[Upgrade from Ryzen 5 3600x to Ryzen 9 5900x, or Ryzen 9 5950x?]

[Sgt_GolfBall]

Hello everyone,

I am currently running a desktop PC with the following specs:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
GPU: Gigabyte Radeon™ RX 6800 XT GAMING OC 16G
RAM: G-SKill F4-3200C16D-16GIS 16GB RAM x 4 sticks = 64GB
Mobo(motherboard): Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE (rev. 1.0)
CPU Cooler: Silverstone Hydrogon D120 RGB
Power Supply: Gigabyte AORUS P850W 80+ GOLD Modular

for:
high def 4k video encoding, photo editing, mostly panorama which can eat up to 80% of the RAM usage, and occasionally gaming.
Software used for the mentioned task: DaVinci Resolve, Affinity Photo, DxO Photolab 6, Topaz Video Enchance AI.

Which of the following:
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X or Ryzen 5900
to replace the Ryzen 5 3600X, and expect huge improvement in video and photo editing work?

As for CPU cooler,
should I go for:
- BE QUIET DARK ROCK PRO 4 SILENT HIGH-END CPU AIR COOLING FAN BK022
or
- CORSAIR A500 DUAL FAN CPU COOLER - CT-9010003-WW

?

 

[joemama]

The 5950x has 4 more cores and 8 more threads, there is no doubt you should get the 5950x
For the cooler, the 2 options have similar cooling performance but the A500 is a lot louder so I prefer the dark rock pro 4

 

[neatfeatguy]

For media encoding: https://www.techpowerup.com/review/amd-ryzen-9-5950x/14.html Looks like the 5950x is around 7-10% faster over the 5900x simply because of the extra cores.

Gaming, you won't see a difference between the two.

Either one will give you a solid performance jump for what you're doing over the 3600X.

 

[Sgt_GolfBall]

For media encoding: https://www.techpowerup.com/review/amd-ryzen-9-5950x/14.html Looks like the 5950x is around 7-10% faster over the 5900x simply because of the extra cores.

Gaming, you won't see a difference between the two.

Either one will give you a solid performance jump for what you're doing over the 3600X.

The price difference between 5950x and 5900x here is roughly USD 237 dollars, which hardly justify the 7-10% performance gain for media encoding. Hmmm

 

[joemama]

Okay, so if you are considering the price, then get the 5900x, it should be enough for you

 

[A Computer Guy]

Hello everyone,

I am currently running a desktop PC with the following specs:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
GPU: Gigabyte Radeon™ RX 6800 XT GAMING OC 16G
RAM: G-SKill F4-3200C16D-16GIS 16GB RAM x 4 sticks = 64GB
Mobo(motherboard): Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE (rev. 1.0)
CPU Cooler: Silverstone Hydrogon D120 RGB
Power Supply: Gigabyte AORUS P850W 80+ GOLD Modular

for:
high def 4k video encoding, photo editing, mostly panorama which can eat up to 80% of the RAM usage, and occasionally gaming.
Software used for the mentioned task: DaVinci Resolve, Affinity Photo, DxO Photolab 6, Topaz Video Enchance AI.

Which of the following:
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X or Ryzen 5900
to replace the Ryzen 5 3600X, and expect huge improvement in video and photo editing work?

As for CPU cooler,
should I go for:
- BE QUIET DARK ROCK PRO 4 SILENT HIGH-END CPU AIR COOLING FAN BK022
or
- CORSAIR A500 DUAL FAN CPU COOLER - CT-9010003-WW

?

AM4 has reached it's peak. I'd go for the 5950X barring cost is not an issue.
Recently they've been on sale dipping just below $500.

 

[neatfeatguy]

The price difference between 5950x and 5900x here is roughly USD 237 dollars, which hardly justify the 7-10% performance gain for media encoding. Hmmm

It is what it is. Pay the premium to have the top of the line, which generally means not that big of a difference over the next tier below.

Look at the RTX 3090. It was priced for MSRP at $1499.
RTX 3080 MSRP was $699.

You gained about 10-15% going from the 3080 to the 3090, depending on the resolution. To me that extra $800 for a 3090 doesn't justify the 10-15% performance gains.

You either pay premium price for the top-end and have that extra little performance or you opt for the slightly slower product and save some money. I went from an i5-4670k (OCed to 4.4) to my 5900x. Using the same options in Handbrake to transcode a 24GB bluray movie with the 4670k took upwards of 4 hours whereas the 5900x takes around 75 minutes. I'm happy with the 5900x. For me it was a huge gain in performance.

If the price difference between the 5950x and 5900x is really $200+, I'd just say screw the 5950x and get the 5900x.

 

[Dr. Dro]

For use with editing software instead of gaming, the 5950X all the way, especially if you make any money with it. You will never regret it. Try to get a 5950X on the used market if the price is too steep. It sells on average for the same price as new 5800X goes for. That's at least what I managed to sell mine for! I wasn't really looking to make a profit on it, though. The idea was to fund my upgrade only