new to ryzen! 3800x questions

[steveokinevo]

Any noticeable difference with the 5900x and 5950x? Seen Amazon has it on sale...

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor https://a.co/d/4v4K4rp

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor https://a.co/d/dUbNgHl

 

[EarthDog]

Depends if you can use the additional cores and threads. For gaming, not really.

 

[Zerileous]

Don't overlook the 5800x3d for gaming. Does require a different BIOS.