Question Upgrade 2200g for an RX 570 4GB worth it?

[Lestemmy]

is it worth to upgrade my cpu if i dont plan on upgrading my gpu ?.. is it just a waste of money to upgrade without also upgrading the GPU or will i see some improvements in games?

GPU: AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB
CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 2200g
Mobo: MSI B350M Mortar
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws V 2400mhz 2x8
PSU: EVGA 450BV

 

[LordVile]

What’s are you intending to upgrade it with?

From what I remember the 2200g has fewer PCIE lanes which means upgrading will get you more for PCIE based storage and for the GPU, you’ll also see improvement in more CPU heavy games but it depends on which CPU you get and what you play.

 

[logainofhades]

is it worth to upgrade my cpu if i dont plan on upgrading my gpu ?.. is it just a waste of money to upgrade without also upgrading the GPU or will i see some improvements in games?

GPU: AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB
CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 2200g
Mobo: MSI B350M Mortar
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws V 2400mhz 2x8
PSU: EVGA 450BV

I would upgrade it, just for windows 11 support, and better multicore support. 4c/4t gaming is pretty much dead these days. If you don't want to risk messing with a beta bios, you could update to the latest non beta one, and drop a 3700x into your current board. 3700x's go for around $75 on Ebay last I looked. Otherwise new beta bios and a 5700x would work. I wouldn't use any chip above 65w, with that board.

 

[Lestemmy]

What’s are you intending to upgrade it with?

From what I remember the 2200g has fewer PCIE lanes which means upgrading will get you more for PCIE based storage and for the GPU, you’ll also see improvement in more CPU heavy games but it depends on which CPU you get and what you play.

sorry about that.. i forgot to add it.. im planning on upgrading it with a ryzen 3600 or maybe a 5600.. i play some open world games.. like witcher 3, skyrim, kingdom come.. maybe some baldurs gate 3 and cyberpunk but i know thats going to run poorly even if i upgrade the cpu because of the rx 570.. do you think it will improve it even a bit? i also play league of legends, valorant, and for honor but those games can run on most systems now its not even worth mentioning..

 

[Lestemmy]

I would upgrade it, just for windows 11 support, and better multicore support. 4c/4t gaming is pretty much dead these days. If you don't want to risk messing with a beta bios, you could update to the latest non beta one, and drop a 3700x into your current board. 3700x's go for around $75 on Ebay last I looked. Otherwise new beta bios and a 5700x would work. I wouldn't use any chip above 65w, with that board.

do you think a ryzen 5600 would be enough? is a 3700x better than a 5600? im fine with a beta bios.. ive already updated my motherboard to its most latest bios..

 

[LordVile]

sorry about that.. i forgot to add it.. im planning on upgrading it with a ryzen 3600 or maybe a 5600.. i play some open world games.. like witcher 3, skyrim, kingdom come.. maybe some baldurs gate 3 and cyberpunk but i know thats going to run poorly even if i upgrade the cpu because of the rx 570.. do you think it will improve it even a bit? i also play league of legends, valorant, and for honor but those games can run on most systems now its not even worth mentioning..

You should see some improvement but as others said upgrading allows you to move to widows 11 when the support for 10 ends this year. I also believe the 5600 is better than the 3700X however I also think it’s more expensive and you’ll have to check your motherboard for what it supports.

 

[Aeacus]

do you think it will improve it even a bit?

Well, better CPU would increase the 1% low FPS and lessens stutters. But if you doesn't have any to begin with, or your FPS doesn't drop down, you won't see a diff.

is a 3700x better than a 5600?

Ever so slightly since it has 2 extra cores and 4 extra threads.
Comparison: https://technical.city/en/cpu/Ryzen-7-3700X-vs-Ryzen-5-5600

Overall, no difference.

 

[logainofhades]

do you think a ryzen 5600 would be enough? is a 3700x better than a 5600? im fine with a beta bios.. ive already updated my motherboard to its most latest bios..

A 5600 is a waste of money when the 5700x is only $31ish more. On ebay the gap is even smaller.

PCPartPicker CPU Comparison

CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 3.4 GHz 8-Core Processor
Price	$115.00+	$146.28
Rating	171 Ratings, 4.9 Average	112 Ratings, 4.9 Average
Manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Part #	100-100000927BOX	100-100000926WOF
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	AMD Ryzen 7
Microarchitecture	Zen 3	Zen 3
Core Family	Vermeer	Vermeer
Socket	AM4	AM4
Core Count	6	8
Thread Count	12	16
Performance Core Clock	3.5 GHz	3.4 GHz
Performance Core Boost Clock	4.4 GHz	4.6 GHz
L2 Cache	3 MB	4 MB
L3 Cache	32 MB	32 MB
TDP	65 W	65 W
Integrated Graphics	None	None
Maximum Supported Memory	128 GB	128 GB
ECC Support	No	No
Includes Cooler	Yes	No
Packaging	Boxed	Boxed
Includes CPU Cooler	Yes	No
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Simultaneous Multithreading	Yes	Yes

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