cpu upgrade 5800x3d vs 7600x?

[eldraco86]

current build is:
cpu: r5 3600
gpu: gtx 1660ti
ram: 32gb dual channel 3600mhz
mobo: asrock b550 pro4
cpu cooler: noctua nh-u12a
boot drive: 500gb wd black sn770 m.2
game drive: 2tb crucial mx500 2.5" ssd
misc drive (mainly vids & music for personal consumption): 2tb seagate barracuda 3.5" hdd
psu: evga supernova 750gt 750 watt 80+ gold fully modular
sound card: creative sound blaster z se

going to be upgrading to a 7600xt, 7700xt, or a 6750xt gpu in a couple months at most. depends on whats available and pricing at where i'm going to get everything. yes i am aware that the 7600xt is the weakest but for having at least 10gb of vram and cheap with being current gen makes it worth it. not doing nvidia atm and not doing intel they release their 2nd gen gpus. i game at 1080p mainly.

now i will be upgrading the cpu later this year most likely in the fall at the earliest. now if i get the 5800x3d i'll upgrade to an x570 mobo most likely too. while if i get the 7600xt i would get a b650e mobo and a 32gb dual channel 6000mhz ram most likely. the problem with the 5800x3d is that am4 is at its eol. so how long the supply of am4 mobos and ryzen 5000 cpus is sure as compared to am5 and ryzen 7000. if i got the 5800x3d+x570 vs the 7600x+b650e+ram the difference will be about $100. but i might spend about another $150 on a b650e that has a 7 segment display (not likely will depend how much i have at the time).

[emoticorpse]

If you'd upgrade the board for a 5800x3d, I'd suggest you just go with AM5. Otherwise, I'd get a 5800x3d and stay on am4 with that new gpu.

[Illusion of Progress]

Later this year? Autumn? Like half a year from now? Ask again then. Too much will change by then, even if it's just pricing and availability of existing stuff since that's one of the things you're asking. Nobody can answer that now. We might also have information (possibly some releases?) by then of the upcoming stuff. New CPUs from both brands and new GPUs maybe too. So just save for now and make the decision closer to buying time.

Otherwise, the rule of thumb of thumb for deciding between AM4 and AM5 is usually like this...

For gaming, if you're already on AM4 and can reuse your board and RAM, then the 5800X3D (or 5700X3D) are usually the best upgrades. It's plus or minus baseline Zen 4 performance in gaming and obviously a new CPU is cheaper than a new CPU, board, and RAM. So therefore there's no point changing to AM5 from AM4 unless you're going all the way to the 7800X3D.

If you're not already on AM4 (or your existing AM4 board/RAM need replaced), then typically you go with AM5 unless you have a lower budget in which case you're not looking at an X3D anyway but more of a 5600 or maybe 5700X.

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

I would just get RX 7900 GRE or RTX 4070 Super and stay with R5 3600. More useful then new CPU and weaker GPU.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Yea what you really need Is a better GPU.
If you need a better CPU get 5800X3D and update to latest BIOS version.

7xxx series requires a newer AM5 Motherboard + DDR5 RAM

[Lixire]

You def should push for a much faster GPU with your current R5 3600 and then later. just throw in the 5800x3d into your current motherboard and call it a day

[Bad 💀 Motha]

5800X3D + Radeon 7900 GRE would be a huge bump up.

[pasa]

5800x3d is great upgrade if put in existing AM4 socket witth its ram. If you buy new mobo, am4 is definitely not recommended. For those who have mobo but need extra ram, it's gray area.

The ddr5 platforms are still more expensive at entry, but by not that much and instead of complete dead end you keep plenty of good options for the future. In practical performance 5800x3d and 7600x is almost identical on /average/. And if your specific case benefits more from extra cores and cache, you can later swap it for that benefit and enjoy.

Your total system cost is $1200-1600, $100 diff should not be a big deal and if you're on tight budget you shall care about cost/benefit ratio and longievity even more.