[SOLVED] Is a 5800x3d too powerful for an rtx 3070
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It's not a competition. Never was. The cpu is the source of fps. The cpu creates all images, instructions, Ai, places objects, dimensions, everything, into a data packet. That data packet is 1 frame. The amount of data packets a cpu can create in 1 second is your fps. The game code and some of the in-game detail settings dictate the level of complexity to the frame, the higher the complexity, the longer the frame takes to put together, the lower the fps.
Those packets get shipped to the gpu, which dissects the first packet in line, creates a wire frame, adds colors, shading, shadows, graphical detail settings etc. Renders that frame according to the resolution. Then puts all that complete image on screen. The amount of times the gpu can do that is the on-screen fps you can see.
Sometimes there's enough complexity that fps sent by the cpu is lower than the ability of the gpu to recreate, and some would call that a cpu bottleneck. Other times there's not enough complexity to slow the fps, so the cpu ships more fps than the gpu can deal with. Some call that a gpu bottleneck.
And that changes on a game by game basis. Some games are so complex that fps to the gpu is low, some games are so simple that fps is higher than the gpu can handle.
And that changes again with resolution. As resolution goes from 1080p to 1440p, that's @ 1.8x as many pixels the gpu has to pupulate, more work for gpu, generally lowers on screen fps. @ 4k that's 4x as many pixels as 1080p, on screen fps goes in the toilet. Cpu sent the same fps to the gpu, it's now the gpu that struggles.
Having a strong cpu, weak gpu simply means you'll be less likely to run into situations where the cpu is the fps limiting factor. Having a weak cpu and strong cpu simply means you'll be less likely to run into situations where the gpu is the fps limiting factor. Having a balance between them means it's simply a coin toss up according to game as to which is the fps limiting factor
Those packets get shipped to the gpu, which dissects the first packet in line, creates a wire frame, adds colors, shading, shadows, graphical detail settings etc. Renders that frame according to the resolution. Then puts all that complete image on screen. The amount of times the gpu can do that is the on-screen fps you can see.
Sometimes there's enough complexity that fps sent by the cpu is lower than the ability of the gpu to recreate, and some would call that a cpu bottleneck. Other times there's not enough complexity to slow the fps, so the cpu ships more fps than the gpu can deal with. Some call that a gpu bottleneck.
And that changes on a game by game basis. Some games are so complex that fps to the gpu is low, some games are so simple that fps is higher than the gpu can handle.
And that changes again with resolution. As resolution goes from 1080p to 1440p, that's @ 1.8x as many pixels the gpu has to pupulate, more work for gpu, generally lowers on screen fps. @ 4k that's 4x as many pixels as 1080p, on screen fps goes in the toilet. Cpu sent the same fps to the gpu, it's now the gpu that struggles.
Having a strong cpu, weak gpu simply means you'll be less likely to run into situations where the cpu is the fps limiting factor. Having a weak cpu and strong cpu simply means you'll be less likely to run into situations where the gpu is the fps limiting factor. Having a balance between them means it's simply a coin toss up according to game as to which is the fps limiting factor
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A GPU has exactly zero impact on how much performance you get out of a processor. It does not work that way, as the GPU provides nothing the CPU would need to operate.
The CPU may "wait" for the GPU, but that just means you have extra headroom.
The CPU may "wait" for the GPU, but that just means you have extra headroom.
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Not in a sense that will impact your system and performance.
Sure, put a GTX 1050 with a 5800X3D and it's unbalanced and you won't be using your system to its full potential, but you wouldn't see the CPU getting limited in any way.
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You must change your perspective - bottleneck, overpower/too powerful... throw these buzzwords out the window.
Games are bound by a single cpu core, even instructions to other cores. [Though it has been discussed before, parallel instructions to cpu cores never took off...]
If a game engine isn't coded well, then it holds everything back... with how often games get tossed out in half-assed states, this scenario has become more common.
If in game, the cpu is dishing out its tasks at an average of 150fps:
-the gpu does 150fps, then the framerate on screen will also be 150fps.
-the gpu does 100fps, then the framerate on screen will be 100fps.
-the gpu does 151+fps... <- This event NEVER happens. It's logically impossible.
Games are bound by a single cpu core, even instructions to other cores. [Though it has been discussed before, parallel instructions to cpu cores never took off...]
If a game engine isn't coded well, then it holds everything back... with how often games get tossed out in half-assed states, this scenario has become more common.
If in game, the cpu is dishing out its tasks at an average of 150fps:
-the gpu does 150fps, then the framerate on screen will also be 150fps.
-the gpu does 100fps, then the framerate on screen will be 100fps.
-the gpu does 151+fps... <- This event NEVER happens. It's logically impossible.
I have the wraith prizm and I like the rbg but what budget coolers with do good with the 5800x3d
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None do, as far as I know. The addition of the V-cache makes it even harder to cool:
www.techpowerup.com
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Hot Temps for 5800X3D
hello guys I recently upgraded my 5600X to a 5800X3D. My understanding is that this chip due to the v-cache design runs a bit hotter than a 5800X per say. Now I won't compare it to my 5600X as that was a Ryzen 5, this is a Ryzen 7, so more cores, etc. CPU is the only thing that changed...
www.techpowerup.com
So many threads on this lol
5800X was thermally the worst Zen 3 CPU.
5800X3D has even worse thermals. Expect straight to 90C for most all-core workloads. There is no comparing to other Ryzen 5000 CPUs (Ryzen 7000 maybe).
Water isn't guaranteed to help, especially without a newer block made with these CPUs in mind (Optimus, TechN, Velocity2). Peeps been complaining about these older blocks on Overclock.net too and how they don't help tame 5800X3D.
If you want to bring down the temps (and see if the contact is the problem), use PBO2 tuner to do your Curve Optimizer and set some lower power limits. eg. all-core -30 and ~100W should cut temps by 10-20C, if contact is not a problem. You shouldn't need more than 120W to achieve max all core performance at 4450MHz.
5800X was thermally the worst Zen 3 CPU.
5800X3D has even worse thermals. Expect straight to 90C for most all-core workloads. There is no comparing to other Ryzen 5000 CPUs (Ryzen 7000 maybe).
Water isn't guaranteed to help, especially without a newer block made with these CPUs in mind (Optimus, TechN, Velocity2). Peeps been complaining about these older blocks on Overclock.net too and how they don't help tame 5800X3D.
If you want to bring down the temps (and see if the contact is the problem), use PBO2 tuner to do your Curve Optimizer and set some lower power limits. eg. all-core -30 and ~100W should cut temps by 10-20C, if contact is not a problem. You shouldn't need more than 120W to achieve max all core performance at 4450MHz.
None do, as far as I know. The addition of the V-cache makes it even harder to cool:
See post #10:Hot Temps for 5800X3D
hello guys I recently upgraded my 5600X to a 5800X3D. My understanding is that this chip due to the v-cache design runs a bit hotter than a 5800X per say. Now I won't compare it to my 5600X as that was a Ryzen 5, this is a Ryzen 7, so more cores, etc. CPU is the only thing that changed...
So many threads on this lol
5800X was thermally the worst Zen 3 CPU.
5800X3D has even worse thermals. Expect straight to 90C for most all-core workloads. There is no comparing to other Ryzen 5000 CPUs (Ryzen 7000 maybe).
Water isn't guaranteed to help, especially without a newer block made with these CPUs in mind (Optimus, TechN, Velocity2). Peeps been complaining about these older blocks on Overclock.net too and how they don't help tame 5800X3D.
If you want to bring down the temps (and see if the contact is the problem), use PBO2 tuner to do your Curve Optimizer and set some lower power limits. eg. all-core -30 and ~100W should cut temps by 10-20C, if contact is not a problem. You shouldn't need more than 120W to achieve max all core performance at 4450MHz.
I found this on and the guys says midrange air cooler so im not sure
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Wow. Almost 30 minutes, and no mention of the guy's testing conditions; why didn't he say what his recommendations were based on?
To complicate things further, some coolers do better on AMD's multi chip design than they do on Intel's monolith, and vice versa, but hardly anyone's explored that extensively.
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3900x is relatively easy to cool with a decent air cooler. Most of its problems are attributed to a lousy choice of coolers.
A Hyper212, DarkRock slim, nh-u12s are all relatively similar in design, a mediocre sized single tower with a 120mm fan @ about 150w. But the Noctua blows the doors off the other 2 because of efficiency. The hyper212 has had basically the same heatsink for the last 10+ years, CM swaps the fans or paints it black to change the model. Very mediocre performance. The Noctua heatsink was designed around the fan, to maximize its cooling potential. Big difference in efficiency. Which equates to better temps.
So slapping any old cooler on a 3900x is going to get you in trouble. About the best air coolers for that cpu are the Noctua NH-U12A or beQuiet DarkRock TF2 or any of the other higher grade coolers running 200w+ capacity with high efficiency. Even the mighty D15 isn't as good because while it has the biggest range of capacity, it's efficiency is actually less than that of the U12S, using brute force to get good temps, which won't work as well on the 3900x.
A Hyper212, DarkRock slim, nh-u12s are all relatively similar in design, a mediocre sized single tower with a 120mm fan @ about 150w. But the Noctua blows the doors off the other 2 because of efficiency. The hyper212 has had basically the same heatsink for the last 10+ years, CM swaps the fans or paints it black to change the model. Very mediocre performance. The Noctua heatsink was designed around the fan, to maximize its cooling potential. Big difference in efficiency. Which equates to better temps.
So slapping any old cooler on a 3900x is going to get you in trouble. About the best air coolers for that cpu are the Noctua NH-U12A or beQuiet DarkRock TF2 or any of the other higher grade coolers running 200w+ capacity with high efficiency. Even the mighty D15 isn't as good because while it has the biggest range of capacity, it's efficiency is actually less than that of the U12S, using brute force to get good temps, which won't work as well on the 3900x.
Define reasonable. For some ppl, $100 for a good air cooler is 'reasonable', yet to others that price is not only highway robbery, it's beyond outrageous, $50 would be more appropriate to being 'reasonable'. There's also ppl who are convinced the Hyper212 is a 'good' cooler.
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I think $50 is a better option to look at for me . I am looking at the nzxt t120 rgb and the be quiet pure rock 2 fx
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~Ohh, 13900K, not 3900X.
Well, can't exactly use a cheap cooler on that cpu: https://www.techpowerup.com/review/intel-core-i9-13900k/22.html (shows power consumption across various apps)
(already bookmarked at 8:44, Cooling)
Cinebench R23 results using an H150i Elite Capellix, inside a Corsair Obsidian 500D, room ambient of 21C.
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/amd-ryzen-7-5800x3d/21.html
Blender, NH-U14S, open bench.
(bookmarked at 5:44, Thermals and Power Consumption)
Near the end of that section of the video, Anthony pretty much lays it out there about why the 5800X 3D is not a 'cool contender'.
Gonna run hot with either NZXT T120 rgb and be quiet Pure Rock 2 FX.
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You can't really have too much CPU in my book, if it's more than required for your use case it will just last longer. The real benefit to the 5800X3D is in high refresh rate gaming, you can certainly still get the benefits with a 3070, you might just have to lower the graphics more in some titles than you would with say a 3090. A 3070 and a 5800X3D is not an unbalanced system though.
The 5700X is still a significant improvement in games, if you can't afford a high end cooler to go with the 5800X3D then the 5700X may be a better option as it runs very cool.
The 5700X is still a significant improvement in games, if you can't afford a high end cooler to go with the 5800X3D then the 5700X may be a better option as it runs very cool.
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This answer should be pinned as the best (and easy to understand) example for replying to ALL messages about bottlenecks caused by a CPU or GPU.
Well done!!
This video helped me alot
1080p/1440p gaming with an rtx 3070 is the bookmark. Seems like the 5800x3d needs a 3080 to get the most out of it and only games that use more cache will get more fps. So the 5700x does make more sense for me
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If you were playing competitive multiplayer games then lowering the settings to medium for example could allow you to hit higher frame rates with the 3070. The 5700X is a more cost effective solution though, it is fundamentally the same CPU except for the cache.
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Cooling is easy to understand. In a round-about way. If you figure the wattage of the cpu, so a 142w capable 5800X3D, and you stick a 'budget' cooler like the 140w hyper212 on it, that's essentially a 1:1 ratio. So if you push the cpu to 100%, all 142w, like with Prime95 small fft no AVX or Cinebench etc you are pretty much guaranteed 100°C almost instantly.
So your aim should be at the 1.5 or 2x capacity coolers to your cpu. To start with. So a 140w cpu should be looking at the 200-250w+ range, depending on your normal usage. For those who render, blender, or other high to max cpu use for extended periods I'd be looking at the higher wattage, NH-D15S type coolers, whereas those who just game and never really exceed @ 70% cpu can get away with the 200w coolers.
That puts you in the ballpark. It'll keep you under throttle temps and into acceptable range. Where exactly in that range, and what exactly the temp will be is determined by the efficiency and effectiveness of the cooler.
The hyper212 is a very mediocre 140w class cooler. It works OK, but isn't going to get 'great' performance, it's barely better than the stock amd coolers. The Noctua NH-U12S is in that same 140w class, but is considerably more efficient and effective, resulting in a really decent performance, and resultant lower temps. The hyper212 works pretty good for a 65w class Ryzen, the NH-U12S blows the hyper212 away.
This is why air-cooling does not work for a 13900k, Period. That's an easy 300w class cpu. Biggest Air is the Deepcool Assassin III, at 280w rated. That's less than a 1:1 ratio, the cpu will cook, literally spending a lot of time in the 90°C and up range, even on mediocre loads. That cpu demands full custom loop, with good rads, in the 500w (ish) or better range if you even want to consider temps getting closer to 70°ish. Even a 360mm AIO is a absolute minimum, at @ 350w, if rendering you'll still be in the highest 90°'s and gaming in the 90's+.
Liquid cooling isn't magical, it's performance is pretty much the same as air cooling, within the same class. A 140w liquid cooler like a Corsair H-60 120mm AIO is pretty much identical to the 140w CM hyper212, same class of cooler. Which puts a 240mm AIO at @ 250w in the same class as the NH-D15, with temps determined by the coolers efficiency. But thats essentially where Big Air stops, 250w, so it's unfair to compare against a 280mm or 360mm AIO, as those hit at @ 300w and 350w capacity.
So your aim should be at the 1.5 or 2x capacity coolers to your cpu. To start with. So a 140w cpu should be looking at the 200-250w+ range, depending on your normal usage. For those who render, blender, or other high to max cpu use for extended periods I'd be looking at the higher wattage, NH-D15S type coolers, whereas those who just game and never really exceed @ 70% cpu can get away with the 200w coolers.
That puts you in the ballpark. It'll keep you under throttle temps and into acceptable range. Where exactly in that range, and what exactly the temp will be is determined by the efficiency and effectiveness of the cooler.
The hyper212 is a very mediocre 140w class cooler. It works OK, but isn't going to get 'great' performance, it's barely better than the stock amd coolers. The Noctua NH-U12S is in that same 140w class, but is considerably more efficient and effective, resulting in a really decent performance, and resultant lower temps. The hyper212 works pretty good for a 65w class Ryzen, the NH-U12S blows the hyper212 away.
This is why air-cooling does not work for a 13900k, Period. That's an easy 300w class cpu. Biggest Air is the Deepcool Assassin III, at 280w rated. That's less than a 1:1 ratio, the cpu will cook, literally spending a lot of time in the 90°C and up range, even on mediocre loads. That cpu demands full custom loop, with good rads, in the 500w (ish) or better range if you even want to consider temps getting closer to 70°ish. Even a 360mm AIO is a absolute minimum, at @ 350w, if rendering you'll still be in the highest 90°'s and gaming in the 90's+.
Liquid cooling isn't magical, it's performance is pretty much the same as air cooling, within the same class. A 140w liquid cooler like a Corsair H-60 120mm AIO is pretty much identical to the 140w CM hyper212, same class of cooler. Which puts a 240mm AIO at @ 250w in the same class as the NH-D15, with temps determined by the coolers efficiency. But thats essentially where Big Air stops, 250w, so it's unfair to compare against a 280mm or 360mm AIO, as those hit at @ 300w and 350w capacity.
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