluding price mistakes) to my knowledge, and the 5900xt has never gone below $295 to my knowledge. Multithreaded performance is generally in a relatively similar tier (though moderately slower on average) to the zen 4 7900x, which is at minimum ~$320 alone on sale. A heatsink is not included with either cpu. Those who live near a microcenter and don't feel an urgent need to upgrade in the short term might want to consider waiting for a flash sale on their bundles, since microcenter very rarely drops down their bundles to absurdly low prices for a couple of days.
5900xt review (unfortunately mainly focused on amd's bs marketing claims about gaming): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11FWyDiT8bE
Old gamers nexus 5950x review (roughly equivalent, knock like 2% performance off): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72AHENDeTEI
Pugentbench intel 13th gen content creation review (most recent to include the 5950x): https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs...view-2369/

The motherboard's specs page can be found here: https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/M...cification
The motherboard included in this combo is decent lower-midrange overall, and should make an acceptable pairing with this cpu. It has a 10(60a)+2+1 vrm that can handle the 5900xt without issue even when overclocked. The primary downsides of this board are a lack of onboard wifi (2.5gb and 1gb dual lan is present), having only two m.2 slots where only the primary m.2 slot is gen 4 (the second m.2 slot is gen 3), and having a rather poor old realtek audio solution. If you need wifi, decent wifi adapters can be found between $10-$30 depending on desired generation. As an am4 platform motherboard, only ddr4 memory can be used. Decent quality 32gb (2x16) ddr4 3600 cl18 can be found for ~$50-$60 on sale while 64gb kits tend to be around ~$100 on sale, though of course if you already have ddr4 from a previous computer you're upgrading/replacing you can use that.

Overall, this combo is an exceptionally good value for those who would benefit from extremely good multithreaded performance on a budget.
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HelplessBoatSep 27, 2024 09:44 PM
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Pulled the trigger. Figured this would be way better than upgrading my workstation's CPU to Xeon W-2295.
Don't forget Amex 2% Newegg offer!
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mystwu2Sep 27, 2024 11:30 PM
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oh man.. the last 5950x + B550 deal was in March 2024 I think. It was about $380 on ebay.

After seeing the 5700X3D and all of these newly released XT CPUs,
I think AMD is reducing CPU speed by 100MHz~400MHz and then give it a new name and then dumping all of its less-good AM4 CPUs on the market.

It makes sense to make this move, considering all the money AMD paid to TSMC. AMD might just get a bit money back by selling these AM4 CPUs.

If you have tons of DDR4 RAM already and need a 16 cores 32 threads CPU to do your work and doesn't really want to move to DDR5 only Ryzen 7000 and 9000 CPUs, this deal is the best so far.
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I'd be all over this if matx as I already have the case for my planned proxmox build. Poking around now at the combos.
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Quote from truckinusa :
looking for a replacement for my i7 6700k system. 23% increase in speed isn't worth $318 though.
23%? Actually more like 200%, check the Cinebench multicore results for both CPUs. The 5900XT is a much newer CPU with 12 cores, the 6700k only has 4 cores.
However if you're planning to use the PC as long as your 6700k, it could be worth to invest in a AM5 PC instead of a AM4 bundle likes this one.
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Quote from NeatNeatNeat :
23%? Actually more like 200%, check the Cinebench multicore results for both CPUs. The 5900XT is a much newer CPU with 12 cores, the 6700k only has 4 cores.
However if you're planning to use the PC as long as your 6700k, it could be worth to invest in a AM5 PC instead of a AM4 bundle likes this one.
It's actually a 16 core CPU because AMD decided to break their own naming convention.
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The 5900XT is a 16 core CPU that is similar to the 5950x. But it is slightly slower than the 5950X. But AMD oddly named it similar to the 12 core 5900X. Which can be really confusing to anyone looking to buy. The problem is AMD didn't leave room for a slightly slower 16 core CPU in their lineup. And instead of naming it something like a 5925XT or something similar. They gave it a similar name to their 12 core 5900X.
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Quote from truckinusa :
looking for a replacement for my i7 6700k system. 23% increase in speed isn't worth $318 though.
These two aren't in the same league. The 5000 series was a major jump in performance, and the start of multi-core processing making a serious difference in overall performance.
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Quote from SharpLake2934 :
The 5900XT is a 16 core CPU that is similar to the 5950x. But it is slightly slower than the 5950X. But AMD oddly named it similar to the 12 core 5900X. Which can be really confusing to anyone looking to buy. The problem is AMD didn't leave room for a slightly slower 16 core CPU in their lineup. And instead of naming it something like a 5925x or something similar. They gave it a similar name to their 12 core 5900X.
Oh wow did not know. Deal looks great then
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Quote from truckinusa :
looking for a replacement for my i7 6700k system. 23% increase in speed isn't worth $318 though.
It's way better than your outdated 6700k man.
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It kills me that I still have this CPU and motherboard as well as all of the components needed for multiple builds brand new in box on shelves here in my apartment, from purchasing like over a year ago... I got to get stuff listed... Frown. !
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Quote from BPRO77 :
It kills me that I still have this CPU and motherboard as well as all of the components needed for multiple builds brand new in box on shelves here in my apartment, from purchasing like over a year ago... I got to get stuff listed... Frown. !
I'm in the market for the right price
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Shoot me a message with what you're looking for.
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