AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Review, The Stop-Gap APU Option

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Video Index:
00:00 - Welcome back to Hardware Unboxed
05:02 - Productivity Benchmarks
07:23 - Power Consumption
07:44 - iGPU Gaming Benchmarks
12:06 - dGPU Gaming Benchmarks
14:49 - dGPU, 10 Game Average
15:42 - Final Thoughts

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Review

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[gamingunboxed]

Good job Tim. I’ll have to be careful with the bench press in future :D
In all seriousness I actually hurt my back while building a new deck, it wasn’t any one thing though, just days of being hunched over on the deck took its toll and I should have just stopped and rested up.

I have a bad back from my sporting days (muscle stress) which I normally manage well but pushed too hard for too long this time in an effort to make the most of a good weather window.

Anyway, the good news is I have found an amazing physio who has worked wonders for my back, hips and neck (basically my entire body was out of whack and past therapy wasn’t as good). Feeling much better now and will be back making videos later this week.

And yes I will take it easy for a bit :D Thanks guys.

[WinnieBlue]

I haven't heard of this "400 pounds" software before but I'm glad Steve is benchmarking it. Very sorry to hear he injured himself doing so.

[christophermullins]

Steve injured himself by overclocking his refresh rate to 400hz.

[Duncan]

The fact they are still able to get RX550 performance out of a vega based iGPU still blows my mind

[ClassicRoc]

Also people shouldn't forget about the tremendous backlog of steam games that this chip is totally capable of. I've been using covid to catch up on lots of old school games.

[Pushing_Pixels]

It's a little disappointing that we're still throwing AAA game after AAA game at the integrated graphics of APUs. That you need a discrete GPU to play demanding games is hardly a revelation at this point, and it's pretty well known that those aren't the games most people interested in these things plan on playing with them. It would be much more interesting to see what you CAN do with them than what you can't. It might've also been worth noting that, for the niche of gamers that are APU and Low Spec Gaming enthusiasts, these APUs mark a significant milestone in the development of the technology. For the first time the saying "any discrete GPU is better", which had been true forever, no longer necessarily holds up. APUs can go toe to toe with cards like the GT 1030, RX 550, and their even crappier predecessors, changing the value proposition for pairing them with a low end CPU, particularly for those with a strong aversion to buying second hand. Apart from those gripes, however, this was a great review as always. Thank you!

[tech_jims]

I knew Steve would hurt himself with all them dewalt tools 🤔😢hope he gets better soon 👍

[i_watch_everything]

Basically, Steve overclocked himself and overheat himself..

[KenyaSG]

I upgraded my 3200g I sold the 3200g to a client that needed a new PC for their business, and the 3200g was overpowered for what they wanted to even use it for. I took my gpu out, and built a 5600g. I guarantee there will be someone else that will want me to build them a PC for their business and ill probably sell that, remove the gpu and rinse and repeat. The integrated gpu has SAVED me. The integrated gpu of the 3200g allowed me to resell my budget gaming pc to business / office users where as if I got a cpu without integrated, I would of definitely had to find a cheap gpu to put in. I'm glad the G series cpus exist and I hope they never stop making great integrated. This solid integrated also saved me during the gpu crisis, and seems to be very resellable as retired gaming pcs to office / productivity users. I used to wait years to sell one of my pcs and It would be a glorified office spec pc by the time I was done with it as only gamers would buy them, but now the market has really opened up resale value to regular non gamers as once were done or if we see a chance at upgrading we dont have to donate our gpu with it. I most certainly was not going to put an old glitchy gtx 560 inside it haha. Man AMD needs to keep coming with these.

[ZylonFPV]

Aw man, poor Steve. Hope he gets better soon, but at least he has a professional like you to fill in for him 🙂

[hamare]

Thanks for the review! Please consider running gaming benchmarks at 720p when reviewing iGPU, laptops, and similar low power components. Many of the frame rates were hovering around the mid 20's, which is tantalizingly close to 30. Lowering the resolution could allow playable framerates for budget gamers. I'd much rather play a game at 720 than not play at all.

[addersforkaustria]

Both of you have a very unique and charming way of talking, investigating and storytelling. Keep up the good work!

[darthwiizius]

Some say that Tim would have done this fund raiser earlier but zoologists needed more time training the moustache to survive on it's own in the wild.

[Nightmare]

Wishing you a speedy recovery, Steve!
Thanks for the video!

[nungsanglongchar]

Hoping for a speedy recovery for Steve. ☺

[andresgallego]

"he injured himself while benching 400pounds"
Never heard o that game, we told Steve all those benchmarking sessions were dangerous and will take a toll on his dad bod

[gustavoalmeida]

The reality, Steve has been arrested for leaving his house to buy a steaks for a barbecue.

[reptilez]

The next gen APUs are shaping up to be impressive, both in the Steam Deck and desktop/laptops.

[Sarcastro_]

Wishing a quick yet relaxing recovery, Steve. Not sure how healing works in the upside-down

[MafiaboysWorld]

I've always been an APU fan. My 1st one was the A10-7850. I built a pair of 3400G's (one for my mum, other for a friend) and they were PERFECT for that person wanting an everyday browsing PC with the ability to play Facebook games without any grief. The 5600G/5700G will follow those same lines, so don't expect to be running 240fps on a AAA title, but Bejeweled Blitz runs a dream. 😁👍