In Handbrake, what do you have set for the video encoder? I have an AMD GPU and I’ve found that setting the encoder to one of the AMD options eased some of the load on the CPU.
I was thinking Ryzen 7 3000 series. The Ryzen 9’s are a bit too high of a price point for me, and most of my workloads are single core dependent. The Performance gulf between the 5000 ryzen 7 and 3000 is not too much, so I can cheap out if I wanted to keep this system going.
That said, if I want a proper upgrade for my workload, I need to go Intel with an AMD GPU. But I defiantly don’t have the budget for that.
For single threaded workloads, you might find the ryzen 5000 series to be more of a jump than it initially seems since the IPC was improved (20-30% in some cases).
My single threaded work load situation is FreeCAD, which is pretty unoptimized. That said my 13th gen Intel laptop is currently faster. Which is why if I am dropping that kind of money I’d go Intel.
That said, as AM5 takes off, and AM4 starts to drop in price, I may go that way. Just depends on how much the CPU costs when I eventually buy it used.
Currently my CPU is going for $75, the Ryzen 7 3700x is going for around $175 CAD, while the 5700x is $250CAD, and the 5900x is $350 CAD.
For the price increase especially for an older platform which will be GPU limited I am having a hard time justifying a $100 price increase from ryzen 7 to 9. From 3000 to 5000 it’s easier to justify if I had the extra cash. But for a budget the 3700x is a good upgrade.
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