Average Bench: 95.9% (93rd of 1420)

Based on 383,420 user benchmarks.  Devices: 178BFBFF00A20F10, 178BFBFF00A20F12 Model: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-Core Processor

The Ryzen 5 5600X is both the entry-level and best value for money 5000 series CPU. The 5600X is a hex-core 12 thread processor with a base clock speed of 3.7 GHz boosting to 4.6 GHz. It has 35 MB of cache and a TDP rating of 65W. A cooler is included in the MSRP of $300 USD, but cheap after-market coolers (such as the $20 GAMMAXX 400) are far more effective and therefore worth the upgrade. Notably, AMD’s new Zen 3 architecture has vastly improved single-core performance and lower memory latency, which leads to a significant effective speed advantage over its predecessor, the 3600X. Last year, AMD’s class-leading marketers secured significant sales of the 3000 series CPUs despite a 15% performance deficit against lower priced Intel parts. The games, specific scenes, software/hardware settings and choice of competing hardware were often cherry picked, undisclosed and inconsistent from one product to the next. Now that AMD have actually achieved both top tier performance and market share, their marketing machinery is focused on price hikes. Users that do not wish to pay a marketing premium should investigate Intel’s 11400F, which, when paired with a 2060 Super, delivers higher EFps in four out of five of today’s most popular games, at half the price. Allocating the savings to a higher tier GPU will result in a far superior gaming PC. [Nov '20 CPUPro]

Excellent average bench

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X averaged just 4.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Single Core Speed 162Pts
Avg. Dual Core Speed 315Pts

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X is 24.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 1,055Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 883Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 383,420 samples)
Min Avg Max
71.2 Memory 84 93.8
138 1-Core 162 172
268 2-Core 315 342
100% 187 Pts
Min Avg Max
474 4-Core 580 667
732 8-Core 883 989
90.6% 731 Pts
Min Avg Max
882 64-Core 1,055 1,160
65.3% 1,055 Pts
User Benchmarks Bench Normal Heavy Server
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Memory 94.2
1-Core 170
2-Core 341
109% 202 Pts
4-Core 666
8-Core 970
102% 818 Pts
64-Core 1,185
73% 1,185 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Memory 78.7
1-Core 169
2-Core 312
100% 187 Pts
4-Core 571
8-Core 890
90% 730 Pts
64-Core 1,044
65% 1,044 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Memory 75.9
1-Core 166
2-Core 326
100% 189 Pts
4-Core 565
8-Core 938
92% 752 Pts
64-Core 1,102
68% 1,102 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Memory 76.5
1-Core 161
2-Core 308
97% 182 Pts
4-Core 555
8-Core 862
87% 708 Pts
64-Core 980
61% 980 Pts
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Typical Ryzen 5 5600X Builds (Compare 15,686 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
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Gaming 142%
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Desktop 103%
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Workstation 130%
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Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) - $170

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $873

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 Comments

Ryzen 5000 processors with the 7nm Zen 3 Architecture power the next generation of demanding games...

Added 2 years ago.

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1 day ago.

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AMD are great at selling junk. They pee in the well with fake comments, glorified cheerleaders on youtube and paid magazine reviews. My POS PC still crashes randomly. Everybody needs to call the rats out instead of letting them get away with it.—Nov '20


Liked

3 days ago.

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Overhyped with little real world performance uplift, better to go large on the GPU.—Jan '21

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Don't fall for AMD's marketing BS, save your money and get a better GPU which will actually make a difference—Feb '21


Liked

2 days ago.

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Experienced gamers avoid AMD for a reason... A bus company with drunk drivers can’t win long term users with fake reviews.—Nov '20


Liked

7 days ago.

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Never get a Mac. Get a 5600X Gaming PC and a four-bedroom house.—Nov '20


Disliked

1 day ago.

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Idk why everyone trust youtube reviews about how AMD performs better in price/performance. Better go for i5 10400f for almost half price and perform almost as good as 5600x.—Nov '20


Good

2 years ago.


Average

18 months ago.

12400f has better gaming performance for considerably cheaper.


Terrible

11 months ago.

Expensive and not good


Excellent

8 months ago.

really cheap cpu and has excellent performance


Excellent

2 years ago.

its godly


Excellent

23 months ago.

5600x better than 3700x


Excellent

8 months ago.

Big upgrade from my old Ryzen 5 1400.


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