3300X vs 3500
3300X vs 3500
Well yeah, thats what i was getting at. The lack of SMT seems to hurt the 3500, certain games showing really poor 1% lows for instance. Add streaming on top and i think it would really struggle. Quad cores are also a bit marginal these days and again, streaming will see them struggle a bit i suspect. The 3300x shines in gaming because it has really strong single core performance (quite a bit better than the 3500 even), but only four cores helped along with SMT is really pushing things in modern titles, and the added load of streaming might well push it over the edge. Hence i have a feeling that a 1600af/2600/2600x is probably the sensible minimum if you cant stretch to a 3600. The cores are slower, but having 6 of them and SMT i think will give a smoother more consistent end result. Ofcourse, availablilty and price comes into it and those are very region dependant.
Apologies for the misunderstanding! The 3500 offers solid performance but lacks hyper-threading, which means it will run slower compared to models like the 3600 or 3300x. For streaming, having six cores is definitely beneficial, though without hyper-threading you’ll miss out on much of the speed. If you can find the R5 3600 at a discounted price around $160 USD nearby, go for it. But if your graphics card is strong enough, the R5 3500 could be a better choice.