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27.7.2019

Update 20th January 2020:I upgraded to a 3900x. I've been using it for a couple of weeks and l'm loving it. A few things to note for those of you Ryzen 3rd Gen. users and prospective buyers:1. Voltage offset is your friend. In my case and with my specific MOBO (Asus C6H - x370) the different Ryzen CPUs I had (3600x, 3700x and now 3900x) behaved in the same way:- High voltage at idle up to 1.5V- (Thus) 'high' idle temps: around 37-45ºC- Around 1.2-1.3V at load, temps around 60ºC (ranging from 55 to 65ºC on a Corsair H150i Pro, quiet pump and all fans spinning around 800 RPMs).I don't care what "Robert" from AMD says and I surely don't trust him; I trust the numbers I get on my PC. So,if you want a quieter, more efficient, longer lasting (probably) Ryzen 3rd. Gen. CPU, I advise to go the 'voltage offset' route. Personally, I have my chip set to -1.0V so the 3900x never has more than 1.4V fed to it (I did the same on the 3700x; l actually had this CPU with a 1.250V undervolt and it did just as good as stock. I haven't tried to go so 'low' on voltage on the 3900x yet. I bet it'll work just fine, but until I try it I won't know for certain). I have run benchmarks (games, Cinebench) and I get slightly better results with the offset voltage. YMMV.2. If you want a totally silent PC experience (and have the appropriate components you'll need for it), I suggest you set a fan curve where fans won't spin up until the CPU reaches 62-63ºC AND you set the fans to have around 3 to 5 seconds response delay (you can actually set normal fan curves as long as you have a 5 seconds response delay. Just observe the CPU behavior and you'll understand the *rational for this).*This is all about trying to get around the 'low usage' and 'high voltage' Ryzen 3rd. Gen. behavior. Open an app and it'll boost up to its max., having the voltage fed to it to its max., too. This causes the temps to go much higher than at idle but just for literally a couple/few seconds. I've noticed the CPU won't care whether my fans are spinning at 2000 or 700 RPMs: it will still reach such temps. and settle there.Thus, the way to go is what l mentioned above. That way, your fans won't bother what the CPU is doing and will only spin up when the CPU truly needs it (beyond 62-63ºC). Funny enough that will hardly ever happen (almost never in my system) as, unless you don't have the appropriate airflow, your 3rd Gen. Ryzen CPU will hardly go beyond the aforementioned temps. Sure enough, again, your temps will vary according to the airflow in your case and ambient temps.3. I don't think l have noticed a significant improvement when going from the 3600x to the 3700x and then to the 3900x (as expected). All these CPUs are pretty snappy and a joy to use (once it's all properly configured). Unless you have a workload that requires more than 6 cores OR you are an enthusiast like me who gets thrilled just by thinking you have a 12 cores and 24 threads CPU, you're probably better off with the 3600 (even the non x).If you aren't planning to change the CPU until 3 years or beyond (and you like gaming) l'd probably buy the 3700x. Games like Battlefield V do use those 8 cores and even 12! I've seen "BV" using 54% of the 3900x (that's using those 12 cores fully and some of one thread) and I see up to 64% usage when 'loading' the game "COD MW 2019" or the next level. That is insane.If you aren't a gamer, an enthusiast and/or you won't utilize applications that take advantage of extra cores, then, really, go and get a 3400G. It's an excellent CPU (on daily, 'normal' usage you wouldn't notice a big difference between that one and the 3900x. Of course there is a difference, but not the one you may have in mind; not a 4 VS 12 cores difference.I got a 3400G for my wife and she can't be happier. Mind you, l would've gotten her the best available in the market had l thought a difference was to be found (for her PC usage). The 3400G will save you money (cheaper, no GPU needed, less powerful PSU required... even the electricity bill will be cheaper... ;-)Girls and boys, if you have questions, down in the comments. I hope this helps!Update 1st October 2019:I switched to a 3700x. The only difference l notice between the 3600x and the 3700x is when looking at MSI Afterburner OSD overlay while playing Battlefield V. Now, CPU usage is a lot less than before. If you're just a gamer you should be more than fine with the 3600x, l surely was. It just that seeing that high CPU usage while playing BV was bugging me (YMMV, as ever).The 3700x at stock (PBO off) is hitting advertised clocks in most cores. More importantly, idle voltage and temps are now settled after upgrading to BIOS 7501 (on an Asus C6H x370). I'm using Ryzen Balanced Windows Power Plan.So yeah, so far so good. Boy this's been a journey!I guess l'll now wait for an offer on the 3900x, not because l need it (not by any means!) but because l can and l am a PC enthusiast. Having 6 cores is good, 8 is great and 12 is awesome. 16 cores, l hear you say? Yeah, bring them on baby!Update 18th September 2019:- Upgraded to 5 STARS. At this price (I paid GBP 220, bought from Amazon), this CPU is amazing.- Added picture showing 2 cores reaching 4468MHz (HWinfo).- Waiting for BIOS update of 30th September.I continue being very happy with this CPU. It's snappy and fast. I have observed games like "Battlefield V" using it up to 90%. The game runs as smooth as you would want it (paired to a MSI RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio) and it's a joy to play.Now, my plan is to upgrade to a better Ryzen CPU next year and hopefully keep it for a few years (I'd buy an 8 cores minimum). If you buy a CPU having in mind to keep it for 3+ years, and you like playing games that utilize 8 or more cores if available (like "BV" does) then I would suggest you going for a 3700x instead. It'll be a better buy in that case scenario.Update (a week after purchase):I got into terms with this CPU and decided to keep it.After a week of daily usage l can tell this processor is faster and snappier than the one it’s replacing, a [email protected] only problem I found is the idle temperatures are ‘somehow’ hotter than the 1700x (even when OC). Basically, when idling, the 3600x temperature jumps from around 35°C all the way to 60-63°C. It is a strange, ‘restless’ behavior (see my system’s specs at the bottom).I have come into terms with this by readjusting the fans’ curve. In any case, the fans every now and then rev up to speeds they never reached before (past 2000Rpms in the case of the CPU fans when the latter occasionally reaches 73°C for a few seconds while loading a game). This happens rarely, but I’ve seeing it.In most cases, while gaming or stress testing, the CPU tends to sit at 60-63°C with an ambient temperature of around 20°C. For example, playing Battlefield V (3840x1200@120Hz), as you can see in the (lousy) uploaded pictures. I’d happily say this CPU is pretty cool under load.Another ‘weird’ thing I observed is the voltage. At idle, 1.4V; under load 1.3V. I think this is why the CPU is hot and jumpy when idling VS cooler and more stable under load. I researched online and found that the higher idle voltage is meant to ‘assist’ the 1-2 cores higher clock speed, whereas the lower voltage under load is because of the slower 6 clocks core speed.Speaking of clock speed, my processor has no problem reaching the advertised 4.4Ghz and even 4.450Ghz occasionally. While playing games it sits at 4.275-4.3Ghz, often speeding up to 4.375Ghz. I used “GPU Tweak II” to see the CPU’s behavior ‘while playing games’ and “HWmonitor” to monitor it in general.One thing to notice is the CPU cooler l’m using: an AIO 360mm Corsair H150i PRO with 3x Be Quiet Silent Wings 3 fans. Keep in mind your clock speed and you temps may vary when pairing the 3600x with a different, less efficient cooler.I’ll try to take and add new, more informative pictures when l have the time.All in all, if you’re coming from a 1700x/2700x or slower, I’d recommend the upgrade if you’re looking for a faster ‘Single Core (SC)’ speed and a snappier feeling when using the PC (e.g. opening programs, loading websites, etc.). (Bear in mind, around half a year ago I tried the 2700x on my rig but l sent it back due to not noticing any improvement compared to my 1700x.)I keep the 4 stars rating due to the 'weird idle behavior'. Otherwise this CPU would completely deserve 5 stars. Price to performance it is a 5 stars CPU.My rig:- 3600x- C6H (x370)- RTX 2080 Strix- Corsair H150i PRO (with 3x Be Quiet Silent Wings 3)- NVME Samsung 960 PRO- 3200Mhz – 16GB RAM – Corsair Dominator Platinum- EVGA T2 - 850w- Be Quiet Dark Base 900 Pro……………………………….(*As a side note and in order to help prospective buyers decide between this CPU and the 3700x.)If your usage is like mine (Word, 20+ tabs/two windows internet browsing, gaming AAA games, listening to music and watching movies) then this CPU will surely serve you very well. I would certainly also explore Intel options (specifically the 9700K if on offer).I’ve had an 8 cores CPU (the aforementioned 1700x) and trust me, if you want a fast, snappy feeling on your PC, you want high SC performance. Leave all those 8 cores for ‘video editors’ and other users of applications that utilize a high core/thread count.‘Future proofing,’ I hear you say? I laugh at that concept. My beloved 1700x bought in the best region of the world (Cambridge, Massachusetts) in May 2017 (yeah, I was a Zen early adopter) is already outdated by a 6 cores CPU, 2 years later. There is no ‘future proofing’ in technology. Now, if you can’t afford an upgrade every 2 years or you just don’t bother, then surely, aim at the best you can buy today. I would then pay the extra 80 GBP and get the 3700x because those extra 2 cores may come handy in the coming 4-5 years. If your PC usage is like mine and you’re like me in that you’re already thinking of the new Ryzen CPU (Zen 5?) then get this one and save those 80 GBP for the next Ryzen generation.‘Some games use 8 cores,’ you say. Well, check games benchmarks and tell me what the difference is: 5fps? 8fps in the best case scenario? Will you notice that? I surely won’t.……………………………….(Initial review.)I have mixed feelings about the 3600x.On one hand it 'feels' snappier and faster than my old and trusty 1700x (even when OC to 3.9Ghz), on the other hand the 3600x runs hotter when idling.My PC was silent until upgrading to the 3600x. I can now hear the 3x Be Quiet Silent Wings 3 fans revving up (installed on a 360mm AIO Corsair 150i PRO) at idle. Ambient temperature: 19°C.The CPU reaches the advertised speed and l have seen it surpassing it, too (see pictures attached). When all cores are in use it seats at 4.09 while aleatory changing the speed of 1 core to 4.124Mhz (when benchmarking Cinebench r15 MC).So far it gets 4 stars because it runs significantly hotter than the 1700x (3.9Ghz OC) at idle. When gaming (BV) it sits at around 63-65°C (see attached pictures) (Front door of my case opened, 3x 140mm Be Quiet Silent Wings 3 located at the case front running at full speed).Conclusion, after a few hours of testing (To be updated):- It feels snappier/faster than a 1700x (OC to 3.9Ghz) when opening programs and ‘normal usage’. This time it’s not only about ‘numbers’ (benchmarks) but you can ‘feel’ the difference.- It runs hotter than a 1700x (even when OC to 3.9Ghz).- Metro Exodus Benchmark: l get the very same results with the 3600x and the 1700x on this benchmark. I guess l’m GPU limited/bottlenecked (but just to say).One star off because of the temps at idle. l'll conduct further testing and come back to update this review in a week.
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16.8.2019

So, starting this review off I've been using my Ryzen 5 3600 for a few weeks on my Asus ROG STRIX x470-f motherboard with Corsair Vengeance LPX 3200mhz DDR4(2X8GB) I've had no issues at all with installation or even getting up and running - besides for the hour of fresh OS install as recommended when changing hardware.First off the installation to the board itself couldn't be easier, drivers and software is all in one handy zipped file on the AMD Support page, one click and a restart and that's it. I like experimenting a little with Ryzen Master and squeezing a little more performance out of it - conveniently on the new version of RM, there's actually a 'Precision Boost' & 'Auto Overclocking'presets which gives worry free improvements as they're all customised by AMD themselves.So with the overclocking max set to 4.26Ghz, RAM boosted to 3,266Mhz and my 980Ti on stock, the gaming experience is definitely worth the £188 I paid compared to my old 1700x (£170).Already off the bat, the single thread speeds were very noticeable providing even better performance in my games but without sacrificing much of the Multithreading speed of the 1700x. I play all of my games on 1080p 60fps, Very High with some 2xMSAA(sometimes 4x if the game is well optimised) and it handles it all really well, give or take a few frames dropped here and there but nothing to frown about considering you're paying less than £200!Temperatures of my 3600 at 4.25Ghz paired with my Hyper Evo 212(With AM4 adapter) idles around 34-40 degrees and is around 65-70 under full load but mostly towards the 60 degrees side and less than 70 Watts of power consumption.I'm planning to upgrade to an RTX soon though because my 980Ti is almost 5 years old so it is starting to feel a little slow and could possibly be holding the Ryzen back a little. Anyway, I digress, for £180-190 this is the closest you're going to get in terms of performance to an Intel i5 chip at a competitive price point!AMD have hit the jackpot with these chips and I can't see why anyone would turn their nose up at the price:performance ratio you can get with a Ryzen!EDIT: I was checking a few recent reviews on here and people complaining about the AMD Rewards as a scam? NOT TRUE AT ALL!I was able to redeem my 3 months of Game Pass back in July with no issues after installing the product verification tool from the site. Apparently a lot of people don't understand how to use computers on here and blame the hardware ? ignore all of the one star reviews.
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7.5.2020

So I bought the 3600 as a return to AMD after almost a decade with Intel. I'm not disappointed.I've upgraded from an Intel 4790k and whilst still a solid chip its time was up. My system was, I started to notice, struggle in a few little areas. Started being less 'smooth'. With the current aggressive pricing on the 3600 I decided to invest and then when the 4000 series comes out, I'll pick up a cheaper 3900x or something.To go with my 3600 I bought an MSI B450 Tomahawk Max, 16gb crucial Ballistix ram @ 3600 MHz and a new m.2 ssd. I reused my old case and seasonic psu. Unfortunately my Noctua U12s didnt have the correct bracket but more on that in a bit.So, using the stock cooler I set about installing and building it all.It all went very easy and the stock cooler is the easiest I have ever installed. Quick trip into the bios to update it and set the ram to 3600 and I was soon installing windows.Two immediate observations, its very fast, and the stock cooler is not great. It turns out AMD have removed the copper plate and the stock cooler really should only be a stop gap. Quick check online and Noctua will send you a free AM4 bracket for the U12s so that was ordered.Once back up and running everything is smoother. And I attribute that to the extra cores as the system can handle so much more. Even if your game isnt optimized for multi-core you will see a benefit as the system isnt dragging that one core down.Temps wise, as mentioned the stock cooler is not good. After a gaming session HWMonitor reported it had hit peaks around 95c. Whilst it can handle that the noise was terrible and the chip likely started throttling. It idled around 50 too.Performance is all relative but paired with my 1080 on a GSYNC 144hz monitor everything is much much smoother.After receiving the bracket and then installing the Noctua U12s temps dropped dramatically. Idle around 35 and even though my office is in the attic I haven't seen it go about 79. I'm very happy with that against a higher ambient air temp.Where this chip really flies is productivity. To be honest for the price its a steal. and clearly at the time of writing the best bang for buck.
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28.3.2020

It's amazing how far computer processors have gone recently, for roughly £150 we have everything most users will ever need. My 3900X died for no apparent reason only after 6 months, and while it's being sent to AMD, I got this as a placeholder to keep my system running. All I can say is- wow! I don't feel much of a difference at all, I'm a heavy Adobe Lightroom/Photoshop user, and while there's a difference when exporting big galleries (like 1000 files in one go), the difference isn't that massive to be fair. When doing stuff in Develop module, I almost can't notice any slowdown, it impressed me as 3900x was over £500 when it was launched, and everyone ran short of the stock.It could be due to very high-end other parts in the system (top of the range 3600mh CL16 memory, PCIe4 M.2 drive, top of the range X570 motherboard), which could probably push the CPU to its limits, I've benchmarked it with Passmark, and I've got 22700 points while the average for this CPU is 17800, which is almost 30% faster. Nevertheless, I'm sure no-one will be disappointed with its performance.I highly recommend this CPU, save your money on other parts and don't bother about 3700 or 3800. This CPU is all you need unless it's a heavy multi-core capable stuff, like massive Adobe Premier/Lightroom export, then yeah, go for 3900x or 3950x, but don't waste your money on those middle steps, they're just useless IMHO.Ah, I forgot about gaming- I only play Battlefield 5, and I honestly, haven't noticed any difference at all, the same fps I had with my 3900x. With BF V it's still a GPU that bottlenecks the system, this CPU is enough unless you're pairing it with 2080 Ti on 1080p resolution, which is probably a very unlikely scenario.
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13.8.2019

Edit: Altered review based on only being able to write one review for all AMD CPU'sAs by the fact ive now bought 3 Zen2 CPU's its pretty obvious i like them.The Bad.The boosting obviously and im going to have a dig at online reviews where single thread performance is still a big thing for them (but not for us real world users) So yeh it boosts to x mhz, but for how long, how many cores, whats the spread? I dont know and i dont have time to work it out. Go away single core, we are not interested.Then the voltage and temps, even after several bios revisions the cpu calls quite a lot of volts running the stock algorithm which i just dont see the need for.Especially on idle!Ultimately because of the above ive fixed both my 3700 and 3900x at 4.25ghz and 1.29 and 1.25v respectively. I get the same low core performance and better all core. And lower temps to boot.The 3600 ive left at stock, as mine wont 'overclock' to any benefit where the other two do. Note, imo an 'overclock' is worth trying as most online reviews are testing single core on PBO, where in the 3900x there are 10 cores between 1 and 12..... testing single or all is a bit daft and doesnt make sense.The good, these CPU's are incredible performers for the money. We are getting near premium performance across the board from the super cheap 3600. The 3700x is really all youd ever need for maintstream price. And the 3900x, 12 cores for 470quid? thats just mad. And you get PCIE4 with them so im now running tripple nvme in my boxes.I heard there another company making CPU's but i forget there name but apparently they are trying hard to catch up. Oneday we may have an alternative to compare to this fantastic range of cpu's. Roll on Zen3
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26.10.2019

Finally got my hands on 3900X and it's great! Initially ordered on July 11, but when my order missed delivery date 11 days later, I got Ryzen 3 3200G to make sure the rest of my new build is working. BTW, 3200G is a beast of a CPU for the price! It's CPU performance is solid and iGPU performance is very impressive. It's hard to tell the difference between 3200G and 3900X in day to day use actually. Even in gaming, there's not a big difference, (though I do play at Quad-HD and 4K on RTX 2070, so games are mostly GPU bound).Anyway, I ended up cancelling my 3900X in September and re-ordered again from Amazon US when they became available a week ago. It's probably for the best,because I get 4.2GHz all core boost and single core boost of 4.65GHz (on stock BIOS settings), now that AMD has learned from all of the complaints about boost clocks and released the ABBA AGESA, and perhaps started binning 3900Xs a little better to save face.Multi-core performance is very impressive, I've tried compiling Rust projects and compressing large number of files with 7-zip. Now here, it's a night and day difference compared to my macbook pro and Ryzen 3200G.The CPU temp goes to 75C after a few minutes at full load (Blender Classroom rendering), with NH-D15S as a cooler. I used Noctua's thermal paste that came with the cooler, pressed the heatsink against the CPU, removed to check thermal paste covered the whole heat spreader, then screwed the heatsink on.If that helps, I'm using Aorus Elite x570 board, Micron's Ballistix DDR4 3200 RAM CL16 (4 sticks) and Samsung 970 EVO NVMe M.2 SSD.So there you go, I guess, this is 2 reviews in one. Looks like you can't go wrong with AMD's new CPUs. Buy with confidence!
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27.1.2020

I've only ever really owned one Intel CPU, a 286 I don't remember, and a DX2-66, ever since then I've gone with AMD. I'm not saying they've always been the best or most efficient, but if you wanted performance for a price that didn't sting, AMD was the way to go.With this generation of chips it really seems like AMD have caught up with Intel in almost every way, and they are still significantly lower in price. Maybe I'm biased, but reviews seem to agree that these processors pound for pound match or beat their Intel cousins. I upgraded from a AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition, so let's be honest, any of the current generation would seem like voodoo in terms of performance increase,but this just feels so fast. Seems to compare favourably with the 3800X and a good bit cheaper. If the 7-2700X (which can be had quite cheaply) and 5-3600X just don't seem enough, and the price tag on the 9-3900X is just too hard to look at, the 7-3700X is probably the one for you.The fan... It's not so quiet, it does light up if powered, and I'm running with the sides of the case open right now so I'm not sure how effective it is at cooling, some of the reviews suggest swapping it out if you're over locking and I'd probably agree, but as a stock cooler it seems to do the job well enough. One more thing, clipping the heat sink + fan to the processor/board has always been my least favourite part of a build, but this seemed to take way longer to fit than on any of the others I've built recently, maybe it was a defect, but if not, be patient and it does clip on in the end.Overall, very pleased with this.
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5.8.2019

30/07/2020: Updated to 5 star after a year of use. After Ryzen Master finally started to work properly in my rig (don't ask...), this CPU proved to be truly amazing! Very easy to fine-tune on the go, stays cool, and easily clocks to 4.3-4.4 GHz in games, most cases even within the nominal 65W TDP limit! Still happy with its transcoding and folding performance too...at current prices, it is mad value! :)Original review: I have replaced a 2700 with this, and while some may believe I am mad, I think I have made the right choice. It is faster in (most) games, and though not faster in all productivity suites, it is pretty close, and much ahead in HEVC encoding (about 50%, despite the fewer cores),which was of paramount importance for me. The only reason i gave it 4 stars because the acclaimed auto-overclocking is far from being flawless, and BIOS updates are still rolling out every two weeks. Still, with manual setting it humms along nicely at 4.1 GHz on all cores, with 1.25V vcore (with auto, it was fed 1.4V and sometimes even higher at heavy all-core load, while hovering at 4050-4075 Mhz). Stock cooler is OK for everyday use (gaming included - and it even will hit 4.2 most of the time!), and it is not too loud either, but if you want to utilise all 6 cores heavily (like I do with video transcoding), you may want to consider aftermarket cooling (H212 or similar will absolutely do). Overall, a fine product, at a fair price, and I am happy with it :)
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17.9.2020

Just got this Ryzen 3 3100 to temporarily use until the Ryzen 4000 CPUs release (paired it with my B550 motherboard and 16GB of 3200 DDR4). Upgraded from an FX-8350. Haven't really tested it much compared to the FX 8350, but I have played a few games on the new CPU and I have got quite a big improvement on some of them. (Still running my RX 480)Fallout 4 as an example, I was currently in another playthrough when I did the upgrade. I went from getting like 20ish-30 FPS in the worst downtown areas (that's with a lot of settings down to lowest/medium/off) on the FX 8350 build.To getting 60FPS pretty much everywhere (With all max settings,except with Godrays OFF and shadow quality set to high and shadow distance set to 6000 in the .ini which is in-between Medium and High)The worst places for performance loss no longer sent my FPS into the 20s and with the new build the lowest I got was 49fps when it was raining, but it was mainly 55-60 for the worst areas or full 60 everywhere else.So the Ryzen 3 3100 running with 3200mhz DDR4 certainly improved FPS massively in Fallout 4 (happy about that as I mod the game a lot) this was at 1080p with my RX 480 4G.I got improvement in others also, but like I said I haven't really tested it much more.When the Ryzen 4000 CPUs come out I will update the bios when it's released then upgrade to a 8 core Ryzen 7.
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17.11.2020

As of this time (Nov-2020) get the Ryzen 5000 series instead for the gaming lead and productivity lead over intel.Quite simply this CPU is perfect for both gaming and prodcutivity. I use this to play games with my 2080ti with no bottleneck and have no problem maintaining high framerate whilst recording footage. Having those 12 cores for rendering is simply fantastic, it will take me about 14 minutes to render out a 4k 10 minute video in Premiere which is brilliant.If you are doing literally nothing but gaming then go with Intel as it can be at most a 10% increase in gaming performance with the 10900k over this 3900x but simply for this price having the 3900x is so much better value for your money because of those 4 extra cores.I totally recommend undervolting this CPU,I managed to lower my max temps by about 20 degrees just by doing so (down to 1.18v) and still mantain a 4.3ghz all core clock (look for a tutorial if you don't know how, it's fairly simple) i also recommend that you go out and buy at least 3200mhz RAM as Ryzen LOVES fast memory and you can see decent percentages in performance gain just from a RAM upgrade, plus RAM prices have decreased quite a bit.Overall i absolutely love this CPU and cannot recommend this enough to anyone looking for an upgrade. (Get Ryzen 5000 as of Nov-2020)
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31.8.2019

Was thinking if I should buy this one or the previous genereation but all the reviews and benchmarks helped me with the decision and I definetely do not regret buying this one. I upgraded from intel i5-4570 because it was already bottlenecking my GPU and I needed a ram upgrade anyway.Installation was easy on MSI B450 Tomahawk with BIOS flashback feature. Cooler with pre-applied thermal paste was also simple to install.My previous cpu was at about 10% when idle but r5 3600 is just at <1% when idle. If you are looking for in-depth review of performance in applications and games I recommend watching some youtube reviews but this CPU does not bottleneck even the best RTX GPUs in most cases.Only thing that is a bit on the downside is the stock cooler. While it is much better and more quiet than my previous stock cooler from intel I would rather see that they would offer a CPU without cooler for a lower price. This cooler only manages to cool it to 43° C when idle and reaches almost 90° C in Cinebench.Conclusion:If you are on budget I would recommend previous gen which is quite a bit cheaper but If you want to futureproof your system for a fair price this is the CPU to go with and if you have a better cooler definetely use that one.
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20.7.2019

I'm happy to see that it's finally in stock at MSRP. I got the 3700x to replace a 6700k system which broke. The ASUS GENE VIII motherboard failed. So it was time for an upgrade and go back to AMD. Last AMD part I had was the AMD FX-8350 back in 2012. The 3700x seems to work just fine, cinebench 15 score when from 850 to 2145, so that's a thing.Edit: 7/30/2019I'm docking 2 stars. The chip is great and all, but it runs too hot at idle, 40+ C on an aio, 24 C ambient.I'm comfortable having my pc run hot during games, etc.., but not at idle.At idle the system keeps boosting to 4.2+ Ghz all the time.It's like it doesn't know how to clock itself down (even on AMD balanced profile,latest Win 10 1903).Disabling boost solves the temp issue, but that's not an option.This is probably the early adopter tax and I hope they fix it in the bios.It could also be the ASUS board which is too aggressive with voltages.Edit: 7/31/2019+1 star, Windows power saver power plan is what I wanted.Idles at 32 C at 25 C ambient, core voltage a 0.944 V instead of that crazy 1.45+ VI does sacrifice some standby performance, but that's ok.Edit: 9/16/2019+1 star, the ABBA bios update fixed my idle power problem.It just needed some tweaking.
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28.8.2019

At the moment Im using the Asus X470-F Gaming Motherboard and I did my Homework before I upgraded from the 2700X to the 3700X Via watching YouTube videos and reading reviews just to make sure the process would go smoothly and sure enough it went with a hitch.Just make sure you update the bios via your X400 or X300 series from your board manufacture website along with the relevant chipset drivers and you will be set to go or ignore all the above and pay the piper and just go with the X570 series Motherboards to save the hassle.I use Adobe Photoshop and the odd game every now and then and I went from an Intel i5 6600k to an AMD Ryzen 2700X and now Im on the Ryzen 3700x. In Photoshop I do Long Exposure Seascape images,When I Photo Stack anywhere between 5 and 15 images together, Photoshop turns to the CPU to do this and from the i5 to the 3700x there is a vast difference in speed thus making use of the 3700x cores and threads. Every time I take 1 RAW Image its 50mb in size, so if you increase that by 15, the image being processed is 750mb in one image saved as layered .TFF file.Im so glad of the Ryzen 3700x as it cuts my Photoshop time in half.A Sweet Purchase at a lower cost for the same performance from Intel.
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1.10.2020

I was initially hesitant on purchasing this so close to the 5000 series launch, but since it was 2+ months away, I decided to take the plunge.This chip is a great in-between generations, and in the future it will be a great solution for people looking for more value.Basically what you're getting out of this chip is a more solid process ensuring you're getting the boost clocks you were promised. Pairing this with a Cooler Master 212 Black Edition provides me with the advertised 4.5 max boost, with the thermal overhead to overclock more if I wanted to, around 10c over ambient at idle. Compared to the stock cooler performance of roughly 15c or slightly more at ambient.Currently waiting on the new GPU's to be released so my older GTX770 is bottlenecking the CPU on gaming.Once I upgrade to 3070 or 6000 series AMD cards I suspect I will have to slightly overclock this chip to reduce the bottleneck in the system.Overall if you are debating waiting for the new series of CPUs this is a good in-between that will allow you to start transitioning your parts over to PCIE4.0 components and eventually upgrade. If you don't want to upgrade you'll still be using this CPU for 5+ years with no question.
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30.7.2019

(3600) great upgrade from my FX8120, gaming is super on my 1070 playing VR with an Oculus Rift and Mordau and RoE at the desk....looking forward to Cyberpunk 2077.Hasn't been a smooth ride however, mostly my own fault for going with a previous gen mobo (it was way cheaper than even the most basic 570)... BIOS flashing my MSI B450 Carbon Pro was a piece of cake using the Flashback+ feature (I'll admit that experiencing performing a flash without having to get my hands on an older chip was something I was interested in doing and contributed to my purchase of the board.)However the current BIOS is far from perfect, when the rig is up and running it's a peach...but restarting the machine is a nightmare and usually involves between 4-20 attempts before it actually boots.Still,none of that should reflect on the chip, which is a beast for the money...it was my choice to pair it with a previous gen mobo, it didn't expect it to be quite as problematic as it has been though.Balls in Intel's court now...let's see some price cuts lads. Red or Blue doesn't really matter to me, I've had great AMD chips and great Intel CPUs too. Competition is a win for all consumers.
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