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Is my CPU up to standard with my computer?

sirmariomax
By sirmariomax
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Hello, here is my spec list:

i3 8100

16GB DDR4 3200Mhz

RX 570 8GB msi

 

I'm thinking of upgrading to an i7 8th Gen, or maybe a Ryzen 5 3rd gen.

All I do really is play video games, sometimes I want to use photoshop but I think my CPU is bottlenecking me. Thoughts?

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What motherboard - helps in determining upgrade of CPU path.  

 

You wont be able to switch to Ryzen without a new motherboard also (which may cost the same, CPU + MOBO, as just upgrading your intel CPU)

Workstation Laptop: Dell Precision 7540, Xeon E-2276M, 32gb DDR4, Quadro T2000 GPU, 4k display

Wifes Rig: ASRock B550m Riptide, Ryzen 5 5600X, Sapphire Nitro+ RX 6700 XT, 16gb (2x8) 3600mhz V-Color Skywalker RAM, ARESGAME AGS 850w PSU, 1tb WD Black SN750, 500gb Crucial m.2, DIYPC MA01-G case

My Rig: ASRock B450m Pro4, Ryzen 5 3600, ARESGAME River 5 CPU cooler, EVGA RTX 2060 KO, 16gb (2x8) 3600mhz TeamGroup T-Force RAM, ARESGAME AGV750w PSU, 1tb WD Black SN750 NVMe Win 10 boot drive, 3tb Hitachi 7200 RPM HDD, Fractal Design Focus G Mini custom painted.  

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 video card benchmark result - AMD Ryzen 5 3600,ASRock B450M Pro4 (3dmark.com)

Daughter 1 Rig: ASrock B450 Pro4, Ryzen 7 1700 @ 4.2ghz all core 1.4vCore, AMD R9 Fury X w/ Swiftech KOMODO waterblock, Custom Loop 2x240mm + 1x120mm radiators in push/pull 16gb (2x8) Patriot Viper CL14 2666mhz RAM, Corsair HX850 PSU, 250gb Samsun 960 EVO NVMe Win 10 boot drive, 500gb Samsung 840 EVO SSD, 512GB TeamGroup MP30 M.2 SATA III SSD, SuperTalent 512gb SATA III SSD, CoolerMaster HAF XM Case. 

https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/37004594?

Daughter 2 Rig: ASUS B350-PRIME ATX, Ryzen 7 1700, Sapphire Nitro+ R9 Fury Tri-X, 16gb (2x8) 3200mhz V-Color Skywalker, ANTEC Earthwatts 750w PSU, MasterLiquid Lite 120 AIO cooler in Push/Pull config as rear exhaust, 250gb Samsung 850 Evo SSD, Patriot Burst 240gb SSD, Cougar MX330-X Case

 

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I know I will have to swap boards for the Ryzen choice, but I have a B365M DS3H.

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If not in a hurry you might want to wait for 11th gen Intel desktop CPU series. 10th gen is already pretty good for gaming.

Or the AMD upcoming CPUs/APUs. Not too much longer to wait.

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Just now, Tan3l6 said:

If not in a hurry you might want to wait for 11th gen Intel desktop CPU series. 10th gen is already pretty good for gaming.

Or the AMD 5000 series. Not too much longer to wait.

I'm thinking in about Christmas time, but I can hold out longer if need, I'm in no rush at all.

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