I'm planning a CPU upgrade mainly for modded Minecraft with shaders. My current system has a Ryzen 5 3600, an RTX 5060 Ti 8GB, and 32GB of DDR4 memory. I play at 1080p and want to stay on the AM4 platform. I'm considering the Ryzen 7 5800X for about €200 or the Ryzen 7 5800X3D for roughly €320. Minecraft is often said to benefit from strong CPU clock speeds, but I've also heard that the extra 3D V-Cache can make a significant difference. Which processor would be the better choice for this use case?
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If you can’t buy one of the cheaper specialty X3D options in your region, the 5800X3D is the logical AM4 upgrade for a Minecraft-focused build. The regular 5800X is still a solid improvement over the 3600 and costs less, but the X3D model should provide better consistency and higher frame rates in cache-sensitive games like Minecraft.
The 5800X3D is probably the better fit if Minecraft is your main game. Its extra cache can help with the game’s fairly cache-sensitive workloads, including situations where garbage collection and large modded worlds cause performance dips. The additional €120 can be worthwhile if you plan to keep the system for several years. Also, make sure you’re using performance-enhancing mods alongside your shaders rather than relying on shaders alone.
So even though it may have similar or lower clock speeds, the larger cache can make the 5800X3D a better choice for Minecraft? I already use performance mods with shaders.