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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7GHz 6-Core 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor w/ Wraith Stealth Cooler & Company of Heroes 3 PC Game (100-100000065BOX) on sale for
$156.62.
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7GHz 6-Core 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor w/ Wraith Stealth Cooler & Company of Heroes 3 PC Game (100-100000065BOX) on sale for
$156.63.
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Product Details (from product page):
- AMD's fastest 6 core processor for mainstream desktop, with 12 processing threads
- Can deliver elite 100 plus FPS performance in the world's most popular games
- Bundled with the quiet, capable AMD Wraith Stealth cooler. System Memory Type: DDR4
- 4.6 GHz Max Boost, unlocked for overclocking, 35 MB of cache, DDR-3200 support
- For the advanced Socket AM4 platform, can support PCIe 4.0 on X570 and B550 motherboards
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This was the price almost a year ago!
It will drop soon.. many new processors are coming
Ah… the good ol days. These are the kinds of stories I'll tell my great grandchildren.
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It's equally fast to this chip for desktop and gaming functions. It's just a little slower at workstation tasks like video editing or CAD that most people don't utilize anyway. The biggest advantage is that the LGA1700 socket gives you an upgrade path all the way up to the fastest processor currently available (i9-13900KS). That's an upgrade potential of 40% faster for desktop computing and 120% faster workstation ability, which is a virtually unheard of upgrade potential.
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It's equally fast to this chip for desktop and gaming functions. It's just a little slower at workstation tasks like video editing or CAD that most people don't utilize anyway. The biggest advantage is that the LGA1700 socket gives you an upgrade path all the way up to the fastest processor currently available (i9-13900KS). That's an upgrade potential of 40% faster for desktop computing and 120% faster workstation ability, which is a virtually unheard of upgrade potential.
I'm no expert on the latest Ryzens, but a quick search seems to show a Ryzen 5 7600 as the lowest current model fitting the AM5. That's a $230 chip versus about $125 for the i3-12100 and a vastly superior cooler. Still if a person values the 20% faster capability of the AMD and integrated graphics, it might make the most sense.
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If you can do without the AMD Spire cooler and the 'free' game an OEM 5600 can be had for $112.
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