Upgraded to Ryzen 3600X model
Upgraded to Ryzen 3600X model
You're considering upgrading to a Ryzen 3600x for your 1700x. Given the improved single-thread performance and better IPC, you might see gains in gaming, especially at higher resolutions like 1440p. The GPU usage you mention could be due to the game prioritizing certain threads, but swapping should help overall efficiency. It's worth trying, particularly if lower FPS is a concern.
The sole reason I wouldn’t be is if I was losing a lot of multi-threaded efficiency. I don’t want to "downgrade" from an 8-core setup to a 6-core one, but here it’s worth the trade-off. Think about it: $0 multiplied by 10 equals $0.
You likely won’t require eight cores, and six cores offering greater performance per clock and higher IPC will perform better for most tasks, particularly in gaming.
Based on the use case, the 3600 may clash with the 2700X in certain video editing programs due to performance differences, speed adjustments, and logic updates. And you're probably thinking about bookmarks—right? Finish what you're working on, close it. Want it again? Open a new tab, click the bookmark? I don’t remember having more than 20 open unless I was comparing windows. Chrome uses relatively little CPU power, but you might want to allocate at least 64GB of RAM or more.
I also rely on bookmarks a lot—they’re mainly for reference when juggling many tech projects. It’s also true that I haven’t finished closing all my tabs and started over since around February. Plus, Chrome uses more memory than CPU.
I’d definitely choose the 3600 option. Its performance is significantly improved in gaming, and you won’t experience much loss in multithreaded efficiency.