3600x Vs 2700x

[DisfiguredBob]

Hi, I am currently upgrading from a ryzen 1400 to either a 2700x or a 3600x. I've been leaning towards the 3600x but would want a second opinion. I will be using it primarily for gaming, with some light CAD and photo editing on the side. Thanks!

[.Apex.]

8 minutes ago, DisfiguredBob said:

Hi, I am currently upgrading from a ryzen 1400 to either a 2700x or a 3600x. I've been leaning towards the 3600x but would want a second opinion. I will be using it primarily for gaming, with some light CAD and photo editing on the side. Thanks!

Definitely 3600X for those workloads

 

Edit: I would go with the 3600 non-x as well

[spartaman64]

3600 non x i think its a much better value

[Mr.Humble]

I'd go for 3600 if I were you, but do Czech compatability with your motherboard - not all 300 series boards will be compatible with 3rd gen Ryzen

[DisfiguredBob]

1 hour ago, _Syn_ said:

Definitely 3600X for those workloads

 

Edit: I would go with the 3600 non-x as well

If I were to OC it to the 3600x speed would I need a better cooler (than stock).

[AvogadrosDog]

8 minutes ago, DisfiguredBob said:

If I were to OC it to the 3600x speed would I need a better cooler (than stock).

With the current Ryzen 3000 lineup it's often better leaving it at stock with PBO enabled. No point in OCing really. The difference in performance between the 3600 and 3600X is almost indistinguishable to the end user. The performance difference is about 2-3% if I'm not mistaken. Hardly worth the extra 50$. 

[.Apex.]

1 hour ago, DisfiguredBob said:

If I were to OC it to the 3600x speed would I need a better cooler (than stock).

You don't even need to OC honestly, the benefits are way too tiny, 3600X Stock is faster than an All-Core Overclocked 3600/x, but it's less than 1%, and between the 3600 and the 3600X both at stock is barely 3%, I wouldn't bother

 

But to answer your question, I don't think you need a better cooler to overclock

4:30

[DisfiguredBob]

5 hours ago, _Syn_ said:

You don't even need to OC honestly, the benefits are way too tiny, 3600X Stock is faster than an All-Core Overclocked 3600/x, but it's less than 1%, and between the 3600 and the 3600X both at stock is barely 3%, I wouldn't bother

 

But to answer your question, I don't think you need a better cooler to overclock

4:30

Thank you. This forum is pretty cool. Definitely, haven't seen this good a response from any other forums I've been on.

[.Apex.]

6 hours ago, DisfiguredBob said:

Thank you. This forum is pretty cool. Definitely, haven't seen this good a response from any other forums I've been on.

You're welcome

[paulmohr]

Unless you are getting one heck of a deal on the 2700x get the 3600. Once they released the 3600 the 2700 and 2700x are simply not worth the money. They kind of screwed themselves on that one. They need to come down on the 2700 prices to make them worth it. Now if you could get a 2700 for what a 2600 costs then ya I would snap it up.

[Princess Luna]

R5 3600 since the X variant is identical, the only difference is the included box cooler but for the $ difference you can just buy a better cooler.

[bignaz]

No the 3600 is not the same as a 3600x. 

 

 

The 3600x is a binned CPU.  Now that being said I seen them both top out around 4.5ghz on all cores for upper end of those cpu's.   

 

The only reason to buy the X is if you wanna play that lottery and see if you get one of the golden ones. How AMD is binning is every 3900x is getting a higher binned chiplet and one that's slightly lower. The X's get the table scraps and the non ex gets the bone. But there pretty much nothing left on that bone unless you get really lucky. 

 

Now from what I seen across 30 people with a mix of 3600's and 3600x's a good number of 3600x's are pulling the same clocks at slightly lower voltages. But that being said unless you plan on doing heavy overclocking going after an all core of 4.5ghz it's not worth it. Odds are you won't get lucky on the 3600x to get one that can do it since it's a pretty low chance. But you gotta pay to play. 

 

Microcenter has the 3600 at $199 and the 3600x at $229.  I would pay the extra $29 if it was me.  I'll buy that lottery ticket and if it wins awesome if I don't it was only $29. But if you don't plan on overclocking past what the average people are bringing in definitely save a few bucks and go with a 3600.  

 

 

But toss the stock cooler in the trash and get something better. I been selling off my wraith prism's for $20 new. And I see them sell all the time for that much. $220 for a 3600 and that cool is a nice package and would be a better buy then a 3600x coming in at the same price only you have a heatsinks that useable.