What everyone here has neglected to mention is, that the 7800X3D is not bad at productivity tasks, it’s just not THE FASTEST at productivity tasks compared to some other CPUs. If producing output as fast as possible is your primary concern then maybe look at something else. If the time to produce output is not your primary concern, and you’re happy with it maybe taking 20% longer go with a 7800X3D, then you won’t have to worry about juggling core/affinity etc for gaming.
TLDR, 7800X3D is good at productivity tasks, but there are other options that are faster.
What everyone here has neglected to mention is, that the 7800X3D is not bad at productivity tasks, it’s just not THE FASTEST at productivity tasks compared to some other CPUs. If producing output as fast as possible is your primary concern then maybe look at something else. If the time to produce output is not your primary concern, and you’re happy with it maybe taking 20% longer go with a 7800X3D, then you won’t have to worry about juggling core/affinity etc for gaming.
TLDR, 7800X3D is good at productivity tasks, but there are other options that are faster.