AMD Ryzen 5 5600G APU Review & Benchmarks: $260 CPU + GPU (vs. 5600X & More)

AMD's new APUs have been on the market via OEMs for a few months now, so we bought one with the Ryzen 5 5600G to benchmark & review vs. a cheap CPU + GPU and vs. the 5600X.

We bought the AMD R5 5600G APU for testing. This solution compares most directly to the Intel i3-10100 and GT 1030 combination, which combined (at time of publishing) come out to about the same price as an AMD R5 5600G's MSRP for when it officially launches to the DIY market on August 5th. Of course, the alternative to a CPU + GPU (cheap) combination is the APU, but the APU can also be coupled with a dGPU later, if you happen to get one, and so we've tested the R5 5600G with GPUs to determine the maximum capabilities of the CPU when compared to the Intel i5-10700K, i9-10900K, AMD R5 5600X, R7 5700X, and R5 3600, among others.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Review
03:20 - R5 5600G APU Specs
06:59 - BIOS & IGP Overclocking
08:29 - Windows Software
08:54 - R5 5600G vs. 5600X Frequency (All-Core)
09:25 - Single Core Frequency R5 5600G vs. 5600X
09:42 - IGP Testing: CSGO at 1080p/Medium (5600G Benchmarks)
11:07 - IGP Testing: Fortnite (Low & Performance)
12:42 - IGP Testing: Rocket League 5600G vs. 10100 & GT 1030
14:13 - IGP Testing: Minecraft R5 5600G vs. GT 1030
15:12 - CPU-Only Benchmarks: Blender 5600G vs. 5600X, 3600
15:37 - Adobe Premiere CPU Benchmarks
16:22 - Code Compile & Programming CPU Benchmarks
16:45 - 5600G + GPU Gaming Benchmarks
17:16 - Rainbow Six Siege (1080p & 1440p)
18:23 - Cyberpunk 2077 at 1080p
18:54 - Red Dead Redemption 2 at 1080p
19:13 - F1 2020 at 1080p
19:47 - GTA V at 1080p
20:17 - Power Consumption (Blender & Cinebench)
21:42 - APU Mixed Work Power Consumption
22:32 - IGP Frequency Validation in Rocket League
22:55 - Conclusion


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Host, Writing, Testing: Steve Burke
Testing: Patrick Lathan
Video: Keegan Gallick

[GamersNexus]

Reminder: Don't buy the GT 1030 DDR4 model if you buy one at all. Only the GDDR5 model.
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[BromTeque]

I'd be interested to see how memory speed and timings scale on APUs compared to CPU+dedicated.

[skoopsro]

Forsure do a dedicated memory overclocking special with this chip. Its one of the biggest selling points of these for the enthusiast market. Theres a good minority of memory overclocking diehards who will love tinkering with these and will want to know exactly how they compare to the 4000 series APUs.

[JoeWithTheGlasses]

Finally, sensible CS:GO testing, 1080p Medium settings is pretty representative of what many users use, maybe even a little higher than the average regular player's settings.

[jablue]

Ooh, I've been waiting for you guys to cover this one.

[fringetheory]

This CPU aged really well. In most places I've checked recently, its 20-30% cheaper than 5600X. That is a significant price reduction for not that super significant performance loss. The iGPU is a good thing to have even if you never use it as a primary video device, if you ever need to troubleshoot a PC, or if your GPU breaks or anything else, iGPU is a lifesaver. It doesn't happen every day of course, but its a very, very good thing to have. Overall, it's a very, very good CPU right now, especially for end-of-the-road cpu for AM4 boards. Pair it with like 6650XT or 6700Xt and you'll have basically end of life machine with very decent performance for the next couple of years, at least. This CPU is in that weird category where it's not the absolute best, but it's best value for money, and it can't really be upgraded any further, so you can easily buy it now and avoid buyer's regret later, since nothing will really beat these CPU's in that specification anymore.

[-eMpTy-]

Please do a follow up with overclocking results including CPU+iGPU and memory. FCLK seems to go pretty high on these :)

[Lemard]

Memory overclocking should be quite interesting in this APU, since it's monolithic and the memory controller is on 7nm unlike regular Ryzens and thus allow for much higher 1:1 ratio frequencies.

[Oraceon]

When you said ‘don’t buy a DDR5 1030, you meant don’t buy the DDR4 1030, right?

[thechineserussian]

This was very informative. Given the situation of the GPU market in Australia, even budget cards like the 1650 Super, 1660ti and RX 6600 XT are $200-$400 above their RRP so the 5600G is a very welcome addition to the PC market. I was planning on building a budget system by year's end, but I guess I'll just make do with a 5600G until GPU prices go down. Great video as always Steve.

[will]

I was able to pull the 5700G from HP. A huge monster compaired to my it is expensive for the whole computer, but wow.

[ugrasergun]

It would be interesting to see a 5600G vs 5700G comparison to see how much a difference make the extra gpu core and slightly higher clock speed.

[TheOriginalFaxon]

This looks like it's going to have a massive effect on the GPU shortage for e-sports gamers and other low budget builds, while still providing a CPU that's more than fast enough to feed literally any dedicated GPU on the market once one can get their hands on such a mythical creature. Also Bravo Steve, you're the first reviewer to get this product in my feed. Thanks Steve! Back to you!

[picolete]

APUs will be insane when they start using RDNA cores, with DDR5 RAM and a huge L3 cache, for cheap "gaming" computers

for RTS/TBS junkies the igpu is perfectly acceptable.

[DeeSnow]

If you have a time machine what meaning does "later" still have?

[Geek]

oh yeah - showing the stuff on screen at 3:50 while talking through it made it incredibly easy to follow.
Nice one.

[devindykstra]

*6:11 quick correction: don't buy the ddr4 GT1030. Get GDDR5 if you want a GT1030.

[doncosner]

I recently purchased a custom built system for $500.00 with this processor. All components the builder chose to use were of surprisingly high quality! All the RGB fans and bling a person could ask for for about a third of what others are selling similar systems for! First thing I did was benchmark the system, I was very impressed with the results! I really can't see anyone being disappointed with this processor for it's price.

[kylixion_]

Honestly the fact that you can play basically every game on the market at 1080p low on an Apu is just so damn interesting to me. When I built my first pc I had no money, so when I was shopping around for a gpu, I was looking at a 730/745, as they were still pretty cheap back in the day. I ended up with a 1050ti that a friend gave to me, but I lived on a 1030 for about a year, and at the time it was a pretty decent gamer. Integrated graphics have gotten so good in only 5 years since then. Crazy stuff :D