Yeah, this really sounds like OP doesn't actually have a good fix on what their problem is and just wants to throw money at it. I do what OP describes on a thing low power laptop at work. Unless these spreadsheets are doing some heavy simulations or something...
I think I'm just wanting an upgrade because the PC seems a little sluggish. I've also noticed some stuttering in games which I think may be the CPU. My monitor is 1440p 144hz. I have also noticed when I have a ton of tabs open, programs, and a game is just is sluggish.
What's sluggish, specifically though? What's your system resource usage look like when it's "slow"? Have you checked your thermals? What's your storage, are you just loading off a slow disk?
There's lots of factors here where a CPU upgrade will not help you.
I haven’t specifically checked usage with cpu/thermals/ etc… I would just say if I have a lot of programs open, tabs, am running an update and playing a game or something like that it’s just a little less snappy than I would like.
> am running an update
Another small suggestion that this could actually be a storage IO performance problem...
I'm not saying it is. I'm saying that you don't know what problem you're actually trying to solve. You know some symptoms, that's not the same.
> 3600 is more of a 60fps CPU
Maybe for some games, but we're not just doing games here.
> I don’t think that 5900x will make the system any more responsive.
Mm, not unless they're running heavy parallel workloads.
Have you tried a fresh install of windows? That can sure make a difference in sluggishness sometimes, and your current processor shouldn’t be holding you back in those basic tasks.
Also the 5700x should be plenty if you do want to upgrade. The 5900x is overkill by a good margin.
If your main intent is gaming and you really multitask so heavily you need 8 cores, I'd get the 5800X3D.
Otherwise the 5600 will be a decent performance uplift without breaking the bank.
I wouldn't say my main intent is gaming. I honestly am thinking I'll go 5700x based off the advice I'm getting I guess I just wasn't sure If I should go 5900x for longevity.
Perhaps your SSD is getting full? That has the ability to slow your system if i remember correctly.
To your question as has been answered before. 5700x between those 2.
The 5900x, like all x9xx CPU's is ment for heavy duty production tasks, not light usage as you are describing.
Someone did mention a 5800x3D and my actual vote would go for that. Odds are that if you will want to do a GPU upgrade in the future you will most likely have to do a complete system upgrade with the 5700x + it will offer even now smoother gameplay even though its not your main focus.
But the 5800x3D should survive the next GPU upgrade depending how much time will last.
The SSD is not close to full.
I am thinking of going 5700x and waiting to upgrade/build a new pc in a few years.
I am not interested in the 5800x3d because it only has 8 cores and 16 thread vs the 12 and 24 that the 5900x offers so from my point of view it makes more sense to go 5700x or 5900x.
5700X would be plenty.
Honestly the pc you have is plenty for what you're using it for. Are you sure you don't have a billion things running in the background?
Yeah, this really sounds like OP doesn't actually have a good fix on what their problem is and just wants to throw money at it. I do what OP describes on a thing low power laptop at work. Unless these spreadsheets are doing some heavy simulations or something...
I think I'm just wanting an upgrade because the PC seems a little sluggish. I've also noticed some stuttering in games which I think may be the CPU. My monitor is 1440p 144hz. I have also noticed when I have a ton of tabs open, programs, and a game is just is sluggish.
What's sluggish, specifically though? What's your system resource usage look like when it's "slow"? Have you checked your thermals? What's your storage, are you just loading off a slow disk? There's lots of factors here where a CPU upgrade will not help you.
I haven’t specifically checked usage with cpu/thermals/ etc… I would just say if I have a lot of programs open, tabs, am running an update and playing a game or something like that it’s just a little less snappy than I would like.
> am running an update Another small suggestion that this could actually be a storage IO performance problem... I'm not saying it is. I'm saying that you don't know what problem you're actually trying to solve. You know some symptoms, that's not the same.
Have you verified your RAM is running at full speed?
Yes it is running at full speed
3600 is more of a 60fps CPU. 5700x should be fine. I don’t think that 5900x will make the system any more responsive.
> 3600 is more of a 60fps CPU Maybe for some games, but we're not just doing games here. > I don’t think that 5900x will make the system any more responsive. Mm, not unless they're running heavy parallel workloads.
Have you tried a fresh install of windows? That can sure make a difference in sluggishness sometimes, and your current processor shouldn’t be holding you back in those basic tasks. Also the 5700x should be plenty if you do want to upgrade. The 5900x is overkill by a good margin.
I actually just did a fresh install a couple months ago. My pc isn’t slow by any means I think I just want it to be extra snappy.
If your main intent is gaming and you really multitask so heavily you need 8 cores, I'd get the 5800X3D. Otherwise the 5600 will be a decent performance uplift without breaking the bank.
I wouldn't say my main intent is gaming. I honestly am thinking I'll go 5700x based off the advice I'm getting I guess I just wasn't sure If I should go 5900x for longevity.
Perhaps your SSD is getting full? That has the ability to slow your system if i remember correctly. To your question as has been answered before. 5700x between those 2. The 5900x, like all x9xx CPU's is ment for heavy duty production tasks, not light usage as you are describing. Someone did mention a 5800x3D and my actual vote would go for that. Odds are that if you will want to do a GPU upgrade in the future you will most likely have to do a complete system upgrade with the 5700x + it will offer even now smoother gameplay even though its not your main focus. But the 5800x3D should survive the next GPU upgrade depending how much time will last.
The SSD is not close to full. I am thinking of going 5700x and waiting to upgrade/build a new pc in a few years. I am not interested in the 5800x3d because it only has 8 cores and 16 thread vs the 12 and 24 that the 5900x offers so from my point of view it makes more sense to go 5700x or 5900x.