Ryzen 5 3600 vs Ryzen 5 2600X

[Manny_TheDoctor]

Coming from a Ryzen 3 2200G, should I spend $129 on the R5 2600X or shell out the extra $30 for a R5 3600 OR do you guys have any other recommendations?

I currently have an RX 580 so I didn't need the Radeon Vega graphics.

[Viper9]

I would pick the R5 3600 for the better IPC. 

[Manny_TheDoctor]

Makes sense!

Just out of curiosity, would there be any benefit(s) going with the 2600?

[Viper9]

2 minutes ago, Manny_TheDoctor said:

Makes sense!

Just out of curiosity, would there be any benefit(s) going with the 2600?

No, same amount of cores and threads but weaker. 

[boggy77]

for the price of the 2600, you'd be ebtter off with the 3300x

[Manny_TheDoctor]

3 hours ago, boggy77 said:

for the price of the 2600, you'd be ebtter off with the 3300x

I guess my thought process was if I can save $30 and get similar results for gaming and streaming, why not?

 

Microcenter has them both on sale for a decent price.

[boggy77]

with the rx 580 you won't see a big difference between the 2600 and 3600. but if you'll upgrade to a stronger gpu and want to push 144fps or more, the 3600 would have a big advantage over the 2600.

[Manny_TheDoctor]

3 hours ago, boggy77 said:

with the rx 580 you won't see a big difference between the 2600 and 3600. but if you'll upgrade to a stronger gpu and want to push 144fps or more, the 3600 would have a big advantage over the 2600.

If I can get 60fps in-game and streaming at 1080 I'm happy lol.

 

The problem is either I stream and play at low settings and get 60fps for both, or I stream and play at medium/high settings and my stream drops god-awful fps. 

 

Even outside of streaming, if I play at high settings, I get a max 50fps (COD: Modern Warfare)

[boggy77]

Just now, Manny_TheDoctor said:

If I can get 60fps in-game and streaming at 1080 I'm happy lol.

 

The problem is either I stream and play at low settings and get 60fps for both, or I stream and play at medium/high settings and my stream drops god-awful fps. 

 

Even outside of streaming, if I play at high settings, I get a max 50fps (COD: Modern Warfare)

go for the 3600 if streaming as well, you'll need those extra core vs the 3300x

[Manny_TheDoctor]

3 hours ago, boggy77 said:

go for the 3600 if streaming as well, you'll need those extra core vs the 3300x

 

Easy enough! 

Considering this was my first build, I would like to believe I have a pretty solid setup aside from the CPU.