CPU upgrade from 2200G

[Jefez]

 

I want to upgrade my CPU for some time now because the bottleneck started to become apparent, but for now I'm budget-constrained and still gathering funds for it.

And for that I have gathered several options (sorted by local average price, converted to USD):

• Ryzen 3 3100 ($124)
• Ryzen 5 3500 ($138)
• R5 2600 ($145)
• R3 3300X tray ($151)
• R5 3500X ($158)
• R3 3300X ($162)
• R5 3600 tray ($186)
• R5 3600 ($200)
• R5 3600X ($275)

*tray: sold with no box

 

My max budget would be around $160, I've only included 3600 and above just for the price comparison

From what I understand, the most valuable option from the list is the 3500X, but I could be wrong, so that's why I'm asking

 

Other specs:

• MSI B450M PRO-VDH PLUS
• 2x4GB 3200MHz CL16 (about to upgrade to 2x8 3200)
• Zotac 1650Super

Thanks in advance!

[SorryBella]

3500X and its non X counterpart is an SMT-Disabled 3600, and imo a better value than 3100 or 3300X, especially if you gonna update that GPU soon.

[curiousmind34]

1 minute ago, Jefez said:

 

I want to upgrade my CPU for some time now because the bottleneck started to become apparent, but for now I'm budget-constrained and still gathering funds for it.

And for that I have gathered several options (sorted by local average price, converted to USD):

• Ryzen 3 3100 ($124)
• Ryzen 5 3500 ($138)
• R5 2600 ($145)
• R3 3300X tray ($151)
• R5 3500X ($158)
• R3 3300X ($162)
• R5 3600 tray ($186)
• R5 3600 ($200)
• R5 3600X ($275)

*tray: sold with no box

 

My max budget would be around $160, I've only included 3600 and above just for the price comparison

From what I understand, the most valuable option from the list is the 3500X, but I could be wrong, so that's why I'm asking

 

Other specs:

• MSI B450M PRO-VDH PLUS
• 2x4GB 3200MHz CL16 (about to upgrade to 2x8 3200)
• Zotac 1650Super

Thanks in advance!

3500. It’s going to be 30% slower than the 3600 in multi-core because of no hyper threading, but it is 6 cores and will perform the same in single core applications. Honestly, would not buy a 3100 because it’s not that much better than your 2200g, so it’s almost wasting your money. 3500x just has a bit more cache than the 3500, and generally I would not pay more than 10% extra for it, and would save your money and get a 3500.

[Tan3l6]

Yup, 3500 is basically the same as 3600 in games:

 

[Fasauceome]

Like the others said, that 3500 looks pretty nice.

[Jefez]

Alright, seems my choice wasn't too far off. Thanks for those who answered!

 

 

1 hour ago, SorryClaire said:

3500X and its non X counterpart is an SMT-Disabled 3600, and imo a better value than 3100 or 3300X, especially if you gonna update that GPU soon.

As for the GPU, I don't really intend to upgrade since it's still new-ish (bought it early October last year before prices spiked), and I only game at 1080p anyways... I could just hold on to the card until it dies, haha