Ryzen CPU comparison

[emotionalpig]

Can someone breakdown the difference between the ryzen 5 5600X 6 Core, the Ryzen 7 3700, and the ryzen 5800? Which is recommended for both gaming and productivity? 

[SavageNeo]

5600x out of those is the best value. but if you do nto have a crazy high budget i5 10400f or i7 10700 would make more sense. or the new i5 11400 or 11700

[SkilledRebuilds]

6 minutes ago, emotionalpig said:

Can someone breakdown the difference between the ryzen 5 5600X 6 Core, the Ryzen 7 3700, and the ryzen 5800? Which is recommended for both gaming and productivity? 

All of those are included in this video.

 

[Lyri]

If you are in the market for a Ryzen build on the budget, then the 5600X is a great purchase. It may lack the core count/threads for some of the workloads and thus fall short in those aspects compared to the 5800X or 3700X, but from a gaming aspect it is a beast and an absolute step up from the 3000 series.

I myself had that concern when upgrading from 3800X to 5600X, but it simply performs so much better even while simultaniously streaming and gaming on the same rig, also while working on videos. For productivity, you'd likely have to look at 5800X, if you can find it at good prices or even MSRP price. At that price, I could simply not recommend going with a 3000 series Ryzen.

[emotionalpig]

6 minutes ago, SavageNeo said:

5600x out of those is the best value. but if you do nto have a crazy high budget i5 10400f or i7 10700 would make more sense. or the new i5 11400 or 11700

is the cooler that comes with the 5600 good or should I buy a new one altogether?

[SkilledRebuilds]

3 minutes ago, emotionalpig said:

is the cooler that comes with the 5600 good or should I buy a new one altogether?

Good enough.
Until the Noise bothers you (which it may not), or you want a little extra CPU boost on top depending on the load, it might be 25-200Mhz faster, depends on temps really.
Easy to replace with something alternative.

[Lyri]

1 minute ago, emotionalpig said:

is the cooler that comes with the 5600 good or should I buy a new one altogether?

Sadly, the cooler on the 5600 isn't all that great. You can likely source a cheap Wraith Prism cooler for a few bucks, though. I managed to get mine for a fiver. 

[emotionalpig]

3 minutes ago, Lyri said:

Sadly, the cooler on the 5600 isn't all that great. You can likely source a cheap Wraith Prism cooler for a few bucks, though. I managed to get mine for a fiver. 

Which one do you use (if you use the 5600X)? Would you recommend it? I am completely new to the PC world and starting from scratch.

[Lyri]

Just now, emotionalpig said:

Which one do you use (if you use the 5600X)? Would you recommend it? I am completely new to the PC world and starting from scratch.

Well, since most of building enthusiasts or overclockers just ditch the stock coolers outright, then you can find cheap AMD Wraith Prism coolers for a few bucks. Most of them are brand new and they are actually very decent coolers, all things considered. I noticed a shocking 6-10 degree change going from the stock 5600X cooler to a Wraith Prism.

 

Other than that, you can just order a brand new cooler from your favorite shopping platform when buying the CPU. It really depends on your budget, whether you plan to overclock the pc or not and whether you are going for a more silent solution or something that keeps your cpu at low temps. I personally am a fan of Cooler Master and Arctic Cooling, Noctua and stick to air coolers. Just make sure the cooler is compatible with AM4 socket and you should be set.

 

 

[SupaKomputa]

15 minutes ago, emotionalpig said:

is the cooler that comes with the 5600 good or should I buy a new one altogether?

It's good enough if you're pc have good air circulation.

If not get a cheap $15 cooler should be better than that.

It doesn't need high end cooler to work.

[Stahlmann]

You can use the included cooler with the 5600X. If you notice that the noise is bothering you, just switch the cooler to a Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo or Arctic Freezer 34.

[RapidDevil]

slightly left field, I just picked up a 3600x under a year old at an extremely good price, cheaper than a new 10400f and obviously the equivalent boards are cheaper too. Not quite the blockbuster that the 5600x is but still very good at almost a third of the price. 

[Lyri]

20 minutes ago, RapidDevil said:

slightly left field, I just picked up a 3600x under a year old at an extremely good price, cheaper than a new 10400f and obviously the equivalent boards are cheaper too. Not quite the blockbuster that the 5600x is but still very good at almost a third of the price. 

Considering I paid 315 EUR (375 USD) for a 5600X and 360 EUR (430 USD) for a 3800X a few months back and new 3600X'es going for 240 EUR (285 USD) here, I'd say you got yourself a heck of a deal. At that price you really can't complain. The store prices for a 5600X over here are roughly 380 EUR (450 USD).

[RapidDevil]

1 hour ago, Lyri said:

Considering I paid 315 EUR (375 USD) for a 5600X and 360 EUR (430 USD) for a 3800X a few months back and new 3600X'es going for 240 EUR (285 USD) here, I'd say you got yourself a heck of a deal. At that price you really can't complain. The store prices for a 5600X over here are roughly 380 EUR (450 USD).

Yeah I definitely did. I'm currently doing a little project where I'm trying to make a low-mid tier rig for the 'best value' parts I can find. I'll have to post it when finished. It's a bit of cheat because I brought the GPU before this crazy crypto situation kicked in but I'm coming in under £400 with all good quality parts

 

Back on topic, it obviously depends on how intensive the OP wants to roll and if price is even a consideration but the 3600x can still hold it's own imho.