Is a Ryzen 5 1600 bottlenecking my GPU?

[nhess]

Hi guys I wanted to know the extent that a Ryzen 5 1600 would be bottlenecking my rig with a 5700xt. I just upgraded my ram to C16 3200MHZ (ballistics sport) and the next logical upgrade is the cpu. I was thinking of waiting for a potential 4600, but a 3600 is my other option. Any thoughts? I run this on a b450 tomahawk. 

[Slottr]

3600 would be a good step up, but it really depends on what you're doing.

What does your current cpu usage look like during these highly requesting tasks?

[Derrk]

from what i've seen, 4th gen ryzen will require a new socket so you'd have to upgrade your mobo if you wanted to run a ryzen 4600. I don't think anythings been confirmed yet, but i may be wrong.

 

i don't think the 1600 will bottleneck the 5700xt and if it does, i imagine it would be pretty insignificant

[Nocte]

Well, it depends at the resolution. 1080p? Most likely yes. 

1440p or above? You are good. 
 

My 1600 is slightly bottlenecking my 2070 but it is still capable of giving me solid frames. I will upgrade to 4600/4700 though. 
 

I settled on not upgrading to 3000 series as the CPU is still good enough imo. The most logical upgrade is the latest AM4 (and DDR4) Ryzen CPU. Which *should* be 4000 series. 

[SnowyMus]

Depends on the game, settings, and video resolution.

 

Probably not.

[nhess]

I'm doing 1080 144 hz at the moment but have plans to get a 1440p 144 hzs monitor in the future. I don't need any more cpu power than the 1600 honestly but it could be a bottleneck for games so I am curious. 

[Taf the Ghost]

16 minutes ago, nhess said:

Hi guys I wanted to know the extent that a Ryzen 5 1600 would be bottlenecking my rig with a 5700xt. I just upgraded my ram to C16 3200MHZ (ballistics sport) and the next logical upgrade is the cpu. I was thinking of waiting for a potential 4600, but a 3600 is my other option. Any thoughts? I run this on a b450 tomahawk. 

Generally no, but I'm sure you can find a game that it would.

 

3600 would be a good upgrade, though.

[Fasauceome]

19 minutes ago, Derrk said:

from what i've seen, 4th gen ryzen will require a new socket so you'd have to upgrade your mobo if you wanted to run a ryzen 4600. I don't think anythings been confirmed yet, but i may be wrong.

 

AMD has repeatedly claimed full support of AM4 through 2020, 4th gen ryzen is extremely unlikely to be on a new socket

[glenalz81]

20 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

4th gen ryzen is extremely unlikely to be on a new socket

1000/2000 series 1st gen-Zen, Zen+. AM4  3000/4000 series 2nd gen-Zen 2 Zen 2+. AM4

 

4th gen Ryzen is extremely likely to be on a new socket, Zen 2 + on the other hand most likely on Am4.

54 minutes ago, nhess said:

a Ryzen 5 1600 would be bottlenecking my rig with a 5700xt

In some cases yes, low core/thread usage games prone to high fps is where you would see a bottleneck.

[Fasauceome]

3 minutes ago, glenalz81 said:

1000/2000 series 1st gen-Zen, Zen+. AM4  3000/4000 series 2nd gen-Zen 2 Zen 2+. AM4

 

4th gen Ryzen is extremely likely to be on a new socket, Zen 2 + on the other hand most likely on Am4

Specifically mentioned was a hypothetical "4600," making it 4000 series Zen 2+ or Zen 3. That's what I was referring to.