Posted August 24, 2019 Hey, i'm planning to purchase a 3900x for gaming. But i was wondering if the 3700x (or 3800x) are about same performance if only gaming ? I would just go for the best intel processor, but i'm not only doing gaming, so i'd like to have both productivity and gaming, thats why i would prefer go AMD. I don't have any specific budget, but i dont want to do a stupid decision. If the 3700x do same (or almost) than 3900x in games then i would go for it. If its purely about best gaming performance wich processor would you choose in AMD familiy ? Sinces cores doesnt matter much in gaming i have some doubt about the 3900x. Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/1097529-gaming-purpose-3700x-or-3900x/ Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 24, 2019 It would depend on what resolution you plan to play at but honestly, the difference would be marginal. Main Rig:- Ryzen 7 3800X | Asus ROG Strix X570-F Gaming | 16GB Team Group Dark Pro 3600Mhz | Corsair MP600 1TB PCIe Gen 4 | Sapphire 5700 XT Pulse | Corsair H115i Platinum | WD Black 1TB | WD Green 4TB | EVGA SuperNOVA G3 650W | Asus TUF GT501 | Samsung C27HG70 1440p 144hz HDR FreeSync 2 | Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS | Server:- Intel NUC running Server 2019 + Synology DSM218+ with 2 x 4TB Toshiba NAS Ready HDDs (RAID0) Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/1097529-gaming-purpose-3700x-or-3900x/#findComment-12836385 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 24, 2019 Get a 3700X. Better value Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/1097529-gaming-purpose-3700x-or-3900x/#findComment-12836388 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 24, 2019 Main Rig:- Ryzen 7 3800X | Asus ROG Strix X570-F Gaming | 16GB Team Group Dark Pro 3600Mhz | Corsair MP600 1TB PCIe Gen 4 | Sapphire 5700 XT Pulse | Corsair H115i Platinum | WD Black 1TB | WD Green 4TB | EVGA SuperNOVA G3 650W | Asus TUF GT501 | Samsung C27HG70 1440p 144hz HDR FreeSync 2 | Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS | Server:- Intel NUC running Server 2019 + Synology DSM218+ with 2 x 4TB Toshiba NAS Ready HDDs (RAID0) Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/1097529-gaming-purpose-3700x-or-3900x/#findComment-12836400 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 24, 2019 1 minute ago, 5x5 said: Get a 3700X. Better value I totally agree with 5x5 and Master Disaster... Games are not HT apps. So the extra threads are useless. Also the 3900x says its a gaming CPU but that is just marketing, it's really a CPU for hardcore pros using Premiere and Photoshop and Illustrator and Maya or AutoCad or 3D Studio Max or running a DAW. For now 6 to 8 core recent CPU is enough. This is why a lot of gamers get the 9700k. As it is just 8 cores and 8 threads. Asus Sabertooth x79 / 4930k @ 4500 @ 1.408v / Gigabyte WF 2080 RTX / Corsair VG 64GB @ 1866 & AX1600i & H115i Pro @ 2x Noctua NF-A14 / Carbide 330r Blackout Scarlett 2i2 Audio Interface / KRK Rokits 10" / Sennheiser HD 650 / Logitech G Pro Wireless Mouse & G915 Linear & G935 & C920 / SL 88 Grand / Cakewalk / NF-A14 Int P12 Ex AOC 40" 4k Curved / LG 55" OLED C9 120hz / LaCie Porsche Design 2TB & 500GB / Samsung 950 Pro 500GB / 850 Pro 500GB / Crucial m4 500GB / Asus M.2 Card Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/1097529-gaming-purpose-3700x-or-3900x/#findComment-12836418 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 24, 2019 Author So basically, both are same in gaming, but what about the frequency ? 4,6 for the 3900 and 4,4 for the 3700, does this doesnt even matter? Same for the GameCache, 70 for the 3900x and 36 for the 3700x. I dont rly know what is it too. If i didnt had an motherboard AM4 already i would go for a i9. But i'm already ready for ryzen. Currently running a 2700x. Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/1097529-gaming-purpose-3700x-or-3900x/#findComment-12836434 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 24, 2019 What game do you play that's single core only? Because basing those clocks off single core max clocks is pretty pointless. 3900x is a great cpu. But you have to cool it. If you on anything less then custom water just go for the 3700x. The 3900x gets hot. And if you cant cool it well you wont boost as high what means your game performance will be lower. That being said i know a few 3900x's running 4.4-4.5ghz all core that are absolute beast in games. But these guys all run highend loops. If you dont want the extra cores. Few games i play do take advantage of more cores. And doing things like 3d modeling and whatnot then there is no real point in going with a 3900x. I would go with a 3700x is a really nice cpu. Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/1097529-gaming-purpose-3700x-or-3900x/#findComment-12836467 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 24, 2019 Author I really dont have any issue with cooling. I have a Enermax LiqFusion 360 RGB that is doing a really great job (26° idle without OC on a 2700x) Also i'm playing Rust. This game is not really supporting multi cores, and my 2700x is shit because floating points 128 vs 256 on ryzen 3xxx Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/1097529-gaming-purpose-3700x-or-3900x/#findComment-12836559 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 24, 2019 21 minutes ago, Keirox said: I really dont have any issue with cooling. I have a Enermax LiqFusion 360 RGB that is doing a really great job (26° idle without OC on a 2700x) Also i'm playing Rust. This game is not really supporting multi cores, and my 2700x is shit because floating points 128 vs 256 on ryzen 3xxx The 3700X is going to be within 1-2% of the 3900X in games - the 3900X makes sense if you really need behemoth-class CPU performance. Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/1097529-gaming-purpose-3700x-or-3900x/#findComment-12836646 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 24, 2019 Author Yes you guys right i will go for the 3700x, 3900x seems to be waste of money for gaming priority. Thanks for answers, amazing community. Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/1097529-gaming-purpose-3700x-or-3900x/#findComment-12836652 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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