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Captain_Yuri said:

JEMC said:

To bring some context to the numbers, the Techspot review also claims better productivity, on par or better than the 5800X that uses the same power, and also better much gaming performance:

Meanwhile, TechPowerUp's review puts it using 16W more in productivity and 4W more in gaming than the 5600X.

Right now, the numbers change a lot from one review to another. I'd even say that they change too much, there's something not right.

All in all, from the little I've had time to read/see, I'd say that:

• Productivity: 7000 is the best. No discussions here
• Efficiency: 5000 series is still the way to go, apparently
• Gaming: the 7000 series is better than the regular 5000 one, but when you mix the 5800X3d and Alder Lake, things get complicated. Varies from one review to another

So yeah, for those already on AM4, it's better to go 5800X3D if your mobo has had the update to do so. For Alder Lake users, no point changing. For anyone building a new system from scratch, AM4 is a dead end and we know Intels' s1700 only has Rocket Lake. AM5 is the only platform that has future, even if it's the most expensive.

Yea a few of my friends were thinking to upgrade as some of them have 3600 and 2700x. After seeing the reviews, they are going to 5800X3D and spend the money they saved on 3080 Ti or 3090 that are getting pretty heavily discounted. Sad that after the crypto boom finally crashed, the new GPUs/CPUs are so overpriced that last generation parts are still the better buy. Hopefully next time around, we will see better priced products from these companies.

Oddly enough, that's what I was wanting to do.

I've been thinking that the 5800x3D seems like a good fit for me, since I just game, but also use vegas and Clip studio Paint and not much else. Tho the cooler is something I'd have to think carefully on, as I hear that CPU tends to run pretty hot. I'm thinking that if I get that CPU, I could save the rest for a cheaper RTX 3080 down the line, seeing as how I'm priced the fuck outta the new lineup for the future.