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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.
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.
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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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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.
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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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.
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?
Plus your energy bill will go up and you'll need a room a/c to be able to survive while playing anything…
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
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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.
i5-10400f no integrated video card, and cpu score only 14000 vs
Ryzen 5 5600G with onboard video and score 20000
i5-10400f no integrated video card, and cpu score only 14000 vs
Ryzen 5 5600G with onboard video and score 20000
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?
That's about the only compatibility issue you need to confirm.
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