3950X to 5950X

[Engr62]

I'd like to hear from people who have upgraded from a 3950X to a 5950X. It's obviously not worth the upgrade at scalper prices, but do you feel it's a worthwhile upgrade at retail pricing (assuming you can sell your 3950X for ~$500--leaving a net cost of ~$300 for the 5950X)? I'm not a big gamer, and my GTX 1080 Ti would definitely hold the 5950X back in gaming. But, I do a lot of video transcoding and engineering analysis (finite element)... so, I'm wondering about the benefits there.

Any regrets from those that upgraded? I mean, did you feel you didn't get the performance bump you hoped for?

 

[kwikgta]

Hi, I recently did this very upgrade. It really depends on your personal needs and budget. I thought the 3950x was a bad cat but the 5950x is in a whole different league, so for me it was worth it.

 

[trick0502]

I went from a 3700x to a 5950x. I only got the 5950x because it was all I could find. Desktop use I don’t notice a difference, but in gaming I do. Average and 1% will be much higher.