AMD Ryzen 5 5600X CPU Review & Benchmarks - New Gaming Best, & Workstation, Power
22,988Our review of the AMD R5 5600X CPU is now up. We're testing it mostly in gaming vs. the Intel i5-10600K crown-holder, the AMD R9 5900X, 5950X, and many others. 5800X next.
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Watch our AMD R9 5950X CPU review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72AHENDeTEI
Watch our AMD R9 5900X CPU review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utWSSlyabjc
The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X makes the most sense as a gaming CPU when looking at the AMD lineup right now. It's positioned well -- similar to how the 10600K was positioned -- and can achieve most of the performance of the highest-end AMD parts stock, and can reach their performance levels with memory tuning and overclocking. The 5600X ends up being the best, we think, in terms of peak gaming performance while retaining a sensible price for a gaming PC build. The 5900X makes sense as a production part, but it's priced high enough that the delta might be better spent on a GPU, in cases where there's finite money (which is most cases). Our benchmarks look at the 5600X for gaming, overclocking, power consumption, workstation tests (like Blender cycles and 3D art, Photoshop, and compression/decompression), and more.
CPU Testing Methodology (this has been updated for FFMPEG, new Windows, and with an EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3, but is otherwise the same): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sg9WgwIkhvU
Article version of CPU testing methodology: https://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/3577-cpu-test-methodology-unveil-for-2020-compile-gaming-more
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Killtacular: AMD R5 5600X vs. The Rest
03:39 - All-Core CPU Frequency Validation on R5 5600X
04:15 - Single-Core CPU Frequency on R5 5600X
04:36 - Civilization VI Turn Time Benchmarks (5600X vs. 5900X, 10600K, et al.)
06:11 - Red Dead Redemption 2 CPU Benchmarks (Last Stronghold for Intel)
08:18 - Three Kingdoms Battle Benchmark (Best CPUs for Gaming)
09:24 - Campaign Benchmark (5600X Stock vs. Overclock, Other CPUs)
10:34 - The Division 2 Gaming CPU Benchmarks 2020
11:57 - Shadow of the Tomb Raider Best Gaming CPUs
13:07 - F1 2020 CPU Benchmarks
14:11 - Assassin's Creed CPU Benchmarks
15:03 - GTA V CPU Benchmarks
15:49 - Adobe Photoshop CPU Benchmarks
17:39 - Compression & Decompression CPU Benchmarks
19:13 - Blender Cycles CPU Benchmarks for 3D Art
20:55 - FFMPEG Video Transcode CPU Benchmarks
23:00 - Code Compile and CPUs for Programming Benchmarks
24:05 - Power Consumption of AMD R5 5600X
25:55 - Conclusion
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Testing: Patrick Lathan
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