Wasting money by upgrading from 3600 to 5800x?

[CoolMarquis97]

Hello, I'm currently thinking of going from a 3600 to 5800x but want to make sure I am making a smart decision. If I understand correctly, the higher the resolution I'm gaming at, the less the CPU matters? Because if I'm primarily going to be gaming at 4k and 1440p, would I be throwing dollars down the drain by getting a 5800x for minimal return? I know benchmarks aren't out so I won't get a concrete answer, but I'm sure some of you out there better understand the improvements from Zen 2 to Zen 3 and what performance gains we might expect to see. 

 

Thanks for any advice! 

[GhostRoadieBL]

until benchmarks come out it's anyone's call, this being the last of the AM4 platform it's likely when you need the extra performance the 5000 series will be cheaper.