Ryzen Upgrade Inquiry

[Childish Croissant]

Budget (including currency): 1000$ CAD

Country: Canada
Current specs: Ryzen 2600, 2x8GB 2400MHz, MSI B450 Bazooka V2, 600W 80+ Thermaltake Supply, RTX 2060

 

Hey everyone!

I have a question regarding a potential CPU upgrade in my system. With my specs posted above, I'm wondering if it would be worth upgrading my CPU to a R7 5800X? With my 2060 and my slower RAM (I've had this RAM since first gen Ryzen came out), would it even make much of a difference in terms of general gaming and productivity performance? Should I upgrade my RAM anyway? Let me know what you think

[boggy77]

gaming no, productivity yes, depending on the software.

[Childish Croissant]

On 4/8/2021 at 9:44 AM, Banned said:

I would say upgrade the ram and keep the 2600 with the 2060, i think that a great combination

An update for those curious. My friend's building a PC and I'm doing the building for him, so he's shipped the parts one at a time to my house. As I get them, he's letting me test them in my own rig so I can see what benefits I would get while upgrading.
 

What I've found have been staggering improvements in performance going from the 2600 to a 5600X, with the same 2400MHz RAM — gains upwards of 40-60 fps increases in GTA V and Far Cry 5. Is there something wrong with my 2600, or are these results to be expected?