6 Core beast, a great 1080P/1440P gaming budget powerhouse
Introduction
AMD is no stranger when it comes to its performance powered processor, yet the price is reasonable for its consumer when it comes to gaming processors. Today we will have the short review and performance benchmark for the Zen3 AMD Ryzen 5 5600X. The processor is priced RM 1349 at the time of this writing
Unboxing
Processor Specifications & Features
MODEL | CORES/THREADS | TDP(Watts) | BOOST / BASE FREQ. (GHz) | TOTAL CACHE | COOLER | PRICE |
| AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600X | 6C/12T | 65W | Up to 4.6 / 3.7 | 35MB | Wraith Stealth | RM1349 |
- AMD Zen 3 Core Architecture
- AMD VR Ready Premium processor
- Supports up to 3200Mhz DDR4 Memory module
- PCI-E 4.0 Ready
Test Setup
Below is the hardware used and to compare with the Ryzen 5 3600X in the performance benchmarks, no overclocking is set and all will be in default settings. We will also be using the Radeon RX 5600XT as this card is PCI-E 4.0 ready
| Processor | AMD Ryzen 5 5600X & Ryzen 5 3600X |
| Motherboard | Asrock Taichi X570 |
| System Memory | ADATA XPG D41 3200MHz 8GB X 4 |
| Primary Drive | PNY NVME SSD 256GB |
| Secondary Drive | WD Red 3TB |
| PSU | Thermaltake 650w PSU |
| Operating System | Windows 10 64bit Professional |
| Graphics Card | Radeon RX 5600XT 6GB |
Benchmark Scores
Verdict and thoughts
The Ryzen 5 5600X is definitely the processor to go if you are upgrading from the Ryzen 1xxx and 2xxx series. If you are currently on the Ryzen 3xxx series, it will not be a wise upgrade unless you are currently on any processors on 4 cores or below . For consumers that want to build a new PC, no doubt the Ryzen 5 5600X will be a great choice for all purposes, whether its VR, Gaming, Editing, Content Creation or just using Office applications. We would recommend at least 16GB of RAM to accommodate the demanding applications today.
Pros
- Reasonable power requirement
- Good amount of cache available
- Wraith cooling fan is included
- A capable 1080p/1440p processor on High/Very High settings beyond 75 FPS
Cons
- A520/B550/X570 boards required, older boards may not be compatible with the processor
Special Thanks to ASROCK for providing the motherboard for this review