Upgrading to AM5: Is it Worth it?
If your goal is to save money, upgrading to AM5 may not be the best option. Upgrading to AM5 requires a new motherboard and RAM kit, which can be expensive. Additionally, the performance benefits of AM5 may not be significant enough to justify the cost.
Alternative Options for Improving Performance:
Now instead of upgrading to AM5 , what about balancing your am4 system?
Q: Do you have good
enough ram.
(1) Do you have 8gb ram or 16gb ram.
If your ram is 8gb consider upgrading it to atleast 16gb. If you have 16 gb ram and you feel like you will need more, you can try 32gb.
(2) What
speed is your ram.
If your ram is 3200mhz or lower, you can consider upgrading to to 3600mhz with good cl ratings, but
3200mhz also does the job as seen in this video:
Q: Do you have
enough storage.
(1) Do you feel like you could use at least a bit more storage . Then why dont you add a bit more storage .
Gaming Performance: 5600x vs. 5800x3d
Q:
What resolution do you what to game on?
(1)
1080p resolution with
1080p gpu :
Then most of the games will run perfectly fine on 5600x, upgrading to a 5800x3d wont make much difference .
(2)
1440p resolution with
1080p gpu :
Considering you have a 1080p gpu, you will most likely be gpu bottlecked ,
(3 1
440p resolution with
1440p gpu :
If you have a 1440p gpu it doesnt even matter between 5600x and 5800x3d. As this video points out the gaming difference is almost nothing :
(granted its
using 7800xt for more real world performance)
*If you plan to play on
1440p , as i said the gaming diff between 5600x and 5800x3d is almost none or is atleast beyond playable on both cpus. But you will
need a good 1440p gpu. Gpus like the
RX 6800 XT (there are
lower tier cards than this than can game on 1440p) do give great 1440p performance. Even in this video :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJHJdbMVc7A the performance uplift from 5600X to the 5800x3d isnt that great.
But as seen in this video: the jump from a 1080p card to a 1440p card is massive
Also when you will eventually upgrade to a new system, the 1440p card will
still be with you.
Regarding the
AM5 Eol date, i expect it to be about till
mid 2028 , possibly even
2030(considering new cpus will still come out for the AM5 like what happened with am4) , and likely expecting
AM6 announcemts in beginning of 2029.
Upgrading to Eol platform isnt all that negative if you
already have a am4 system , why upgrade when the old system gives out the same performance, now
Upgradability is a big selling point for AM5 but when you already have a capable system why spend so much on a
new CPU , RAM , Motherboard when you can have almost the same and save a lot of money.
This post isn't entirely best or even good, but hope this helps.
