AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs. i5-12400 & 5600X CPU Review & Benchmarks

More than a year after AMD launched their Ryzen 5000 CPUs, budget friendly versions of the architecture are available. We start by looking at the R5 5600 against the 5600X & i5-12400.

These benchmarks of the AMD R5 5600 vs. Intel i5-12400 and AMD R5 5600X (and i5-12500 and several others) looks at gaming performance, video editing and rendering performance, code compile, power consumption, 3D modeling and art, and more. Our goal is to determine whether the new R5 5600 is worth it, particularly against the long-standing R5 5600X which has recently faced challenges from Intel’s Alder Lake 12th Gen CPUs. We’ll be reviewing the AMD Ryzen 5 5500, R7 5700X, and R5 4500 in upcoming videos, but for now, the focus is on the R5 5600.

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00:00 - AMD R5 5600 Review
02:44 - New AMD CPU Specs (R5 5600, 5500)
05:26 - Ryzen 5 5600 Frequency Validation
06:38 - Rainbow Six Siege CPU Benchmarks
08:24 - Cyberpunk 2077 R5 5600 vs. 5600X
09:14 - F1 2021 AMD R5 5600 vs. i5-12400
09:49 - CSGO Benchmarks R5 5600 vs. i5-12400
10:55 - Red Dead Redemption 2 Best Gaming CPUs
11:32 - Far Cry 6 & Frametime Plot
12:35 - Blender Cycles CPU Rendering
13:58 - Adobe Premiere CPU Benchmarks
14:58 - Adobe Photoshop Best CPUs
15:37 - Chromium Code Compile CPU Benchmarks
16:23 - 7-Zip Compression & Decompression
17:45 - Power Benchmark in Blender & Cinebench
19:01 - Conclusion

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Host, Writing, Testing: Steve Burke
Testing: Patrick Lathan
Additional Testing: Patrick Stone
Video: Keegan Gallick, Andrew Coleman

[JarrodsTech]

I'd pay the extra for the X, because X gon give it to ya

[jablue]

Honestly, I wasn't sure a 5600 was going to even exist this generation.

[TheNotoriousNGC]

As a 3700x w/ B550 owner, this really helps give me some perspective as somebody who exclusively uses their computer for 1440p single player gaming. I've been thinking about upgrading, given the 5000 series price drops and the prospective 5800x3D. Seeing the very small performance uplift the newer generation offers, I think I'll pass and continue to see what AM5 has to offer. Thanks for all the work. I just bought some coasters to show support.

[glimmr]

As a 5600X user, I'd advise all zen 3 users to use PBO and undervolt your CPU. It's just a couple of changes in your BIOS and in my case the 5600x hits 4.6GHz constantly on full load, lower temperature and lower consumption. Makes me wonder why it's not it's default setting, given how good it is.
The channel Optimum Tech has a quick guide on it with results, if anyone wants to check it out.

[Forlong]

I am loving the fact that basically the pricing is so constant versus performance that a non technical person could theoretically buy based on price and for the most part hit the same performance regardless of manufacturer

[MafiaboysWorld]

Steve, we worked this out in 2019 with Ryzen3000.
An X back then was $50.
An X now is only $30.
That's a 40% reduction in the cost of X's. 😜

[Adromelk]

Imagine if this had come at launch.

This is exactly why we need competition in the market.

[Yoshi_]

Great content! Just wish that Intel had applied enough competitive pressure sooner so that AMD would have launched the 5600 a year ago. That 2021 'X' tax was crazy!

[kevhn]

Back in December 2019 I bought the Ryzen 7 2700X for roughly $165, and I have just bought the Ryzen 5 5600 for the same price. Last realistic upgrade I'll do to this motherboard until I replace it in a few years, but I like how this AM4 architecture survived.

[mycosys]

6:10, in this graph it would be really amazing to see the integral, effectively total cycles, plotted as at the bottom of the graph. Its really hard to make out just how much extra work is being done over the time, esp as one spikes and the other slides, and the integrals would show that really well.

[hanspennyloaf]

I've been running a 4690k since early 2016 and finally decided it was time for an upgrade so I picked up the 5600 on sale at 129.99 with a free copy of Uncharted legacy of theives collection which is worth 50 bucks.

After seeing these benchmarks I'm feeling like I got a great deal.

[bradnewsbear]

Hey GN I really appreciate your team always being upfront and honest, it's been tremendously helpful in protecting me (and no doubt plenty of others!) from falling for marketing and making unwise purchases. Thank you!

Regarding in-socket upgrades; I was completely sure the Haswell i5 in my 2013 build would die with the system. I stretched my budget to get that i5 so the whole build would last me years, "until the next build". I'm now in year 9 of owning this system. I can't justify dropping the cash for a new system because I'm not a professional, my gaming has dwindled to a few minutes per week, and even so, my RX 570 still has a $200 street price. But I could justify $40 for an 4C/8T Xeon with boosted frequencies. The productivity and usability boost is noticeable and respectable considering the price I paid.
I guess the bottom line is, start with a chip that covers what you need it to do and don't overspend. Then if the need arises, upgrade.

[justinmartin]

As an R5 AM4 early adopter looking to upgrade, and with AM4 reaching EOL, I would like to see a comparison between the 1600(x), 2600(x), 3600(x), and 5600(x).

[gabrielgesteira]

Quick story, recently I purchased the 5600x over the i5-12400f. The reason being that when I took a trip to microcenter, I found a 5600x for $198, $20 more expensive than the Intel counterpart. However, the B550 MB where cheaper and had better features when compared to B660 MB. In other words, check whether the combo of CPU+MB offers the best value. Not Saying you should always go for a 5600x, just that you should consider the other requirements of your build.

[armandoisgreat]

I bought a brand new 5600x about a week after launch, local from Facebook. Came with a brand new case, a TUF gt501. 300 bucks for both. Still using today. Glad more will get to experience what this cpu can do for cheaper now

[prrocker]

As someone who went from a 1600 to a 5600x the 5600 non x seems to be a fantastic upgrade path for those on 1st and 2nd gen ryzen I'm just glad intel finally gave AMD a reason to release the budget options now let's hope both companies keep this trend up (imo would like intel to make their boards and cpus way less tedious and confusing to buy tho) because when they're trading blows like this and leap frogging each other we as the consumer wins

[didesigner]

You can have Ryzen 5600 (boxed) for 110~$ and a good AsRock B550 Pro 4 is about 90~$ if one wants to make a relatively budget friendly upgrade. Thank you for your work sir!

[afriendofafriend]

"They're kind of like friends, except they aren't friends and don't want to see each other" is how my friends feel about me.

[Dudewitbow]

IMO alderlakes biggest weakness is that their boards cost more likely due to having to add a pc-e 5.0 lane, as well as a beefier vrm requirement reletive to AMD. the cheapest board you can use without performance loss of some sort are like ~130 b660 boards, as most(if not all) boards under that have a measurable performance drop. AM4's budget motherboards on the other hand are much more plentiful and affordable.