I think I may need a CPU upgrade in the future
To achieve this feet, I am rendering a Project in Davinci Resolve, while compressing two other videos with Handbrake. I was kind of hoping for 100% GPU Utilization, but my CPU has been at 100% utilization for the last 10 min, so I think she’s toasty enough.
I was thinking Ryzen 7 3000 series. The Ryzen 9’s are a bit too high of a price point for me, and most of my workloads are single core dependent. The Performance gulf between the 5000 ryzen 7 and 3000 is not too much, so I can cheap out if I wanted to keep this system going.
That said, if I want a proper upgrade for my workload, I need to go Intel with an AMD GPU. But I defiantly don’t have the budget for that.
My single threaded work load situation is FreeCAD, which is pretty unoptimized. That said my 13th gen Intel laptop is currently faster. Which is why if I am dropping that kind of money I’d go Intel.
That said, as AM5 takes off, and AM4 starts to drop in price, I may go that way. Just depends on how much the CPU costs when I eventually buy it used.
Currently my CPU is going for $75, the Ryzen 7 3700x is going for around $175 CAD, while the 5700x is $250CAD, and the 5900x is $350 CAD.
For the price increase especially for an older platform which will be GPU limited I am having a hard time justifying a $100 price increase from ryzen 7 to 9. From 3000 to 5000 it’s easier to justify if I had the extra cash. But for a budget the 3700x is a good upgrade.
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