Which CPU should I buy? R7 5800x3d or R9 5950x
Posted by Any_Report_1292@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 31 comments
Hey guys,
I’m currently running a Ryzen 7 3800X paired with an RTX 3070 and 32GB DDR4 3600mHz and I’m looking to upgrade my CPU while staying on AM4 (AM5 is just too expensive for me right now).
I’m torn between the Ryzen 9 5950X and the Ryzen 7 5800X3D. I can get both used for basically the same price.
My usage is pretty much 50% video editing/50% gaming
I do a lot of 4K video editing (mainly After Effects)
I play games like Rust, CS and Tarkov
Benchmarks seem to show a huge advantage for the 5950X in multi-core tasks, but the 5800X3D can be noticeably better in games
So I’m really unsure what makes more sense in my case.
If you were in my position (same price, 50% editing / 50% gaming), which one would you go for and why?
Would the extra cores of the 5950X outweigh the gaming advantage of the 5800X3D, or is the 5800X3D the better “overall” choice here?
Is there maybe a completely different AM4 CPU I should consider instead?
Appreciate any advice 🙏
Due_Permission4658@reddit
this one kinda hard a X3d will be a big boost in those specific games , and is definitely better than than the 5950x in gaming but you also do editing 50/50 it all just depends on what you wanna sacrifice gaming performance or productivity id probably lean on the 5950x as it can do both fine
MrWendal@reddit
Don't buy either. Both are at an all time peak high price, the x3D is going for double used what it went for new back in the day. Very overpriced.
If AM5 is too expensive, get a 5800x (non 3D) or even a 5700x. It's only 20% more performance of the 3800x instead of 25-30% you'll get with the x3D, but it's literally a a third of the price.
Any_Report_1292@reddit (OP)
I could buy a 5950x for 200$ right now. I thought that is a good price
MrWendal@reddit
Show me a 5800x3D for that price and I'll buy ten
prank_mark@reddit
The 5950x. It's much better in productivity, and you won't notice any difference in most games. Reviewers almost always test with the best GPU, so a 4090 or 5090, and at unreasonably low setting like 1080p low or medium. With a 3070 you'll already notice almost no difference between CPUs, even at 1080p. But at 1440p or 4k the difference disappears almost entirely. Hardware Canucks did a few videos on this, and Techspot wrote about it as well.
Hardware Canucks video testing different CPUs with a 9060 XT and 5060 Ti at 1440p (those are already better than your 3070, so your difference would be even smaller): https://youtu.be/NqRTVzk2PXs
Techspot article: https://www.techspot.com/review/3017-ryzen-9800x3d-vs-7600x-cpu-scaling/
kawaii_Summoner@reddit
Do you wanna work fast, or have pretty games?
I personally would be more upset if my games were stuttering than if my editing took a little longer.
Also I would look at resale values, and then dream of the day I could sell and get a 9950x3d2
Mundane_District79@reddit
5950x its more than capable for gaming, not as good as the X3D variants of course, but it wont stutter in ANY game, trust me.
kawaii_Summoner@reddit
The 5950x would stutter easily in Cs2, the 1% lows vs a 5800x3d would be massive on 1080p
DZCreeper@reddit
I would argue 5800X3D on the merit of resale value. When the time comes for an AM5 swap someone will happily buy your 5800X3D.
MrWendal@reddit
No, they wont. It's buy low sell high, remember? 5800x3D is currently at an all time peak high, used ones are currently going for much higher than it went for new, demand is high because of RAM crisis.
Buy one now and trying to sell it when AM5 is ending or AM6 is here, and the RAM crisis is over, and it will be two generations behind and worth nothing much.
Ok_Fan_1637@reddit
Bro, you didn’t tell us what games you play or what monitor you’re using. In my opinion, if you’re playing AAA games and not try harding FPS game like CS2, Valorant, or CoD, then go for the 5900X. But if you’re grinding competitive FPS and have a high-refresh monitor aiming for \~300 FPS, then the 5800X3D is the better choice.
Any_Report_1292@reddit (OP)
I wrote the games I play in my post. Mostly Rust and CS
Ok_Fan_1637@reddit
you can check the youtube video "Faceoff e01: Ryzen 7 5800X3D (8 Core) vs Ryzen 9 5950X (16 Core) Escape From Tarkov 1440P Comparison". 5800x3d have better fps avg\~127 while 5950x fps avg\~ 90.
Dangerous-Traffic875@reddit
Tarkov also absolutely loves x3d cpus though so its not always the best comparison
Ok_Fan_1637@reddit
Damn, my eyes can not read, sorry bro, go for 5800x3d.
TurnLegal7048@reddit
Depends on what you value the most, better performance in editing (5950x) or better performance in games specially in lower resolution (5800x3d). Also have in mind if you plan a future am5 upgrade an 5800x3d will probably have a higher resale value, it is a very sought after cpu much more than your other alternative.
VzSAurora@reddit
You're on a 4K monitor? 5950X all day.
X3D is awesome for high frame rates when GPU load is low. However with a 3070 at 4K you're almost certainly GPU bound, even with the 3800X.
5950X will provide a huge improvement in render times vs 3800X guaranteed but a 5800X3D may not even improve your gaming experience all that much.
Any_Report_1292@reddit (OP)
I have to say I mostly play games like Rust or Counter Strike streched on 1440x1080. How does it look like then?
Mundane_District79@reddit
In that case, the X3D will give you more than 100 fps compared to the 5950 on cs2, but we are talking about 300 fps on the 5950x to 400 and smt fps on the x3d, if that is important to you. I never played rust, so I dont know how much of the benefit of x3d will be, but I would guess sonething 20 fps diference.
VzSAurora@reddit
That changes things significantly. That resolution is very lightweight and so you'll see a big uplift from 5800X3D. This is a very tough choice!
Any_Report_1292@reddit (OP)
will the x3d still improve my editing workflow I mean will it be noticeable compared to my current 3800x?
VzSAurora@reddit
Yes it will, perhaps 20-30% faster, enough to be noticable sure. Thing is if your software is fully multithreaded, 5950X will more than double throughput.
dimetyltryptaminn@reddit
Where in the absolute f can u buy 5800X3D? If not used
Fortuna_YES@reddit
I love that your question is different to the most qustions here.
But i hate, that i don't have a clear answer.
I think the main question is how hard do you miss more performance in gaming / videoediting?
Because as far as i can see it, both CPUs will be an upgrade in both use cases.
So if you rahter lack performance in gaming, take the 5800x3d and be happy anout the little extra boost in editing.
If you are more annoyed by long rendering times while video editing take the 5950x and be happy over the little extra boost in gaming.
Any_Report_1292@reddit (OP)
mostly I miss the performance when I play Rust. All other games that I play are running fine. And for video editing I miss the performance while pre rendering my footage in after effects or when I do many effect stuff
Old_Resident8050@reddit
X3d
tronatula3@reddit
5800x3d, single core performance matters more, and its multi core performance is more than enough for gaming
Any_Report_1292@reddit (OP)
Will the 5800x3d still be a noticable upgrade in editing to my current build?
Mundane_District79@reddit
I had the same question some months ago, and I decided to go for the 5950x because it was almost 180€ cheaper in my region lol.
5800x3d will be much better in 1080p, but in heavier games or 1440p, my 5950x never gave me a bottleneck to my rx 9070xt, so its still very capable gaming cpu with the advantage of more cores.
nemanja694@reddit
Since you do lot of productivity then 5950x
MrAToTheB_TTV@reddit
5800x3d