Question 5600 (not X) or 3600 for gaming at 1440p?

[aleader]

I've read that the 5600 when it releases in January will be equivalent to the 10600K. From this review, the 10600K is only about 3% faster than the 3600 at 1440p (the only resolution I care about):

https://www.techspot.com/review/2031-intel-core-i5-10600k/

I don't use my desktop for anything other than gaming. I don't really want to pay $450 CAD for a 5600X if the difference is so marginal in gaming, I'd rather wait for the 5600. I have a 3600 now (paid $165 USD new), but I just bought a B550 MSI Gaming Plus MB because it was so cheap ($95 USD with the discount/Steam code). I want to give my B450 MSI Gaming Pro Carbon AC board to my son, but either he or I will need a new CPU. Just get another 3600 if it gets real cheap in the next few weeks/month? Thoughts? Are there any other legitimate reasons to pay so much for a 5000 series chip?

EDIT: Actually from this review that has 1440p data for the 5600X, there's only a 3% difference between it and the 3600 too:

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/amd-ryzen-5-5600x/17.html

I maybe just answered my own question

 

[jpiniero]

Is there a run on 3600's right now or something? The price keeps going up, and it doesn't even matter because they are completely sold out everywhere. Is this an AMD bait and switch to try and get people to buy the 3700x and up so they can get rid of that stock?

AMD likely cut supply of Matisse in favor of Vermeer. You just aren't seeing Vermeer because of Milan, I presume. #1 right now on Amazon is the 2600, heh, and it's not even in stock currently.

 

[aleader]

AMD likely cut supply of Matisse in favor of Vermeer. You just aren't seeing Vermeer because of Milan, I presume. #1 right now on Amazon is the 2600, heh, and it's not even in stock currently.

I can wait until Jan. 12th (my son's b-day), I just wonder if they'll ever come back in stock at a reasonable price. I see the 2600 in some places, but a CPU can last 10 years or more, and I don't want him to be unhappy with it. He plays at 1080p, and there is a pretty big difference between the 2600 and 3600 at that resolution. They may force me into getting a 5600...maybe that's the plan

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

The 5600 with some fast tight timings e.g. 3800 cl4 or cl16