3700X + B450 or B550 + 5600X?

[VyacheslavKs]

Hey guys! I hope you can help me to decide what to buy.

 

I bought B450 MSI Mortar Max in May, and it's still sealed. Once the new Ryzen CPU was announced, I decided to wait to get a new CPU from AMD. Later it was announced that the new B450 BIOS for 5600X support would be released only in January 2021, which is not quite good, since I want to upgrade my rig before Cyberpunk release (hopefully with no delays this time).

 

Fast forward to today, and I'm struggling to decide between 3700X + B450 or B550 + 5600X builds. Currently, I use Gigabyte's GTX 1080 but plan to buy RTX 3080 (if I'm lucky). 

 

I mostly use my PC for gaming, but from time to time, I also use Unreal Engine 4, learn Maya, and rarely use Premiere Pro.

On the one hand, I have a 3700X-ready motherboard and can buy this CPU for like $290.

 

On the other hand, I can try to buy a new mobo and 5600X (370$!), but I don't feel that I want to spend a lot of money on a CPU new mobo when I already have one not unpacked if the performance is same (?).

 

Will I lose any performance, and how future-proof is this build? 

 

Thanks!

[SFFDesigns]

What do you have now? I would wait for Zen 3, if you are mostly gaming the 5600X is better

[VyacheslavKs]

2 hours ago, Hymenopus_Coronatus said:

What do you have now?

Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-A320M-S2H V2

CPU: Ryzen 5 2600

GPU: GTX 1080

RAM: 16 GB (also planned to buy two sticks, but decided to not to do it for now).

[SFFDesigns]

2 minutes ago, VyacheslavKs said:

Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-A320M-S2H V2

CPU: Ryzen 5 2600

GPU: GTX 1080

RAM: 16 GB (also planned to buy two sticks, but decided to not to do it for now).

Oh that's fine. I would hold out a little longer or upgrade to a B550 + 5600X. Don't get a 3700X for gaming after Zen 3

[Action_Johnson]

B550 + 5600X for sure

[VyacheslavKs]

13 hours ago, Hymenopus_Coronatus said:

Oh that's fine. I would hold out a little longer or upgrade to a B550 + 5600X. Don't get a 3700X for gaming after Zen 3

 

13 hours ago, Action_Johnson said:

B550 + 5600X for sure

Thank you guys, but I wonder why? 
I'm not trying to reconvince myself, but I saw that 3700X wins 5600X in terms of multi-threading. Aren't multi-threading is needed in modern and future games, along with the programs like Maya or Unreal?

[DHV0]

9 minutes ago, VyacheslavKs said:

 

Thank you guys, but I wonder why? 
I'm not trying to reconvince myself, but I saw that 3700X wins 5600X in terms of multi-threading. Aren't multi-threading is needed in modern and future games, along with the programs like Maya or Unreal?

The difference between 3700x and 5600x is barely noticeable tbh in multi-threads. You can also easily overclock the 5600X if you want more performance

[Action_Johnson]

13 hours ago, VyacheslavKs said:

 

Thank you guys, but I wonder why? 
I'm not trying to reconvince myself, but I saw that 3700X wins 5600X in terms of multi-threading. Aren't multi-threading is needed in modern and future games, along with the programs like Maya or Unreal?

Because it basically blows everything away for gaming, even the 10900:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01EhbmJAW-k