Ryzen 5 3600 vs Ryzen 7 2700x

[BaconPie]

Hey guys, which one should I pick for gaming and futureproofing? I have an RX 5700xt and playing at 144hz. The lowest r5 3600 price I could find is 199 USD, the lowest price for the r7 2700x is 159 USD.

[flashiling]

3600.

it's better for gaming than the 2700x (i have that one)

[Princess Luna]

R5 3600 offers superior gaming performance.

[FL4XY]

5 minutes ago, TeamPC said:

Hey guys, which one should I pick for gaming and futureproofing? I have an RX 5700xt and playing at 144hz. The lowest r5 3600 price I could find is 199 USD, the lowest price for the r7 2700x is 159 USD.

For gaming the 3600 will be faster than the 2700x (This will depend on the title, but expect maybe 5-10% FPS increase in AAA games at 1440p), whereas the 2700x will have a faster multicore performance, making it better for more CPU heavy tasks that aren't related to gaming. 

 

EDIT: More concise 

[weeblord]

R5 3600 - Better in gaming

R7 2700X - Better in CPU-intensive tasks

 

but the 3600 has zen 2 architecture making it probably the best buy for anyone that is not using any physics or video editing software as part of their career.

[BaconPie]

27 minutes ago, Princess Luna said:

R5 3600 offers superior gaming performance.

 

27 minutes ago, FL4XY said:

For gaming the 3600 will be faster than the 2700x (This will depend on the title, but expect maybe 5-10% FPS increase in AAA games at 1440p), whereas the 2700x will have a faster multicore performance, making it better for more CPU heavy tasks that aren't related to gaming. 

 

EDIT: More concise 

 

So you think it's worth the extra 40$? What about futureproofness? Which one do you think will age better?

[martward]

1 minute ago, TeamPC said:

 

 

So you think is worth the extra 40$? What about futureproofness? Which one do you think will age better?

They'll both age just fine, with the added bonus that you can upgrade easily if you should ever need more. I'd go for the 3600 if gaming is your primary focus.

[Fasauceome]

6 minutes ago, TeamPC said:

 

 

So you think it's worth the extra 40$? What about futureproofness? Which one do you think will age better?

They are as future proof as each other, by the time you are getting a CPU upgrade they'll both be as obsolete as one another.

[BaconPie]

3 minutes ago, martward said:

They'll both age just fine, with the added bonus that you can upgrade easily if you should ever need more. I'd go for the 3600 if gaming is your primary focus.

Gaming is the main deal. I just wanna make sure the 3600 is the better choice, because I'm on a tight budget.

[flashiling]

18 hours ago, TeamPC said:

Gaming is the main deal. I just wanna make sure the 3600 is the better choice, because I'm on a tight budget.

since gaming is the main deal tit definitly is.

it's better single core performance means that later on if you decide to upgrade your gpu you might be less likely to be bottlenecked 

[Otto_iii]

I used to try to recommend 2700, but after repeated issues helping people find good cheap ram to get the most out of it have stepped away.  Ram compatability and the prices of kits that work with it are a headache if building on a budget. 

3600 offers better gaming performance, and given how picky 2700x is with DRAM options, you can likely pick up multiple 3600 speed ram kits that work for Ryzen 3000 and will get all the performance out of it for about 70-80$ (Ripjaws and OLOy.)  I'd go with R5 3600 and 3600 speed ram instead of overpaying for 2800-3200 speed 16gb kits that are compatible with 2700(x) and ending up with overall slower gaming CPU, even though you get a few more cores. 

https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-16gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/N82E16820232880?Description=3600 cl16&cm_re=3600_cl16-_-20-232-880-_-Product
https://www.newegg.com/oloy-16gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/N82E16820821167?Description=oloy 3600&cm_re=oloy_3600-_-20-821-167-_-Product
(Ripjaws is better timings, but some people want the RGB, both are known to play nice with Ryzen 3000 series)


If you are worried about motherboard get any of the decent MSI "MAX" boards like B450 A-Pro, Gaming Plus, or Tomahawk, if outside North America then Mortar MAX is another good option.  If in US, budget conscious, and near a MicroCenter i can also vouch for ASRock b450m Pro4, but often online they aren't pre-updated for Ryzen 3000, so not worth looking into.  All will OC a 8 core, can run a 12 core stock, so no problem for 6 core system. 

[BaconPie]

1 hour ago, flashiling said:

since gaming is the main deal tit definitly is.

it's better single core performance means that later on if you decide to upgrade your gpu you might be less likely to be bottlenecked 

I see, thanks for the advice.

 

7 minutes ago, Otto_iii said:

I used to try to recommend 2700, but after repeated issues helping people find good cheap ram to get the most out of it have stepped away.  Ram compatability and the prices of kits that work with it are a headache if building on a budget. 

3600 offers better gaming performance, and given how picky 2700x is with DRAM options, you can likely pick up multiple 3600 speed ram kits that work for Ryzen 3000 and will get all the performance out of it for about 70-80$ (Ripjaws and OLOy.)  I'd go with R5 3600 and 3600 speed ram instead of overpaying for 2800-3200 speed 16gb kits that are compatible with 2700(x) and ending up with overall slower gaming CPU, even though you get a few more cores. 

https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-16gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/N82E16820232880?Description=3600 cl16&cm_re=3600_cl16-_-20-232-880-_-Product
https://www.newegg.com/oloy-16gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/N82E16820821167?Description=oloy 3600&cm_re=oloy_3600-_-20-821-167-_-Product
(Ripjaws is better timings, but some people want the RGB, both are known to play nice with Ryzen 3000 series)


If you are worried about motherboard get any of the decent MSI "MAX" boards like B450 A-Pro, Gaming Plus, or Tomahawk, if outside North America then Mortar MAX is another good option.  If in US, budget conscious, and near a MicroCenter i can also vouch for ASRock b450m Pro4, but often online they aren't pre-updated for Ryzen 3000, so not worth looking into.  All will OC a 8 core, can run a 12 core stock, so no problem for 6 core system. 

Unfortunately I'm in europe (Hungary), meaning anything I'd order outside the eu would simply not be worth it, and prices are also higher in general. 

[Otto_iii]

I'd still check on availability of different ram kits eitherway, it may be different in Hungary but i've often found its hard to find good higher-speed ram that matches up with a motherboards QVL for Pinnacle Ridge (2000 series) then Matisse (3000 series)

If on a budget but still trying to get the most out of the system, thats usually the deciding factor

[BaconPie]

14 minutes ago, Otto_iii said:

I'd still check on availability of different ram kits eitherway, it may be different in Hungary but i've often found its hard to find good higher-speed ram that matches up with a motherboards QVL for Pinnacle Ridge (2000 series) then Matisse (3000 series)

If on a budget but still trying to get the most out of the system, thats usually the deciding factor

The G.SKILL Sniper X 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3600MHz F4-3600C19D-16GSXWB is a bit cheaper. For the mobo I wanna go with the Tomahawk Max, if I can find it for a decent price.