I’m waiting on the latest Beta version for another UEFI update on my MSI motherboard. This is the 11th since it first came out. This update has another new AGESA and I think it is to support the new AMD 5000 series processors coming out!
The issue is that it’s consuming a lot !
The day they could give you more speed with less power energy you could call it a progress.
For now they couldn’t.
Unfortunately all of the processors above the 3700X consume more power. So the 5600X would be the choice i guess if you want to keep it down. I might go with that one on this B550 board.
Edit: The current price on the Ryzen 7 3700X is $429 cdn on sale. Not sure where the pricing will be on the 5600X Probably $479-499 or more when it first launches.
Yup - completely uninfluenced by the fact that I have a 3700x here! I went with the lower tdp as well - it is bad enough I can’t justify THAT much power for what I do…
There is no reason to change for the 5600X when you have the 3700X
And there is no reason to buy the 5600X cause 3700X is even better for less expensive