Will upgrading my CPU increase gaming performance?

[dean_5234]

Hi guys!

I am currently rocking a Ryzen 5 1400, and while I'm decently happy with performance I was wondering if upgrading to something like a 3600 would be a nice increase in FPS.

The games I am currently playing are Destiny 2, Minecraft, Apex Legends, Rocket League, and a bit of Fortnite (yes ik its hated, but i just play occasionally for fun) Also, I do some light editing (1080P) and streaming but I stream with NVENC and I am satisfied with my light editing performance so I just want to know for gaming only.

I want to stay on my current motherboard (specs will be at end) and a 5600x is out of my budget, so will a 3600 be a good upgrade? 
Note: I do not currently have enough money for a 3600 so I am open to waiting for future processors to release if its in my best interest as it might take me a bit to save up more money as I am kind of close but a couple of months away.

Thanks in advance!

Specs:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 1400 3.2 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$254.99 @ Adorama
CPU Cooler	Deepcool GAMMAXX 400 V2 64.5 CFM CPU Cooler
Motherboard	Biostar B450MH Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$70.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Western Digital Caviar Blue 250 GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$34.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate Barracuda 320 GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$34.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3 GB AERO ITX OC Video Card
Case	Cougar MG130-G MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$41.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Segotep GP 600 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply	$51.99 @ Amazon
Custom	Timetec Extreme Performance Hynix IC 16GB KIT(2x8GB) DDR4 3200MHz PC4-25600 CL16 1.35V Unbuffered Non-ECC for Gaming and High-Performance Compatible with AMD and Intel Desktop Memory (16GB KI	$82.99 @ Amazon
Custom	ADATA SU650 240GB M.2 2280 SATA 3D NAND Internal SSD (ASU650NS38-240GT-C)	$32.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$605.92
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-04-04 23:09 EDT-0400

 

[Grabhanem]

With a 1060 3GB, you're probably already getting the most out of your system with your CPU. Fast-paced shooters like Overwatch and CS:GO might benefit from a CPU upgrade, but most games won't.

 

That's not to say there are no reasons to upgrade - if you do a lot of video editing, you could see a decent improvement, for example.

[dean_5234]

21 minutes ago, Grabhanem said:

With a 1060 3GB, you're probably already getting the most out of your system with your CPU. Fast-paced shooters like Overwatch and CS:GO might benefit from a CPU upgrade, but most games won't.

 

That's not to say there are no reasons to upgrade - if you do a lot of video editing, you could see a decent improvement, for example.

Thanks for advice!

[Mark Kaine]

For me going from 2200G with a 1060 6g to a 3600 was *huge*

 

I'm pretty sure it'd be similar in your case. 

 

It's not just more fps, but also more stable.

 

Edit: just checking on everyone's favorite site,  as I thought the CPU's are really similar the 2200 even a bit stronger. 

 

To be clear the 2200G was actually bottlenecking in a few games, that completely stopped,,heck the 3600 doesn't even bottleneck a 3070 (with probably a few edge cases)

 

ROTTR, 4K High settings...  I'm actually running in a GPU bottleneck and have to set shadows to medium or something to get 60fps... cpu is largely unimpressed by such "challenges"