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AMD Ryzen 7 AM4 Processor: 5700G 3.8GHz 8-Core $280, 5600G 3.9GHz 6-Core

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Micro Center has AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 3.9GHz 6-Core 12-Thread Desktop Processor (100-100000252BOX) for $199.99. Select Free Store Pickup where stock permits via Reserve Button.

Also available, Micro Center has AMD Ryzen 7 5700G 3.8GHz 8-Core Desktop Processor w/ Wraith Stealth Cooler (100-100000263BOX) for $279.99. Select Free Store Pickup where stock permits via Reserve Button.

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  • Price Research: Our research indicates that AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 3.9GHz 6-Core 12-Thread Desktop Processor is $39.01 less (13% savings) than the next best price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $239.
  • Warranty: Includes 3-Year Warranty for labor and parts
  • Micro Center Return Policy: May be returned within 15 days of purchase

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Micro Center has AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 3.9GHz 6-Core 12-Thread Desktop Processor (100-100000252BOX) for $199.99. Select Free Store Pickup where stock permits via Reserve Button.

Also available, Micro Center has AMD Ryzen 7 5700G 3.8GHz 8-Core Desktop Processor w/ Wraith Stealth Cooler (100-100000263BOX) for $279.99. Select Free Store Pickup where stock permits via Reserve Button.

Thanks to community member AD211 for finding this deal.

Note: Availability for pickup may vary by location.

Editor's Notes

Written by StrawMan86 | Staff
  • Price Research: Our research indicates that AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 3.9GHz 6-Core 12-Thread Desktop Processor is $39.01 less (13% savings) than the next best price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $239.
  • Warranty: Includes 3-Year Warranty for labor and parts
  • Micro Center Return Policy: May be returned within 15 days of purchase

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StevenL2000
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Better value ryzen presented by Intel.
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ghostfreckle
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Yes, but you'll have to spend many $100s of dollars to even use one of the new Alderlakes… On top of buying the chip. New mobo, new ddr5 ram… It'll be almost a $1k to get even the i5 working with components that you already have.

Plus your energy bill will go up and you'll need a room a/c to be able to survive while playing anything…
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Uh.. what?
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Banana_FlyNov 6, 2021 2:49 PM
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Quote from Lakers01Life View quoted comment :
this vs. the 5600x?
Depends IMHO. If need performance- 5600x is a much better CPU, also has PCIE 4.0 support. When used with 4.0 SSD and video cards you will get probably 15- 20% better performance. But if don't care about performance, 5600g has the best IGP video, like 1030+ level. Those are crazy expensive these days so you are saving $120-130 on a video card right away

https://www.tomshardware.com/revi...g-review/3
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Nov 6, 2021 2:53 PM
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katapaltesNov 6, 2021 2:53 PM
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Quote from bargin-sniper View quoted comment :
Happens every generation, new better speed old has better latency. Kinda even first gen but by gen 2 or 3 new type dominates!!
^^ True. However, if you're building an Alder Lake system right now, the advice from trusted online reviewers is to get a DDR4 mobo, especially if you can re-use your existing RAM.
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noobcakeNov 6, 2021 2:53 PM
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Quote from Lakers01Life View quoted comment :
this vs. the 5600x?
It's not that simple, posters here have missed the main differences.

On paper this is 5-15% slower in games due to the cut down L3 cache from 32MB to 16MB, lower turbo from 4.6 Ghz to 4.4 Ghz. This also doesn't support PCIE 4, which means the latest gen PCIE 4.0 NVME's will suffer a bottleneck.

However the biggest difference is the market position. Why did people buy 5600x? Before Alder Lake launch, 5600x was THE best chip on the market for gaming because it is just a cut down 5800x. These two chips were the IPC leaders. But now that Alder Lake CPUs have better IPC than 5600x/5800x, the unique market position of 5600x has deteriorated.

Now back to 5600g. If you buy today, I recommend saving even further by dropping to the i5-10400f. That chip will beat 5600g handily in games at lower cost. It loses on average 5% to 5600x.

If you can wait a month, wait for the i5-12400f. Benchmark shows that it outperforms 5600x easily.
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khakudaNov 6, 2021 2:56 PM
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I have owned computers since the 80s and I've never upgraded a microprocessor because I assumed it made more sense just to get a new machine with new and faster everything. I did put SSD drives into my old hard drive PCs to give them a few more years life and have added some RAM on occasion, but anything beyond that didn't seem to make sense.

If someone wanted to do this, how do you figure out compatibility? I know that this has the same AM4 slot as my Ryzen 5 Pro. Clearly in the bios has to recognize the chip but are there other things that need to be compatible generally?
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wohldmadNov 6, 2021 3:00 PM
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Quote from ghostfreckle View quoted comment :
Yes, but you'll have to spend many $100s of dollars to even use one of the new Alderlakes… On top of buying the chip. New mobo, new ddr5 ram… It'll be almost a $1k to get even the i5 working with components that you already have.

Plus your energy bill will go up and you'll need a room a/c to be able to survive while playing anything…
Every mobo I've seen at microcenter for the new Intel chips still uses ddr4
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_A2Nov 6, 2021 3:04 PM
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I wonder if either of these would work in a ThinkCentre M75q Gen 2.


I have a 4350GE in it right now (35W). And these two are 45W. All have built in graphics.




I guess the question would be BIOS support. Any thoughts would be much appreciated nodSmilie.

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Nov 6, 2021 3:07 PM
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vdChildNov 6, 2021 3:07 PM
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Quote from wohldmad View quoted comment :
Every mobo I've seen at microcenter for the new Intel chips still uses ddr4
Also spreading misinformation. It's not gaming where the power draw and heat output from the 12900k, only workstation tasks, and the 12600k doesnt have same issue. He needs Tech Jesus in his life, ie gamernexus.
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smartdealsNov 6, 2021 3:15 PM
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Quote from noobcake View quoted comment :
It's not that simple, posters here have missed the main differences.

On paper this is 5-15% slower in games due to the cut down L3 cache from 32MB to 16MB, lower turbo from 4.6 Ghz to 4.4 Ghz. This also doesn't support PCIE 4, which means the latest gen PCIE 4.0 NVME's will suffer a bottleneck.

However the biggest difference is the market position. Why did people buy 5600x? Before Alder Lake launch, 5600x was THE best chip on the market for gaming because it is just a cut down 5800x. These two chips were the IPC leaders. But now that Alder Lake CPUs have better IPC than 5600x/5800x, the unique market position of 5600x has deteriorated.

Now back to 5600g. If you buy today, I recommend saving even further by dropping to the i5-10400f. That chip will beat 5600g handily in games at lower cost. It loses on average 5% to 5600x.

If you can wait a month, wait for the i5-12400f. Benchmark shows that it outperforms 5600x easily.
how come i5-10400f can beat 5600g?
i5-10400f no integrated video card, and cpu score only 14000 vs
Ryzen 5 5600G with onboard video and score 20000
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Nov 6, 2021 3:44 PM
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noobcakeNov 6, 2021 3:44 PM
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Quote from smartdeals View quoted comment :
how come i5-10400f can beat 5600g?
i5-10400f no integrated video card, and cpu score only 14000 vs
Ryzen 5 5600G with onboard video and score 20000
A 'scorer' isn't a score. I don't know what score you are reading from. Of course 10400f cannot game without a GPU.
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Quote from FaithfulMoney5127 View quoted comment :
intel's new chipset is causing amd to drop the price.
That or they are dropping to prices where I thought they should be in a normal covid 🌎. I think think the 5600G will be close to 179 by spring. 350-399 HP desktops with gpus now cost 600+, plus the upcoming cpus gotta have a price point, they are just making room on the price sheet 😀.
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Quote from khakuda View quoted comment :
I have owned computers since the 80s and I've never upgraded a microprocessor because I assumed it made more sense just to get a new machine with new and faster everything. I did put SSD drives into my old hard drive PCs to give them a few more years life and have added some RAM on occasion, but anything beyond that didn't seem to make sense.

If someone wanted to do this, how do you figure out compatibility? I know that this has the same AM4 slot as my Ryzen 5 Pro. Clearly in the bios has to recognize the chip but are there other things that need to be compatible generally?
If your mobo supports the CPU (or has new drivers for support) you should be good to go.

That's about the only compatibility issue you need to confirm.
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DkizzyNov 6, 2021 4:07 PM
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Quote from Rack View quoted comment :
Alder lake has ddr4 compatibility too.
Only limited boards provide it but yes

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Quote from katapaltes View quoted comment :
^^ True. However, if you're building an Alder Lake system right now, the advice from trusted online reviewers is to get a DDR4 mobo, especially if you can re-use your existing RAM.
Honestly, I never buy the first Gen of a new platform!! The prior is rock solid and deeply discounted at near same performance OR just wait one cycle and ALL aspects improve! Just me though I don't care about that 5-10 percent IPC for twice the cost 🙄

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