Budget 31-40k Should i buy a 5700x3d or a 5950x?

karanwk

Recruit
I have two systems, my primary and my server.

My primary system is:
R9 5900x
B550 Aorus pro AC
4x8gb 3733 cl16
5700xt
3440x1440p 165hz monitor
Win11

My server is
R5 3600
X570 phantom gaming x
4x8gb 3200 cl16
1060
8hdds, 2 m.2
Unraid

I need to upgrade my server CPU. Its almost perpetually at 50-70% usage keeping up with multiple users and dockers. No vms.
Either I buy a 5700x3d for my main system, put the 5900x in my server and sell the r5 3600.
Or
I buy 5950x for my server and keep the 5900x in my main system and sell my r5 3600
Or
I buy another 5900x for my server since it is only 2k more expensive than the 5700x3d.

My main system use case is 3-8 year old single player aaa games, 2d cad (most important), Photoshop, very little video editing.
I am the type who does one thing at a time. Won't have 10 apps open at the same time.

Prices as of last check
5700x 17k
5700x3d 21k
5900x 23.4k
5950x 34k

What path do you think I should go down?

Additional random bit of info: my main system is open loop cooled. If I keep the 5900x in my main desktop, I will lap the block and CPU since it is now out of warranty.
 
If you're on budget, 3950x @20k for server.
5950x @ stock runs on lower frequency than 3950x on all cores 100% load unless you enable PBO which raises the thermals much high.
 
Are you getting CPU bottlenecked in any game now with 5900x? Older games were more optimised and don't load the CPU as much as modern ones. In this case you won't see any benefit from x3d, but with its lower single core performance, there will be a reduction in performance in CAD and Photoshop