ryzen 5 3600x vs threadripper 1920x

[Naturalhighz]

Been thinking, In theory if one was to make the upgrade, the ryzen 5 3600x costs about the same as  threadripper 1920x does now. Would Quad channel memory etc still make the threadripper better or is the 3rd gen just that much better?

[Fasauceome]

for gaming?

[Naturalhighz]

Gaming, streaming, etc. normal stuff. no fancy video editing, maybe small youtube vids with gameplay but that's about it.

[pizapower]

3700x + cheap x570 board is the better buy.

[Naturalhighz]

1 minute ago, pizapower said:

3700x + cheap x570 board is the better buy.

sure but that's way more expensive. What made me curious was this exact matchup

[suchamoneypit]

Pretty sure the motherboard for the threadripper would cost you a lot more and so it would be better to go for the ryzen 5, and the ryzen 5 will do way better in gaming too

 

[pizapower]

1 minute ago, Naturalhighz said:

sure but that's way more expensive. What made me curious was this exact matchup

X399 motherboards aren't cheap either.

[Flying Sausages]

Go with ryzen 5 then in a year or two you can grab 3900x for ~$400 or 3950x.

[Naturalhighz]

I guess you're right, wasn't bringing in motherboards because sure X399 is really expensive, was just more a comparison of the 2 cpu's simply because I found it hard to actually figure out what was better. Money wise I think for sure the ryzen 7 3700x is the better value

[Guest]

I'd imagine the 1920X would have the edge on anything truly multicore, but it's hard to say.

Extrapolating from this Bitwit vid where even 2nd gen TR is utterly destroyed by 3rd Gen Ryzen, I'd say the IPC increase would make up a lot of ground in many areas even when considering core count. Though there are some areas where sheer core count is bound to win.

[amdorintel]

3600x is a better choice

go with that, and for a decent mobo you need to get into the $150 range

 

do you plan on overclocking at all

 

or is your post all a dream?

[Naturalhighz]

It was never for me to actually do the upgrade it was just a thought because I saw how much prices on 1st gen threadrippers plummeted.

[amdorintel]

Just now, Naturalhighz said:

It was never for me to actually do the upgrade it was just a thought because I saw how much prices on 1st gen threadrippers plummeted.

yea thats the way it is, older tech is cheap and is still viable for 95% of the people out there, its just people want new new new all the time

[Naturalhighz]

For myself I'm pretty sure I can ride my 1600x until the next gen is out and I can take a look at the upgrade then. Assuming 4th gen will work on the same Motherboards I'd be able to do an easy upgrade but even if not my cpu isn't holding me back in the games I play just yet.

[dizmo]

Threadripper is absolute trash for gaming. It's not what it's designed for.