Comparing 5600x and 5800x in terms of resolution and performance.
Comparing 5600x and 5800x in terms of resolution and performance.
Arma is quite a mess, but it brought in many other shooters. 5600x works fine, and extra cores would be helpful with 5800x. There might be some problems getting Ryzen to function, or it could cause issues. Overall, it's a decent GPU.
The 5800 received mixed reviews mainly due to its price. The 5600, 5800, and 5900 all use the same core design, making it versatile enough to handle most applications (the 5600) or as many units as possible (the 5900). The 5800 stood out slightly compared to the 5600 because it offers a better ratio—8/16 versus 6/12. Although it wasn’t very popular, there are more units available than the others. The benefit of the 5800 over the 5600 lies in its improved performance metrics. It’s not a clear advantage, though; the 5600 matches the speed of the 3700 at 8/16.
Yeah, the 5800X is in a bad spot price wise. I know that these prices are not accurate because of insane demand for the 5600X and 5900X, but if you look at MSRP it just doesn't make sense. 5600X - 6 cores - $299 - Not exactly entry level, but great CPU with strong cores and a good value. 5900X - 12 cores - $549 - Literally double the cores of the 5600X for less than double the price AND the cores have a higher clock. Great deal if you need the cores. 5800X - 8 cores - $449???? - Going by core count (since the cores are literally the same across all 3 CPUs) this CPU is 50 bucks more expensive than it should be when compared to the 5600X and is ~80 bucks too expensive when compared to the 5900X. Overall a poor value. If you are looking for 8 cores specifically for some reason, might as well wait for the Intel 11 series chips. All that being said, I think the 5600X is more than fine for what you are doing.
I’d aim for the 5800x if you’re also streaming, since you’ll probably run games alongside background programs and the extra cores would be helpful. However, it feels like a poor value compared to the 5900x, which is a better option if you can locate it in stock. Of course, I’m assuming you’re using GPU encoding for streaming and that CPU encoding isn’t significantly faster than NVENC.