How Slow Is The Ryzen 5 5600 For 2024 Gaming?

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How Slow Is The Ryzen 5 5600 For 2024 Gaming?

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[Maeglin]

I think this ortherwise great comparison is missing an important measuring point. adding a 5700x3d or 5800x3d to see the max difference within the same platform..

[mixk]

It still feels like yesterday when that CPU launched

[Alxium]

I went from a 2600 to a 5600 over a year ago, and it's been literally perfect for me. I don't play many new games, mostly needed it for video editing and it works like a charm in that regard. Not going to upgrade again for several years. (Paired with a 6650 XT at 1080p 144hz)

[richdelmazzio]

In my opinion, this type of content is so important to the community. As a builder myself, I get these questions all the time from my clients. I usually resort to extrapolating benchmarks from various videos and reviews to make the best decisions. Videos like this are incredibly valuable in this regard. It’s also off the beaten path which usually leads to more views if there is interest. Keep up the good work guys.

[Raindrop]

i upgraded from an i5 4690k to a Ryzen 5 5600 LOL, the upgrade felt great, so far it's done really well on a 165hz screen for esports/competitive games.

[KeoghDanielAU]

I gotta say, the missed opportunity for inclusion of a 5800X3D, the logical next-step for most AM4 users wanting to extend the life of their existing rigs (in that it also offers higher core count for productivity than the 5600, not just adding benefit in gaming) is a bit odd.

[kotarojujo]

Mine upgraded from 3100 and rx570 to 5600 and 6600 combo. Huge difference. Still with same b450 mobo

[ViollinneElizabeth]

Title : How slow is the Ryzen 5600

Me still gaming on a FX : 👁️👄👁️

Edit : oh wow the responses 🤣.

For anyone wondering why I'm still on a FX in 2024, it's because I built that PC in 2013. It wasn't bad then, and it's still pretty OK today.

I planned to upgrade it to Ryzen in 2021, but high parts price and life problems delayed it until now. It's only now that things have began to calm down that I began to plan for a PC upgrade. 🤣

[DAB]

5600 still remains the best value IMO. The spiritual successor to the 1600AF

[darky]

I bought this cpu 6-7 months ago for 150$, paired with 6700 xt (237$, used but rma new unit), and with good cooler, its probably great for my 1080p 75hz monitor for years to come. (Previously i was on i3 8100 and 1060 3gb)

[samserious]

With PBO at 4.65GHz and a cheap air cooler this CPU still rocks!

[nialloftara]

I was running a 5600 X paired with an RX6950XT for a while and for single player titles in 1440P it was usually almost maxing out the GPU, wasn't quite getting a 100% in all loads but it wouldn't dip much below 80% usage.

Still a very strong processor, I did upgrade to the 5800X3D and that has definitely been an improvement in some games and just keeping that GPU usage maxed out especially, when I started doing some raytracing the extra cores and extra capacity of the 5800X3D did stand out.
I definitely was still having a great gaming experience with the 5600x at 1440P with a then high-end now upper mid-range GPU.

[Splarkszter]

The best tool is what you have and what you can afford.

Yes, it is enough.

[laloajuria]

6750xt + 5600 on an OG b350 motherboard from like amazing.

[jopppsss]

I have a 5600, just sold my RX5600XT today. Planning to upgrade to atleast RX6800. Thanks for this video!

[Superdazzu]

currently on a ryzen 5600 rtx 4070 super build at 1440p, cpu bottleneck can be seen sometimes but nothing atrocious, expecially when i paid 120 euros for that cpu lol, looking to upgrade to new ryzens, which should have huge IPC increases

[leotide]

You might describe it as, “what performance to expect when upgrading your GPU before your CPU platform”

[iLLgetYourAse]

Would be great to see 5700X3D or 5800X3D in this tests, to see is there a reason to go to AM5 or stay on AM4 with X3Ds.

[attilahajbel]

I would’ve liked 5800x3d to be included. Good review, but I think most of the 5600 users are looking for a 5800x3d upgrade. Also fsr/performance review, bc most of the times 1440 gets more relevant when upscaling kicks in.

[patrickmiskell]

Thanks for the info! I'm running a 5600x with a rx6800 on a 144hrz 2k Ultrawide monitor, and for the most part i am GPU bound in the plethora of games i play. Upgrading on this platform doesn't make much sense when the cost could be put into a platform upgrade. this video is super helpful and I'm sure i could see some uptick in performance with a gpu upgrade for the few games I'm not able to max out my fps on, but not enough to make it worthwhile for my use case.... but if i had a higher refresh rate monitor and more into competitive games it could be a huge upgrade getting a better CPU and GPU combo.