How much DOES a CPU Matter in Practice?
4,253I test AM4's upgradability by going from a first gen 1800X from 2017, all the way to the 5700X3D in 2024. How much of an overhaul does the CPU make to a standard setup that somebody upgrading in this way might have? I put it to the real-world test to discover the stuff that a severely CPU-limited benchmark wouldn't.
Both are 8 cores, but under the hood they couldn't be more different. Well, they both have hyperthreading as well. And the same clockspeeds! And are on the same platform. But forget about all those things and they're totally different, honest.
0:00 - AM4 Platform's Upgrade-ability
3:48 - 3DMark
4:14 - AC Mirage
5:17 - Ready or Not
6:20 - Hagrid Legacy
6:51 - Cyberpunk 2077
7:24 - Star Wars: Jedi Survivor
8:46 - Starfield
9:04 - ARMA Reforger
9:22 - DX:MD
9:34 - CS2
11:50 - Power Efficiency?
13:53 - Conclusion
15:05 - Stuttering Confession
16:00 - Gameplay matters
17:10 - AM4 for new build?