Are you considering an upgrade to your CPU?
Are you considering an upgrade to your CPU?
Current 2020 build details
ASUS Prime X570-P with Ryzen 3 AM4 board
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor
CORSAIR TX-M Series TX650M
G.Skill RipJaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-pin SDRAM PC4-28800 DDR4 3600
MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3060
Corsair CC-9011023-WWCORSAIR Carbide 200R compact ATX case
Dell Curved Gaming Monitor 34-inch curved display at 144Hz, WQHD (3440 x 1440)
Microsoft Windows 11 Home
Upgrade options for 2024
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D – potential upgrade?
It really depends on how you're using it. A RTX 3060 at 3440x1440 might be the top choice for gaming. Boosting to 5700X3D could push the highest possible frames, but only if your graphics card can handle it.
I think a quicker graphics card would be a better improvement, though it might require replacing your PSU as well. The 5700X3D is a solid upgrade over the 3600, but it may not boost FPS as expected when using a 3060 at 3440x1440p resolution.
It could happen, though it probably won't be very obvious on your present GPU. You'd also need a more powerful one to get the most out of the upgrade.