So I'm currently running a 3900x and I don't content create or anything like that which would utilize all the cores. I just game. All core over clock is 4.375 stable. At the time I thought the future of gaming was heading twoards more core usage, but fast forward 3 years later and 6‐8 cores are fine and honestly the 12400f with 4 cores is still a nice option on a budget. I've sunk probably over $2k in this PC and have no interest in upgrading to AM5, RTX 4xxx, and DDR5. At least not for a few years until the prices drop considerably. The best and last gaming CPU currently on AM4 is the 5800x3d. What do think? Is it worth it? I can get one right now for $376 brand new and sell my 3900x for $150-$200. According to Linus it seems to not only be competive against Alder Lake but also against the new Ryzen 7xxx series. Seems to me I'll get an almost new generational leap while still staying on AM4. Keep the 3900x or spend $200 on an upgrade?
My Rig
MSI x570 Carbon wifi
Ryzen 3900x
Gskills Trident Z 3600 32gb
Evga RTX 3080 FTW 3 10gb