[SOLVED] 2600x (6c/12t) vs 3500x (6c/6t): Better for gaming and light editing?

[forthua]

Greetings.

I recently got the Gigabyte Windforce RTX 2060, and I'm looking to upgrade my cpu to go along with it.

The best options in my budget are 2600x and 3500x. They are both similar prices, although the 3500x is ever so slightly more expensive.

I will mostly be gaming on this pc, although I do some light video editing and 3D modeling from time to time. Considering these processors' thread counts and different architectures, I can't quite figure out which would be better. 3500x seems to give better performance in games, how it is possible that it could cause bottle necks in the future. The 2600x does offer similar performance with more threads, but is based on older architecture as far as I can tell.

Which CPU should I prefer? Thanks in advance!

 

[xravenxdota]

I have th 2600 non X and do some unreal engine editing and the extra threads does help a lot.If it's just gaming the 3500x is faster.But for anything else 12 threads is a lot better.It's always Gaming vs Productivity.If i were a gamer i would have chosen the 3500x but as i am not the 2600 made more sense

 

[forthua]

I have th 2600 non X and do some unreal engine editing and the extra threads does help a lot.If it's just gaming the 3500x is faster.But for anything else 12 threads is a lot better.It's always Gaming vs Productivity.If i were a gamer i would have chosen the 3500x but as i am not the 2600 made more sense

I'm assuming the 3500x is not that bad at editing and the like, so it should be about fine for me, I'm guessing.

 

[CryoWolf]

As above the the 3500x is faster in raw gaming by about 15-20% but as a 3d modeller and animator myself I would pick the 2600x over the 3500x as the more threads will be benificial especially in Zbrush and Blender. The 2600x is a better jack of all thant the 3500x and you will feel it with the more polys you use. Besides the 2600x is not that far behind in performance to justify loosing out on the extra threads. You can always get more later. Say to 8c 16

 

[forthua]

As above the the 3500x is faster in raw gaming by about 15-20% but as a 3d modeller and animator myself I would pick the 2600x over the 3500x as the more threads will be benificial especially in Zbrush and Blender. The 2600x is a better jack of all thant the 3500x and you will feel it with the more polys you use. Besides the 2600x is not that far behind in performance to justify loosing out on the extra threads. You can always get more later. Say to 8c 16

That could make sense. Besides, like you said, the difference is not that big. I'll be gaming on 1080p60, and as far as I can tell the difference between the two CPU's isn't about one reaching 60 fps and one falling below it, it's more like 3500x runs at 140 whereas 2600x runs at 120, which basically makes no difference to me.

Currently I'm leaning towards 2600x.

 

[CryoWolf]

That could make sense. Besides, like you said, the difference is not that big. I'll be gaming on 1080p60, and as far as I can tell the difference between the two CPU's isn't about one reaching 60 fps and one falling below it, it's more like 3500x runs at 140 whereas 2600x runs at 120, which basically makes no difference to me.

Currently I'm leaning towards 2600x.

Go for it, I used the 2600x for sometime with a 1070 and like yourself 1080p 60 FPS, if thats your aim then it wont matter at all. You will have a pleasant experience either way, its just that you want to do a bit of 3d as well. This is where the amount of threads over cores between these two chips is the decider.

 

[geofelt]

What is the make/model of your current motherboard?
What is your budget?

Both processors are comparable.
I would be inclined to use the 3500X because of the slight edge in gaming.
A slightly longer batch run time while editing will not be as noticeable.

 

[Mr.Spock]

the 3500x also consumes less juice and has a better cache and RAM controller. it's also less likely to lose bios support with each new update.

 

[forthua]

What is the make/model of your current motherboard?
What is your budget?

Both processors are comparable.
I would be inclined to use the 3500X because of the slight edge in gaming.
A slightly longer batch run time while editing will not be as noticeable.

Oh right, that would have been a good detail to provide, haha.

It is an ASUS B450M-K.
In terms of budget, both the processors are basically the same in my region (although that could change at anytime, most likely)

If the 3500x will still be fast at editing and faster while gaming, I could still consider it. I am a bit concerned about future-proofing, though.

 

[forthua]

the 3500x also consumes less juice and has a better cache and RAM controller. it's also less likely to lose bios support with each new update.

I have 16 gigs of 3000mhz ram, which I'm assuming both processors would make good use of?

 

[Mr.Spock]

for sure, NVMe 4.0 won't be available on you current motherboard but the rest holds true

I have 16 gigs of 300mhz ram, which I'm assuming both processors would make good use of?

 

[geofelt]

Here are the processors your motherboard will support:

PRIME B450M-K｜Motherboards｜ASUS Global

www.asus.com

If available at a reasonable price, see if you can't manage a R5-5600X.
12 threads, but each thread is considerably faster.

There is no such thing as "future proofing" in pc components, but the 5600x is as close as it comes for a processor.

 

[forthua]

Here are the processors your motherboard will support:

PRIME B450M-K｜Motherboards｜ASUS Global

www.asus.com

If available at a reasonable price, see if you can't manage a R5-5600X.
12 threads, but each thread is considerably faster.

There is no such thing as "future proofing" in pc components, but the 5600x is as close as it comes for a processor.

The 5600x seems about 3 times as expensive here, so... yeah.