Best 6-Core CPU for Gamers?
With the release of 3rd-gen Ryzen many gamers wanted a detailed GPU scaling benchmark.
It was time to get these results out.
For testing, both AMD CPUs were paired with G.Skill DDR4-3200 CL14 memory and the Corsair H115i Pro cooler.
Let’s get into the results.
That’s a big performance jump and those with high refresh rate monitors will certainly notice this improvement.
This will also of course be true of anyone using a GPU that’s slower than the RX 580.
It’s a similar story with the RTX 2070 Super and RX 5700.
At most the Ryzen R5 2600 was 3 fps slower than the 3600, delivering identical performance.
Naturally we’ll see the same result with the RX 580 and with slower GPUs as well.
Jumping to 1440p using medium quality options changes the picture from what we saw at 1080p.
The final ACO test takes place at 1440p with the ultra high quality preset.
Even with the 2080 Ti we’re heavily GPU limited under these test conditions.
This is also a title that caused performance issues for Ryzen processors, at least performance limiting issues.
Even with the RX 580 we see some performance improvement over the 2600 here.
Again, it’s not until we drop down to the RX 580 that the margins are neutralized.
The margins at 1440p with the medium preset are slightly increased.
Increasing the resolution widens the margins.
At 1440p with the ultra quality preset enabled the 3600 was up to 27% faster than the 2600.
This is seen with the 2080 Ti, 2070 Super and RX 5700.
Unsurprisingly the RX 580 sees all four CPUs deliver the same level of performance.
In short, the 3600 and 2600 delivered identical performance with all four tested graphics cards.
That said, the 2nd-gen part was still pushing over 100 fps at all times.
Similar margins were also seen when testing with the RTX 2070 Super and RX 5700.
The games used should also cover most performance scenarios.
That being the case, what does the average performance look like?
Using ultra quality parameters, the 3600 was 19% faster on average with the 2080 Ti.
That margin is reduced to just 13% with the 2070 Super and 16% with the RX 5700.
We see virtually no performance difference with the RX 580.
Worst case the 3600 was 12% faster at 1440p with ultra quality options.
What has changed more dramatically perhaps is pricing.
In other regions this margin will vary, but in Australia for example, the pricing remains very similar.
