Testseek.co.uk have collected 124 expert reviews of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7GHz Socket AM4 and the average rating is 88%. Scroll down and see all reviews for AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7GHz Socket AM4.
November 2020
(88%)
124 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(96%)
13 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Excellent gaming performance
Strong out-of-the-box clock speeds
High overclocked frequency
Excellent power efficiency and thermal performance
Drop-in upgrade for many AM4 users
Bundled basic CPU cooler
Reasonable price point versus the competition
The editors didn't like
Some will be disappointed by the price increase versus Ryzen 5 3600
Ryzen 7 3700X is a tough productivity usage competitor at £20 more
Published: 2021-03-30, Author: Steven , review by: techspot.com
Abstract: Rocket Lake is finally here and today we're checking out the new Core i5-11600K. That's right, for this generation we're skipping a day-one look at the Core i9 and even the Core i7 part, and instead are going straight to the more affordable Core i5. There...
Published: 2021-02-08, Author: Steven , review by: techspot.com
Abstract: Today we're starting a new benchmark series looking at the balance between CPU and GPU performance. The first chapter of this series will focus on AMD's Zen 3 processors using a range of GPUs belonging to different tiers.Actually, you may recall this is...
Published: 2021-01-28, Author: John , review by: pcmag.com
Abstract: Trying to figure out the best CPU for your next PC upgrade or DIY build? With apologies to Robert Frost, it's the classic two roads that parted in the wood—if the wood were a shopping-results page at Newegg or Amazon, and the road kept dividing endlessly...
Published: 2021-01-28, Author: Chris , review by: pcmag.com
Abstract: These days, you're not suffering for choice if you're shopping for a new desktop CPU. Far from it! And that's true whether you're buying a new processor you'll use for PC gaming, one packed with cores for speedy content creation or media crunching, or a s...
Published: 2021-01-19, Author: Steven , review by: techspot.com
Abstract: In order to wrap up our 6 core/12 thread CPU testing, we had to add the Ryzen 5 5600X to the mix. We're going back to the data we recently collected for testing the Core i5-10400F and Ryzen 5 3600, all of it using the Radeon RX 6800 in a range of PC games...
Published: 2020-12-31, Author: Chris , review by: pcmag.com
Strong performance in content creation and productivity tasks, Dominance in gaming benchmarks, Low TDP, Compatible with Socket AM4, High overclock ceiling
Price creep versus last-gen Ryzen 5, No integrated graphics, Overclocking didn't translate to actual major performance gains
AMD's cheaper Ryzen 3 3300X remains a stellar value among gaming CPUs, but the Ryzen 5 5600X is enough of a brute at its midrange price to make it the best pure gaming CPU of the year...
Published: 2020-12-12, Author: Paul , review by: tomshardware.com
Strong gaming performance, Strong single- and multi-threaded, Relatively easy too cool, IPC gain, boost frequencies, Power efficiency, Overclockable, 400/500-series compatible, PCIe Gen4 support, Bundled cooler,
Gen-on-gen price increase, No integrated graphics
The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X takes the throne as the no-compromise gaming chip for the mid-range, accentuated by class-leading application performance and power efficiency...
Published: 2020-12-11, Author: Home , review by: lanoc.org
It's been a long crazy road from years ago when AMD was pushing out Bulldozer based CPUs, to the launch of Ryzen, and now with the new Zen 3 based CPUs, they have finally caught up with Intel on the IPC side of things. This was the final thing needed...
AMD has again answered its critics and delivered one of the best gaming processor we've seen to date. The Ryzen 5 5600X features all of AMD's latest technologies, while offering excellent value, amazing performance and seamless compatibility with both...
Published: 2020-11-09, Author: Steven , review by: techspot.com
Abstract: It's time we finally check out the Ryzen 5 5600X, the most affordable Ryzen 5000 series processor announced to date. Positioned as a mainstream part, it's coming in at $300, a 20% premium over the Ryzen 5 3600X. However this third-gen processor already di...
