Really big price drop on the CPU. I am not too sure how this CPU is holding up in 2023 but feel free to do CPU comparison using the websites below
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/singleCompare.php
According to the below 5700x which is a newer model seems to be around 15% better than 3700x . It costs $33 more than 3700x if you want to go with that option
https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-Ryzen-7-3700X-vs-A…
ahh damn. must have been super low stock if its already sold out.
the 5700x is only $320, that is a better deal.
https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/CPUAMD05700X/AMD-Ryzen-7-57…
This seems better (integrated graphics + cooler) for $299?
https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/CPUAMD05700G/AMD-Ryzen-7-57…
Two good options.
The 5700G edges out the 3700X in every metric, including having an IGP (which everyone scoffs at, then laments when they sell their GPU before they've bought a new one). And the 5000 series are the last gen to fit AM4 (but not all MBs support it, definitely need a BIOS update if you're on an older chipset). Motherboard incompatibility is probably the only reason to get the 3700X over either of those.
https://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/2665?vs=2871
5700X is a significant increase in CPU performance (but no IGP).
I would point out that the latter also has overclocking but no one really bothers anymore.
Better if you need integrated graphics, but the CPU bit is a bit cut-down compared to the former… half the L3 cache, and most importantly, limited to PCIe 3.0 I/O vs. PCIe 4.0 on 5000 Vermeer chips : https://www.techpowerup.com/review/amd-ryzen-7-5700g/
No point; too expensive. I have the 3700x and I'm sick of it.
IT IS super fast, but the boost clocks are annoying to set a fan curve for as its temp will fluctuate on this generation.
Also feel like for gaming its starting to fall behind compared to other newer cpu's.
Much better off with a similar R5 5600.
Link shows out of stock