if a step backward in efficiency
Uhm, yeah, because it’s a X3D.
5800X3D is super efficient, more so than the 5800X in most cases.
Wha, really? I thought it’s with a bit more iGPU and some caches and higher clocked, for gaming?
It doesn’t have an iGPU, and it’s actually clocked lower and doesn’t allow overclocking because it’s harder to cool. In games it’s still a lot faster because of the larger cache. The 9000 series of X3D processors don’t have those limitations any more, which is why they are less efficient compared to the normal X variants.
That said, the newest chips can use a lot more power but also deliver more performance per watt if you limit them (eco mode), so efficiency is actually a fairly complicated topic nowadays.
Guess i mixed that up.
AMD’s high-end X3D-series processors still aren’t a thing that most people need to spend extra money on—under all but a handful of circumstances, your GPU will be the limiting factor when you’re running games
I wish reviewers wouldn’t keep repeating this. There are tons of strategy, business sim, city-builder games that can easily bring even modern CPU to their knees.
Case in Point: The Final Earth 2, allows you to remove the 15K population limit. At around 20K population, my 5800X is clearly unable to handle the load. And 20K is honestly not that much considering the scope and functions of the game.
A good idea to splurge on cass 28 6000mhz for this?
Also doesn’t
gamemodeuefi setting essentially turn off SMT, effectively making it 16Vcache enabled threads? Maybe I’m misunderstanding -.-Chomping at the bit to upgrade meh 7950X.
I am probably going to upgrade when Zen 6 is released. I can manage for now.
