PC Building Guide and Discussion #14

[Mikeaveli]

Yeah looks like it should be a nice leap in performance from my 5900x. I'll wait for some 4K benchmarks to come out though, I'd like to see what performance i can actually expect in game instead of these arbitrary CPU limited scenarios.

 

[Osprey]

Yeah looks like it should be a nice leap in performance from my 5900x. I'll wait for some 4K benchmarks to come out though, I'd like to see what performance i can actually expect in game instead of these arbitrary CPU limited scenarios.

TechPowerUp's review has 4K tests at the highest settings with a 4090 and the improvement is very small over the 7800X3D and even your 5900X, likely because the scenarios are now GPU limited.
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/amd-ryzen-7-9800x3d/20.html

It seems like it's not worth upgrading to right now if you play at the highest settings for the best visual quality, but may be worth it if you play at more modest settings (High, DLSS, RT off, etc.) for higher framerates.

 

[PeteWorrell]

The 9800X3D is selling out while the rest of the generation is gathering dust on shelves.

Maybe they will finally understand that actual performance uplifts=sales.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

The 9800X3D is selling out while the rest of the generation is gathering dust on shelves.

Maybe they will finally understand that actual performance uplifts=sales.

It'll probably be in and out of stock for the next month or two. Good for me, as I'm getting parts late Jan/early Feb.

 

[Osprey]

I read that the 7800X3D went out of stock quickly when it was released, too, and took a few weeks to become available again, but then stayed in stock. Maybe it'll be the same with the 9800X3D. Like SolidSnakeUS, I don't mind as long as it's in stock in late Jan/early Feb. Of course, there are probably lots of other people waiting until then to upgrade, so maybe it'll actually be hard to get then, too. I hope not.

 

[Mikeaveli]

TechPowerUp's review has 4K tests at the highest settings with a 4090 and the improvement is very small over the 7800X3D and even your 5900X.
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/amd-ryzen-7-9800x3d/20.html

It seems like it's not worth upgrading to if you play at the highest resolution and settings for the best visual quality, but may be worth it if you play on more modest settings (lower resolution or with DLSS, on High settings, maybe RT off) to achieve higher framerates.

Thanks for that, I'll do more research but doesn't seem like it's worth buying a new CPU, motherboard, and RAM, at least for gaming.

 

[Mikeaveli]

Page 2 | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D review: obliterating the competition

The Digital Foundry CPU review of the Intel AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, with the test rig, content creation benchmarks and much more.

www.eurogamer.net

The performance uplift in CPU limited games is pretty impressive. When running Starfield at ultra settings, 4k DLSS performance, the 9800X3D has 1% lows equal to the average frame rate of the 5900X lol.

I'm not in a rush to upgrade so I'll probably wait until the 9900X3D and 5000 series GPUs are announced before I decide