Which CPU is better for these 3 actions combined?

Fluuwu · February 26

I want to do 1440p recording, 1080p streaming, 1440p video editing, and 1080p gaming.
Should I rather go for a Ryzen 7 7700X, or a Ryzen 7 7800X3D?

Fasauceome · February 27

49 minutes ago, Fluuwu said:

I want to do 1440p recording

49 minutes ago, Fluuwu said:

and 1080p gaming

what will you be recording in 1440p? If not games

Fluuwu · February 27

16 hours ago, Fasauceome said:

what will you be recording in 1440p? If not games

Still games, but not on my PC. I record Mario Kart and general Nintendo stuff and record in upscaled 1440p, so I can render it in 1440p in order to get a better looking bitrate on YouTube, since YouTube has a different encoder for 1440p. Besides that, I am an editor for a creator that has his videos in 1440p.

YoungBlade · February 27

For video editing, the 7700X and 7800X3D are going to be very similar, with the 7700X about 5-10% faster due to its higher clockspeeds. For gaming, the 7800X3D is going to be 10-15% faster on average across a range of games at 1080p with a top tier graphics card, so RTX 4080/4090 or RX 7900XTX.

Whether the 7800X3D is worth the price increase is the real question - if you don't have at least an RTX 4070 or RX 7800XT or better, the difference in gaming performance, even at 1080p, isn't going to be life changing. It probably wouldn't even be noticeable.

With that said, the improvements to responsiveness in your editing software and speed of renders also isn't really going to be a noticeable improvement with the 7700X. So really, the reason to pick the 7700X would come down entirely to price, so you should also be looking into the R7 7700 if it's meaningfully cheaper, as it can basically be turned into a 7700X by just turning on PBO in the BIOS to remove its power limit.