Ryzen 5 5600: When Will it Bottleneck your GPU?

In this video, we'll take a look at when the Ryzen 5 5600 will start bottlenecking your graphics card.

Are you looking to upgrade your graphics card but don't know which one to choose? In this video, we'll take a look at the different options available for the Ryzen 5 5600 and compare them to the Ryzen 5 5500 and 5600x. We'll also discuss when the 5600 will start to bottleneck your graphics card, so you can make an informed decision.

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[coveyking]

the results show that the 5600 handles all the cards well, with only minor performance differences compared to the more expensive 5800x 3D. Overall, the Ryzen 5 5600 is an excellent value CPU on the market.

[earthling]

Plan to keep my b550m, 5800x, 3060ti, 32gb ram, gen 4 nvme for a few more years. Built in November 2021. Started with a GTX 1650 (gpu prices were crazy - then recently upgraded to 3060ti). I play at 1080x60. My system does everything I want at max settings (with RT off). And video rendering times are great too (compared to the i7 4000 series I had last with 4 cores). 2 years in, hopefully 5 to go. I'll rebuild a new desktop at some point, but for now, this is working great!

[AshtonCoolman]

It's important to know that AMD GPUs bottleneck less than Nvidia GPUs because they have a hardware command processor. Nvidia does that function in software and has a far higher driver overhead on the CPU. That's why a 6950 XT with a 5600 is faster than a 4090 with a 5600 in all non-RT, GPU bound scenarios. Quite simply, if you don't have a fairly high end CPU, you'll lose performance with a higher end Nvidia GPU. The hardware command processor has been a feature since the HD 2900 XT series. This is why you got the results that you did with the 7900xtx and other AMD GPUs.

[COBRO]

Parts last as long as you're happy with their performance. A 5600 realistically will last you 2-3 GPU upgrades going forward(6+ years)

[fandomkiller]

3600 and 5600 were both incredible value for gamers.

[davetheslayerfan]

It would also be helpful to see the 1% and 0.1% lows. Frame times are also helpful. It's not just about average FPS. Smoothness matters.

[andrewfarrugia]

Love this video. I recently upgraded to amd 5600 and 6800 and you demonstrated I did not need to go to the 5800x 3d. I got a great deal for the 5600. $199 AUD. Great value cpu

[heseman]

From what I've seen and read from online the real benefit of 5800X3D vs. other 5000 CPUs is the better 1% lows which create smoother experience, not so much in raw performance. Personally I'd not go back to non-3D V-cache models, 5600 is a great budget CPU though if you're already in AM4 platform.

[adamgroszkiewicz]

Went from a R3-1400 to an R5-5600 a couple of years ago. Currently paired with a 3060ti, primary use is single player gaming at 1440p. Still a solid CPU today.

[konstantinlozev]

The benchmark on Cyberpunk 2077 is a GPU test mostly. To check CPU bottlenecking in Cyberpunk 2077 you have to get in high crowd density in the busier parts of Night City.

[WidePhotographs]

This video confirms I made the right choice to go with the 5600x in December for $150 brand new rather than the 5800x3d for $350. Knowing myself, I will most likely upgrade my 3060ti in 2024.

[strickerarts]

Sweet, I was thinking of getting a radeon 7900xtx, just wanted to see how well it does with ryzen 5 5600. Looks great just have to adjust settings per game for performance.

[Pete]

Nice to see realistic testing. I get sick of all the reviewers using an RTX 4090 at 1080p...it's proves their point about CPU and RAM speeds, but does nothing in telling you if you really need to buy the best CPU with the fastest RAM if you only have a mid level graphics card.

[packetcreeper]

Still so happy with my 5600x and it's coupled with a 7900XTX. I get silly frames on ultrawide 1440p. Planning on moving to 4k this year so this video reassured me I'll be fine.

[Angelblack]

This is what i’ve been saying for a while, any CPU right now thats around Intel 10th gen K series/zen 3 is enough for really any GPU on the market at its optimal resolution. There are a lot of people who are waiting for Zen 4 X3D for some reason just to go in AM5 When theyre wayyy better off saving money with AM4 or Alder Lake/Raptor Lake and a DDR4 board. That or wait for Zen 5 when core counts go up and hopefully newer AM5 and Zen 5 cpus can handle better ram than 6000 mhz DDR5 to make the extra costs matter. If youre on an AM4 board right now the only reason to really upgrade away from AM4 is to get out of pcie gen 3.0 or a bad 300 series board. I think CPUs are hella out pacing GPUs right now for gaming at any resolution that makes sense. For instance you have to just hate money to buy a 4090 for anything other than 4K gaming, literally makes no sense for even 1440p, and ive seen even a 3600 perform decent enough with a 4090 at 4K. My that i mean i think its still noticeably faster than a 4080 in 4K meaning its technically not completely pointless

[surfx]

I have a 5600 and it benchmarks almost the same a my 5800x up to a 3080 GPU.
What made me jump up to a 5800x3d was scoring a 4090. It was just a direct CPU swap, no hassle an the alternatives are not really much better.
There was a difference, it was not massive, more like games were smoother.
Also with the 5800x3d you can undervolt the cores using some software called PBO2 tuner. Mine is locked it at -30 on all cores.

[EJPlayz]

Just build a rig last night with a Ryzen 5 5600x and a rtx 3080 ti. Running really good. That cpu is all around good

[misot]

Running a 5600X and a 6700 XT.

Pretty satisfied with the performance. I'm starting to save up for a new PC that I'll be getting in 5-6 years from now so I can have as much value for my money.

[thescryingpool]

One thing to note, the 5600G is the only CPU in the 5600 series that is ONLY PCIE 3.0, the others are 4.0 Just wanted to point that out in case there are others like me that assumed it was also 4.0 and missed that in the specs.

[omulamfibie]

Thanks, I was actually looking for a good video about gpu bottleneck on 5600/5600x. I have a 5600x and won't be afraid to get a 6900xt or 3080 for high 1440p gaming now. I have a 3060Ti atm, but next year I might want to upgrade to a better gpu and 6900xt looks extremely good value/performance(especially since I couldn't care less about RT).