So, one might say “it depends.”
Can your CPU achieve your desired frame rate in a given title?
It’s a straightforward concept, yet, unfortunately, many gamers don’t seem to grasp it.
That’s really the goal here, so good stuff.
We mention the core count as that’s key to why we’re here.
This is also why the7800X3Dis a much faster gaming CPU than the7950X.
It’s also significantly faster thanIntel’s Core i9-10900K, a 10-core processor.
Thus, selecting a gaming CPU based solely on core count is a bad idea.
The 7600 is also not much slower than the 7800X3D when paired with the7700 XTat this resolution.
The 7600 still significantly outperforms the 3600, especially on medium and low presets.
At 4K, most of the data is heavily GPU-limited, particularly with ray tracing enabled.
We observed similar improvements with the low and medium presets.
Thus, the 7600 significantly outperforms the 3600, despite both being 6-core/12-thread parts.
At 4K, we start to see a differentiation between the 3600 and 7600.
This shows that within just two generations, the Ryzen 5 series has become significantly more powerful.
Furthermore, it was up to 63% faster when comparing the low-quality tweaks.
Upgrading to the much faster 7900 XT changes the results significantly.
With the RTX 4090 installed, we can truly see the difference between these three processors.
At 1440p, the 7700 XT provides very GPU-limited results when paired with the newer Zen 4 processors.
At 4K, the 7600 and 7800X3D deliver the same results, as performance here is heavily GPU-limited.
Upgrading to the 7900 XT boosts performance dramatically with a Zen 4 processor.
The margin then expands to 135% with the low configs.
Finally, at 4K, the 7600 and 7800X3D deliver comparable performance as the results here are mostly GPU-limited.
At 4K, we find more GPU-limited data when using the very high preset.
So, you could say ‘cores ain’t cores’, and the3600and7600are a perfect example of this.
Even at the same clock frequency, the Zen 4-based 7600 is going to be much faster.
Misconceptions such as multitasking cripples lower core count parts and clean test systems aren’t representative of real-world performance.
You’d only buy the7800X3Dover the 7600 because you want the best of the best.
