AMD Ryzen 5000 Builders Thread

[B-Riz]

	Cores Threads	Base Freq	Turbo Freq	L3 Cache	TDP	MSRP
Ryzen 9 5950X	16c/32t	3400	4900	64 MB	105 W	$799
Ryzen 9 5900X	12c/24t	3700	4800	64 MB	105 W	$549
Ryzen 7 5800X	8c/16t	3800	4700	32 MB	105 W	$449
Ryzen 5 5600X	6c/12t	3700	4600	32 MB	65 W	$299

5600X comes with cooler, the rest do not.

above from https://www.anandtech.com/show/1614...en-3-on-nov-5th-19-ipc-claims-best-gaming-cpu

 

[DAPUNISHER]

HUB's latest podcast thoroughly hashes out platform longevity. It's a long conversation.



Best points made include -
$500 I9 9900K vs 2700X. i9 was about 20% faster overall in gaming. But the 2700X ended up selling for $150. You could have bought the Ryzen, then later upgraded to a 5800X3D in 2023 for $240 or so and still had money leftover from the i9 cost. That's unadjusted dollars. The 3D is roughly 40% faster than the i9. There are games when you stop relying on the lazy geomean where it is much faster yet.

Convenience. Swapping out a CPU versus having to swap boards out and usually do a new OS install.

I am just going to post this poll when someone claims longevity does not matter. 37K+ votes in, and I don't expect the percentages to change as more voters weigh in.