The upgrade would likely offer significant performance gains, especially for demanding tasks.
The upgrade would likely offer significant performance gains, especially for demanding tasks.
You're considering a Ryzen 7 2700 for about $20 more than a Ryzen 5 2600. Since you play games and do some editing, it's worth evaluating if it's a solid upgrade. Your current setup includes a B450m Mortar Max and an 8GB RAM system with 3600MHz Klevv Cras X. This gives you a good baseline to compare against.
For $20 it's reasonable if you can leverage the additional cores. But unless you're earning from your work, I'd prefer sticking with the 2600. Ideally, the 3600 would be a better choice. The 2600 is quite outdated.
It's around $80 to $100 more than the $2600... Got it. Thanks! 2700x isn't really available here... But it's much cheaper than a $3600 that's definitely overpriced, unfortunately.
Proceed with the 2700 non-x tasks. It might be about 10% less IPC compared to the 3600, but you'll have 4 additional threads handling the work.
In that scenario, a 2700 for $20 extra seems reasonable. I’d choose it, adding two more cores and more threads (it’s 8 cores or 16 threads, right?)
I moved from 3600 to 2700 and was happy with the result. I purchased the 3600 for $120, sold it for $175. The 2700 was bought for $100 and I’m glad I made the change. I play at 1440p, which might be why it makes a difference.