Does Chipset Effect Performance?

[Zer0BL2]

So I want to upgrade my cpu from a Ryzen 5 2600 to a Ryzen 7 3700x but my mobo is the Asus ROG Strix B450-f Gaming and I dont know if the chipset will effect the performance of the 3700x. I do know that I wont be able to take advantage of PCIe 4.0 with the b450 chipset, but I don't have anything that can utilize PCIe 4.0. I have no plans to overclock. All I do is play videogames. Should I upgrade my mobo or will I be fine sticking with my b450?

[it_dont_work]

not really since we moved away from seperate north/south bridges on chipsets 

 

[Zer0BL2]

Just now, NZgamer said:

No.

so i will be completely fine sticking with my b450?

[Zer0BL2]

1 minute ago, it_dont_work said:

not really since we moved away from seperate north/south bridges on chipsets 

 

so i should be fine sticking with my b450 then?

[Whiro]

2 minutes ago, Zer0BL2 said:

so i should be fine sticking with my b450 then?

Yes you’ll be fine. Just update your bios before installing new cpu

[Bombastinator]

The only thing that affects stuff is the VRM, which is not the chipset.  Chipset sometimes comes up wit a-series boards, but only because a-series boards tend to be quite short on VRM. That particular board has enough for a 3700x pretty comfortably so you’re fine.

[Mister Woof]

Indirectly, I'll say yes with an asterisk.

 

Different chipsets are geared towards different price and feature segments, and thus, higher end chipsets have a higher minimum level of features and capability.

 

This doesn't always mean a higher tiered chipset will have better vrm than a lower one, but they will have more feature support and cost more, and generally will have better performance.

 

I know you're talking AMD, but Intel chipsets, H310 vs B365 vs Z390, the H310/B365 will generally have worse VRM than most Z390s, and also do not support overclocking or non-spec memory overclocking.

 

An i5-9400 for example will only run RAM at capped 2666mhz on an H310 vs up to whatever the board and CPU's IMC supports on a Z390. That's a performance difference, not even counting power delivery.

 

In regards to AMD, an A320 won't give the same potential performance as a B450 or X570 because it lacks overclocking features.

 

[Bombastinator]

One example would be b450 vs x470.  If you look at the block diagrams for both chipsets it can be seen that b450 has only 16 lanes allocated to Pcie, so running fast SLI video cards can potentially cause issues on b450.  If you’re only running 1 video card and 1 nvme and it’s in the correct slot, a b450 can be just as fast as an x470.  Likewise the big difference between x470 and x570 is x570 can do pcie4.0 whereas x470 cannot.  There are limitations though. If all you got is a pcie3.0 video card and there’s only one of them an x570 will net you 0 extra speed over a b450.

[Mister Woof]

Just now, Bombastinator said:

One example would be b450 vs x470.  If you look at the block diagrams for both chipsets it can be seen that b450 has only 16 lanes allocated to Pcie, so running fast SLI video cards can potentially cause issues on b450.  If you’re only running 1 video card and 1 nvme and it’s in the correct slot, a b450 can be just as fast as an x470.  Likewise the big difference between x470 and x570 is x570 can do pcie4.0 whereas x470 cannot.  There are limitations though. If all you got is a pcie3.0 video card and there’s only one of them an x570 will net you 0 extra speed.

 

I'd also like to add that you can absolutely get an X series motherboard that is absolutely trash, and a decent B series would be better.

 

I had a Gigabyte X370 Gaming, and it was the worst motherboard I have owned I'm the past ten years. When it totally died, I replaced it with a B450 and it's not only faster but it was cheaper at original msrp