New CPU looking for a suitable motherboard
New CPU looking for a suitable motherboard
If I could offer a moderate recommendation, it would be to opt for a Ryzen 5 3600 or 5500 paired with an affordable b450/550 board. Even with this choice, there would still be room to upgrade to x3d CPUs while maintaining solid single-thread performance and decent multi-core results at the i3 price range.
If I were you, I'd invest a bit more in something like the MSI Pro B760-P WiFi. It offers superior IO for greater connectivity, comes in a full-size ATX for better expansion options, includes four memory slots, and has built-in WiFi 6E. This means you can keep using the board and stay on that platform longer. Hope this helps, take care.