2700x vs 3600

[Agena_]

Is there a point getting the 3600 for £10 extra 

It gives only 5% increase in game performance from a review i saw

 

Thanks

[FloRolf]

Yeah I'd say get the 3600 and then OC it a bit to 3600X levels. 

[boggy77]

5% increase performance for £10 sounds like a good deal to me.

[narrdarr]

3 minutes ago, Agena_ said:

Is there a point getting the 3600 for £10 extra 

It gives only 5% increase in game performance from a review i saw

 

Thanks

Many things are better with 3600. Especially stability and ram compatibility not to mention performance

[Moonzy]

what are you doing with the PC?

purely games? what games?

 

if you dont need the extra cores for multi thread performance, the 3600 makes more sense

 

but if you're not cpu limited in your games, no difference really.

[Stahlmann]

If you absolutely know for sure you can leverage the 2 extra cores of the 2700x with your workloads go for it, otherwise the 3600 will be the better choice.

[Agena_]

7 hours ago, Stahlmann said:

If you absolutely know for sure you can leverage the 2 extra cores of the 2700x with your workloads go for it, otherwise the 3600 will be the better choice.

what are some examples where i would need it?

 

[Agena_]

7 hours ago, Moonzy said:

what are you doing with the PC?

purely games? what games?

 

if you dont need the extra cores for multi thread performance, the 3600 makes more sense

 

but if you're not cpu limited in your games, no difference really.

games and just normal use, like word/schoolwork/browsing

 

which one would you recommend

[Moonzy]

1 hour ago, Agena_ said:

games and just normal use, like word/schoolwork/browsing

which one would you recommend

Both are fine then, the 3600x should fare better in most things you do, though close to no difference really

[Stahlmann]

2 hours ago, Agena_ said:

what are some examples where i would need it?

 

If you do big blender renders or CAD modelling for example. If you run mostly games and some school work you're better off with the 3600 across the board.

[Agena_]

18 hours ago, Stahlmann said:

 

If you do big blender renders or CAD modelling for example. If you run mostly games and some school work you're better off with the 3600 across the board.

i am going to do only games and work. but if i go with the cheaper 2700x would it make a difference, for example if it were on sale?

[Stahlmann]

44 minutes ago, Agena_ said:

i am going to do only games and work. but if i go with the cheaper 2700x would it make a difference, for example if it were on sale?

It will be slightly worse in these tasks. But probably not by a noticeable amount. If it's on sale for you it's still a good chip overall.

[Agena_]

1 hour ago, Stahlmann said:

It will be slightly worse in these tasks. But probably not by a noticeable amount. If it's on sale for you it's still a good chip overall.

sorry for asking, but if there are more cores and threads, why would it perform less if you dont mind me asking

[Agena_]

19 minutes ago, Agena_ said:

sorry for asking, but if there are more cores and threads, why would it perform less if you dont mind me asking

1 hour ago, Stahlmann said:

It will be slightly worse in these tasks. But probably not by a noticeable amount. If it's on sale for you it's still a good chip overall.

secondly. what if i add the 3300x

3600 -    6c 12t   @3.6ghz

3300x -    4c, 8t    @3.8ghz

 

main reason is the 3300x is cheaper. which one would you then recommend

 

[Stahlmann]

19 hours ago, Agena_ said:

sorry for asking, but if there are more cores and threads, why would it perform less if you dont mind me asking

Because the 3600 (and the 3300X) are built in a newer architecture that brings a lot of performance gains.

 

19 hours ago, Agena_ said:

secondly. what if i add the 3300x

3600 -    6c 12t   @3.6ghz

3300x -    4c, 8t    @3.8ghz

 

main reason is the 3300x is cheaper. which one would you then recommend

Still the 3600. I don't feel comfortable recommending a 4-core CPU like the 3300X in 2020.

[Noctua Fan Fan]

I'm going from a 2700X to a 3900XT.

 

Loved my 2700X and its performance has been great. But I want to push harder in games w my 2080ti

[Agena_]

On 10/20/2020 at 5:44 PM, Stahlmann said:

It will be slightly worse in these tasks. But probably not by a noticeable amount. If it's on sale for you it's still a good chip overall.

do you know why. Becasuse doesnt more cores and threads mean more instrucitons processed at the same time?

[hollyh88]

2 minutes ago, Agena_ said:

do you know why. Becasuse doesnt more cores and threads mean more instrucitons processed at the same time?

because its not as good performing in those tasks like the 3600 is. however you may want to look at current pricing of the 3600x and 3600xt as well because in some cases they are only 10-20 more than the 3600 which in my opinion would be worth it for the extra performance.

the 2700x can be gotten for cheap now yes. and 8 cores will help a lot in daily work but 6 cores for now is still fine for that too. some games do take advantage of more cores. like the new upcoming cyberpunk 2077 that you are probably wanting to play  
however. then a 3700x would be better cause the 2000 series ryzen chips kinda are okay with gaming but.. the 3000 series is much better. and the 5000 series will be waaaaay better. but.. the proper value 5600 wont be out till march 2021 so unless you can wait for that. go with the 3600/x/xt

[Agena_]

50 minutes ago, hollyh88 said:

because its not as good performing in those tasks like the 3600 is. however you may want to look at current pricing of the 3600x and 3600xt as well because in some cases they are only 10-20 more than the 3600 which in my opinion would be worth it for the extra performance.

the 2700x can be gotten for cheap now yes. and 8 cores will help a lot in daily work but 6 cores for now is still fine for that too. some games do take advantage of more cores. like the new upcoming cyberpunk 2077 that you are probably wanting to play  
however. then a 3700x would be better cause the 2000 series ryzen chips kinda are okay with gaming but.. the 3000 series is much better. and the 5000 series will be waaaaay better. but.. the proper value 5600 wont be out till march 2021 so unless you can wait for that. go with the 3600/x/xt

so you would think that the 5600x would be better than the 3600?

and can i pair it with this https://www.asus.com/uk/Motherboards/ROG-STRIX-B550-A-GAMING/

[hollyh88]

51 minutes ago, Agena_ said:

so you would think that the 5600x would be better than the 3600?

and can i pair it with this https://www.asus.com/uk/Motherboards/ROG-STRIX-B550-A-GAMING/

i dont think. i and others know it will be better. it will perform better in games. thats a fact. probably on par/around the i5 10600k but that we have to see still. 
and you can but you need a bios update and there for keep in mind you download that first and update your bios before you swap cpu's if you dont have another available pc to download it from. 
also watch this video:

to choose the correct board for you. that performs the best.

 

[Agena_]

15 hours ago, hollyh88 said:

i dont think. i and others know it will be better. it will perform better in games. thats a fact. probably on par/around the i5 10600k but that we have to see still. 
and you can but you need a bios update and there for keep in mind you download that first and update your bios before you swap cpu's if you dont have another available pc to download it from. 
also watch this video:

to choose the correct board for you. that performs the best.

 

sorry im confused, which oe do you think will be better?