PC Processors

[p0sitive]

Hey, I'm looking to potentially upgrade from a 5600X to one of the two CPUs in the title, I have 32 GB 3600MHz RAM and a RX 6900XT. Additionally my CPU cooler is a Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition.

Currently on Amazon I am able to get a 5900X for £5 cheaper than the 5800X3D, which is making the decision a lot harder.

My daily use of my PC is gaming, watching YouTube, doing school work and using Discord. 

Yet, I have plans to get back into streaming, video making/editing, potentially learning Photoshop and Blender, and learning programming.

My big question is what one would be more worth it for me, the cheaper 12 core CPU, or the minorly £5 more expensive 3D cache CPU?

Thank you.

[johnnyenglish]

If its gaming then the 5800X3D is the one to get. Content creation work, 5900X.

However, there are some caveats for the X3D part.

- First, if you play mostly E-Sports, some games won't benefit much from the 3DVCache.
- If you plan gaming at 1440p, then the difference between them will shrink.
- Your current cooler may be a little inadequate for your next CPU, but this last one is my opinion.

No matter what path you choose, I would get a decent cooler to go along. See it as future proofing since most AM4 coolers will work with AM5.

Good Luck

[p0sitive]

I play games like Minecraft with very high shaders (which i feel is a bit slow with my CPU, Valorant casually, games like RDR2 and Elden Ring and emulated DS games

i currently play at 1080p

thank you for your answer