I replaced my 12-core with an X3D CPU for high-refresh gaming, and the difference was bigger than I expected
The author shares their experience of upgrading from a 12-core Ryzen 9 5900X to an 8-core 5800X3D CPU for high-refresh gaming. Initially satisfied with the performance, they noticed limitations when switching to a 360Hz monitor, leading to underutilization of their GPU. The upgrade revealed the significant impact of cache in CPU-bound gaming scenarios.
- ▪The author originally used a Ryzen 9 5900X CPU with an RTX 4090 GPU for gaming.
- ▪After upgrading to a 360Hz monitor, they realized the 5900X was not sufficient for high-refresh gaming.
- ▪Switching to the 5800X3D CPU improved performance significantly due to its cache advantages.
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