The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 is a less expensive, better-value model of the Ryzen 5600X – the CPU took the world by storm when Ryzen 5000 launched again in 2020. With six cores and 12 threads to entry, you get good efficiency in fashionable sport engines, whereas the upper single-core speeds launched with this technology of AMD processors permits for higher efficiency in single-core-limited (usually older) video games. It’s a potent mixture that makes the 5600X – and the 5600 – the finest worth AMD CPUs for gaming on the market.
Normally the 5600 retails for £173, compared to £185 for the 5600X, however in the present day it is all the way down to £150 on Amazon, coming inside £10 of one of the best worth we have ever seen on this mannequin.
This is a superb alternative for anybody constructing a brand new AM4 gaming PC, making the most of lowered costs within the wake of Intel’s aggressive Twelfth-gen CPUs and earlier than the following technology of AMD CPUs hits later this 12 months.
So how does this CPU examine to the 5600X that arrived earlier? Well, you are taking a look at a 200MHz deficit when it comes to said base and enhance frequency, however nearly all the things else is equivalent: the identical core format, the identical 32MB of L3 cache, the identical 65W TDP and the identical reminiscence assist. The 5600 hasn’t gotten an RPS evaluation, however for those who have a look at Katharine’s 5600X evaluation and take off round 2% from each 5600X frame-rate you have to be in the appropriate ballpark! There’s even the choice for Precision Boost Overdrive to extend efficiency and make up the distinction – superior.
So: given that you just’re paying 23% extra for the 5600X and solely getting 2% extra efficiency, the 5600 is by far the higher selection at this discounted worth. Snap it up now whilst you can, or wait and see what Ryzen 7000 brings!
That’s it for now – keep tuned for extra offers coming later this week!
