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For gaming purposes you would be better off with Ryzen 7 5800X3D, it`s cheaper and thanks to the extra cache better suited for gaming.
If you're going to do production work as well, the 5950x is a better call just for the sake of absurd multi thread performance gains from having double the physical core count.
What about the 7700x? they are all sold out of the 5800x3d near me in the state, i would get that if i could
I'd love one to play with, but, I'd also not want to use one without delidding it as the temp issues from them seem to be almost exclusively related to the absurdly thick 5mm IHS on top.
Go for a 5900x, trust me.
When I go AM5 I'll probably go 7900x
About the most underwhelming reply I've ever read, Maybe contribute? Like ask what hes using the system for, just gaming, Streaming video editing, might be a valid reason to get such CPU, seems like a waste of time just spouting out an underwhelming response like that when you could of just simply moved on without your 2 cents.
If you've got room in your case, it might not be a bad idea to look into a 3 fan cooler down the line.
The 7000 series chips are REALLY thermally constrained so doing as much as you can to mitigate that isn't a bad choice.
Just to emphasize what others had pointed out, Ryzen 7000 series are AM5 based, so getting a 7700X would require a move present AM4 to AM5, so new mobo and DDR5 RAM need to be purchased as well.
Like the OP, I'm preparing for an upgrade too,6 but in my case, it'd be from an RX 6900 XT to an RX 7900 XTX.
The Ryzen 9s really only make sense if you need the extra cores. For gaming, you have not one, but two better options on AM4 than the Ryzen 9 5900X/5950X.
The first is the Ryzen 7 5700X/5800X (if the cost difference is small, get the 5800X, if the cost difference is large, get the 5700X). These are the same thing as the Ryzen 9s but with less cores, which... just don't matter much for the vast, vast majority of games.
The second choice is the Ryzen 7 5800X3D. It's closer to a generation and a half of an uplift instead of one generation of an uplift that the regular Zen 3 will offer. It really makes sense for AM4 owners given it is, by far, the best CPU on the platform unless you can make use of over eight cores well.
The other option is to go with AM5 to to Zen 4, or the Intel 13th generation (I'd only do this if going with DDR5). These will be even better uplifts than any of the options available to you on AM4, but far costlier. The best price/performance options are really any of the Zen 3 Ryzen 7s (or even the 5600X on a budget, but I take it you probably won't want to consider that from your 3700X).
However it might not be a good idea anyways on any B350/X370 Motherboard.
First check the BIOS Updates history and support. You will need to update to latest BIOS before switching to any Ryzen 5xxx series CPU. Once you do, I would ensure you don't want to go back to the old CPU on that board. As the updates intended for Ryzen 5xxx series might actually hinder performance of the older CPUs.