Question Is a Ryzen 5 5600X with DDR4 memory fast enough for rtx 3060 Ti ?

[DieEne]

I just bought a new RTX 3060 Ti and a new PSU and I installed them today expecting to see a nice FPS improvement. However I don't really notice any improvement compared to my previous setup. I did some testing and my I5-7400 is the bottleneck in my system.

I decided to just also upgrade the rest of my PC but there are a lot of new components I don't fully understand. I made two part lists and listed them below. The first part list has a stronger CPU with faster DDR5 ram. The second has an older processor with older ram. The first option is €100 more expensive.

What do you guys think, is it worth the extra money for this faster CPU and ram or is the cheaper option enough? I don't want my CPU to bottleneck in games like warzone.

I use this PC exclusively for gaming currently at 1080p 144hrz.

Option 1:
AMD Ryzen 5 7600: €244
ASRock B650 PG: €210
Kingston Fury Beast Black 16GB DDR5 RAM: €67
Crucial P5 Plus SSD NVMe 500gb: €70
Total: €592

Option 2:
AMD Ryzen 5 5600x: €175
MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK: €164
G.Skill Ripjaws V 32GB DDR4: €85
Crucial P5 Plus SSD NVMe 500gb: €70
Totaal: €494

I'd really appreciate the advice, thanks in advance.

Current PC:
CPU: Intel Core i5-7400 3 GHz Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard: MSI H110M PRO-VH Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2133 CL13 Memory
Storage: Samsung 850 Evo 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage: Samsung 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: Asus DUAL OC GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB Video Card
Case: Thermaltake Versa H35 ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Cooler Master V750 Gold V2 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

I just bought a new RTX 3060 ti and a new PSU and I installed them today expecting to see a nice FPS improvement. However I don't really notice any improvement compared to my previous setup. I did some testing and my I5-7400 is the bottleneck in my system.

I decided to just also upgrade the rest of my PC but there are a lot of new components I don't fully understand. I made two part lists and listed them below. The first part list has a stronger CPU with faster DDR5 ram. The second has an older processor with older ram. The first option is €100 more expensive.

What do you guys think, is it worth the extra money for this faster CPU and ram or is the cheaper option enough? I don't want my CPU to bottleneck in games like warzone.

I use this PC exclusively for gaming currently at 1080p 144hrz.

Option 1:
AMD Ryzen 5 7600: €244
ASRock B650 PG: €210
Kingston Fury Beast Black 16GB DDR5 RAM: €67
Crucial P5 Plus SSD NVMe 500gb: €70
Total: €592

Option 2:
AMD Ryzen 5 5600x: €175
MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK: €164
G.Skill Ripjaws V 32GB DDR4: €85
Crucial P5 Plus SSD NVMe 500gb: €70
Totaal: €494

I'd really appreciate the advice, thanks in advance.

Current PC:
CPU: Intel Core i5-7400 3 GHz Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard: MSI H110M PRO-VH Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2133 CL13 Memory
Storage: Samsung 850 Evo 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage: Samsung 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: Asus DUAL OC GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB Video Card
Case: Thermaltake Versa H35 ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Cooler Master V750 Gold V2 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply

In my own experience, and having a 5600x/3060ti combo, are very well balanced. No real bottlenecking going on.

I'd also add that monitor size and res is relevant to any upgrade. You also get 32gbs of ram for the 5600x build.

With all that said and hundred extra the newer build would make more send <sense?> to me. At the least you will be able to just drop in another faster CPU, as the AM5 mobo will be able to support future processors.

 

[geofelt]

When upgrading, I always suggest two things:
A) Upgrade to current gen.
When buying new, you get better price/performance.

B) Keep the current infrastructure. Changing involves a learning curve.

Of your two options, bite the bullet and pick the more pricey R5-7600.
One of the characteristics of ryzen is that it is closely tied to ram and faster ram is necessary for good performance.

Consider the Intel option of a I5-13500.
It's performance is comparable to the R5-7600.
Or, the I5-13400 which is a bit faster than the R5-5600X.
Intel does not depend on fast ram so you can reuse your DDR4 ram.
Here is a review of the 13400 which includes comparisons to both of your options:
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-core-i5-13400-core-i5-13400f-cpu-review

MATX sized B660 or B760 based motherboards are not expensive.

 

[lordmogul]

Will the 3060 Ti run fine with the 3600X? Sure.
How big will the difference bet to a 7600? That depends on the game. In some you might be CPU limited and the faster CPU will give better performance, in others you'll be GPU limited and the difference will be basically none.

As already said, you can either do a full platform upgrade, or make the best out of your current platform. If it's worth upgrading what you have depends on prices and availability and how dedicated you are to keeping current parts.

Of the two possible upgrades you listed, it depends on if the possible (but not guaranteed) performance increase is worth the higher cost to you.
And obviously the memory size. I see your AM4 system would be with 32 GB and the AM5 system with 16 GB.

And Intel is obviously also an option.If you would prefer AMD over Intel, that is fine, but if there is no bias towards either, having more options is only a win.

 

[geofelt]

One of your options is to go to 32gb of ram.
More ram never hurts, but it may not benefit either.
No game I know of needs more than 16gb to play.
If you are multitasking while playing, then more ram is likely good.

To check on ram, play your games and then fo to task manager/resource monitor/memory tab/hard page fault column.
If you see activity much more than zero, you can benefit from more ram.