Upgrade your CPU by selecting a compatible model, ensuring it matches your system's requirements and budget.
Upgrade your CPU by selecting a compatible model, ensuring it matches your system's requirements and budget.
I need some advice on improving your setup. Your current rig runs a Ryzen 5 1600AF at 4.1 GHz across all cores, which is solid but not ideal for modern gaming. You replaced a faulty 2700 with AMD, but now you're considering a bigger upgrade path. The new options you’re looking at include a 16GB 2x8 GB DDR4 3000MHz CPU with custom timings, a 3600 MHz AIO 512GB SSD, and a 4TB HDD paired with a 750W PSU. Your goal is to keep gaming performance while extending your system’s lifespan. Many people say that adding more cores isn’t always better for games—focus should be on stability and performance per core rather than raw count. Since your current setup struggles with ACPI, upgrading to something like the 3600 or 3900X could make a big difference. The 3600 is often praised for gaming stability and better power delivery, while the 3900X offers more threads and higher base speeds. Your choice should balance future needs, budget, and the fact that you want long-term reliability.
This Ryzen 9 3900X will be a great fit for you. PCPartPicker has compiled the necessary components with their respective costs. Prices cover shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts, bringing the total to $581.00. Listed by PCPartPicker on April 17, 2020.
I mean... Unfortunatly, it is the way it is. IPC and single core perfomances are just way more important. So, apart for frequencies, if you go from 3600 to 3900X, if you're just gaming : You won't have significative upgrades. Because it still Zen 2 cores. I think you have to give more details on specific use case to really chose the best CPU. Like for exemple : Light streaming / editing ( & really every productivity taskes you can think of ) but mustly gaming : 3600. Oftenly editing / streaming while gaming ( & really every productivity taskes you can think of ) : 3700X. Serious streaming / editing ( & really every productivity taskes you can think of ) ( if not pro ) while gaming : 3900X if not 3950X. I would just dismissed both 3600X and 3800X, which are poor value for bucks compared to their respective little bros 3600 and 3700X.
The cache, frequency, and additional physical cores compared to SMT result in a 15% boost in performance for the 3900X during games versus the 3600.
Consider 3900x for optimal results, or choose 3700x/3700 if you aim to cut costs.