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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 6-Core 3.5GHz AM4 65W Desktop Processor

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Amazon has AMD Ryzen 5 5600 6-Core 3.5GHz AM4 65W Vermeer (Zen 3) Desktop Processor (100-100000927BOX) on sale for $119.99. Shipping is free.

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Specs:
  • CPU Cores: 6
  • Threads: 12
  • Base Clock: 3.5 GHz
  • Max Boost Clock: 4.4 GHz
  • CPU Socket: AM4

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Amazon has AMD Ryzen 5 5600 6-Core 3.5GHz AM4 65W Vermeer (Zen 3) Desktop Processor (100-100000927BOX) on sale for $119.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member phoinix for finding this deal.

Specs:
  • CPU Cores: 6
  • Threads: 12
  • Base Clock: 3.5 GHz
  • Max Boost Clock: 4.4 GHz
  • CPU Socket: AM4

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This is one of the best "bang for the buck" gaming cpu's you can buy. Sure it only has 6 cores but for gaming that is more than enough. Sure you can pay double or triple for cpu's with 10, 12 or more cores but that will only get you good scores on benchmarks and you can brag saying that my cpu is bigger than your cpu LOL.

Now the smart people will take the extra $100 or $200 saved by buying this CPU and using that money to get a better GPU which is more important to gaming.

If you want to laugh, look at the scores in head to head gaming with the 5600 vs the 5700 or 5800 and smile when the FPS is less than 5% different.

As far as DDR4 vs DDR5. That is another win for saving some money. For gaming, that DDR5 will get you maybe another 5% fps but cost you almost double what DDR4 costs.

So save $100 on your ram and $100 or $200 on this chip and take that $200 or $300 and get a better GPU. Sure that $200 or $300 will get you an extra 10 percent in FPS but does it really matter if you get "only" 60fps vs 66fps (10% boost) or 120fps vs 132fps?

Now if money is not an issue then get the best of the best of the best but smart gamers know what is important and what is not.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLGjv_4LQyk

BTW the x version is identical to the non-x (5600 vs 5600x) but it's clocked a bit higher. Something you can do yourself in your MB settings.
Yeah, in terms of gaming you don't want anything older than Ryzen 5xxx, and these days AMD is the preferred cpu for gaming, and is usually the more power efficient. The 5600 and the 5600x are basically the lowest entry point into high end gaming, and I'd give the edge to the lower priced 5600, because it's essentially the same chip, but cheaper. They both "turbo" (like a factory overclock profile) very similarly.

I say this as someone with a 5600x, but the 5600 wasnt released until 2 years later.
Head to head, the 5600 has better performance but only supports DDR4 and is on the now dead AM4 platform so your upgrade path is limited to a higher end Ryzen CPU from the same generation such as the 5800X3D.

The 13100 can be used with DDR5 and you can upgrade to higher end 13th gen or 14th gen CPUs on the same motherboard.

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This better than a 13 gen i3?
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Quote from nuy6n6nn :
This better than a 13 gen i3?
Head to head, the 5600 has better performance but only supports DDR4 and is on the now dead AM4 platform so your upgrade path is limited to a higher end Ryzen CPU from the same generation such as the 5800X3D.

The 13100 can be used with DDR5 and you can upgrade to higher end 13th gen or 14th gen CPUs on the same motherboard.
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Thanks I'm not as familiar with AMD (been using Intel for 20+ years and I'm looking to upgrade from my Z87 board and i5 4th Gen to something newer as time has finally caught up to me gaming wise.

Leaning towards the i3
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Great upgrade if you had a ryzen 1000 to 3000 series and want a boost in performance for cheap.
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Quote from nuy6n6nn :
Thanks I'm not as familiar with AMD (been using Intel for 20+ years and I'm looking to upgrade from my Z87 board and i5 4th Gen to something newer as time has finally caught up to me gaming wise.

Leaning towards the i3
Yeah, in terms of gaming you don't want anything older than Ryzen 5xxx, and these days AMD is the preferred cpu for gaming, and is usually the more power efficient. The 5600 and the 5600x are basically the lowest entry point into high end gaming, and I'd give the edge to the lower priced 5600, because it's essentially the same chip, but cheaper. They both "turbo" (like a factory overclock profile) very similarly.

I say this as someone with a 5600x, but the 5600 wasnt released until 2 years later.
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Quote from nuy6n6nn :
Thanks I'm not as familiar with AMD (been using Intel for 20+ years and I'm looking to upgrade from my Z87 board and i5 4th Gen to something newer as time has finally caught up to me gaming wise.

Leaning towards the i3
Yeah, if you do go AMD at this point, start with an AM5 chip (Ryzen 7) so you have those upgrade options.

I currently have an AM4 board running a Ryzen 3, so this would be a good deal.
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This is one of the best "bang for the buck" gaming cpu's you can buy. Sure it only has 6 cores but for gaming that is more than enough. Sure you can pay double or triple for cpu's with 10, 12 or more cores but that will only get you good scores on benchmarks and you can brag saying that my cpu is bigger than your cpu LOL.

Now the smart people will take the extra $100 or $200 saved by buying this CPU and using that money to get a better GPU which is more important to gaming.

If you want to laugh, look at the scores in head to head gaming with the 5600 vs the 5700 or 5800 and smile when the FPS is less than 5% different.

As far as DDR4 vs DDR5. That is another win for saving some money. For gaming, that DDR5 will get you maybe another 5% fps but cost you almost double what DDR4 costs.

So save $100 on your ram and $100 or $200 on this chip and take that $200 or $300 and get a better GPU. Sure that $200 or $300 will get you an extra 10 percent in FPS but does it really matter if you get "only" 60fps vs 66fps (10% boost) or 120fps vs 132fps?

Now if money is not an issue then get the best of the best of the best but smart gamers know what is important and what is not.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLGjv_4LQyk

BTW the x version is identical to the non-x (5600 vs 5600x) but it's clocked a bit higher. Something you can do yourself in your MB settings.
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Great advice as usual from everyone. I actually went ahead and pulled the trigger on this. So I've made the switch. I figured going from a 4th gen haswell chip to anything made in the last decade will probably blow my socks off so I might as well go with what's cheaper.

Now I have to mobo and ram shop.
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Quote from nuy6n6nn :
Great advice as usual from everyone. I actually went ahead and pulled the trigger on this. So I've made the switch. I figured going from a 4th gen haswell chip to anything made in the last decade will probably blow my socks off so I might as well go with what's cheaper.

Now I have to mobo and ram shop.
https://www.newegg.com/asrock-b55...RsQAvD_BwE
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I got the 5600x during Black Friday for about $130, so this seems like a good deal.

I paired it with a 6700xt gpu. I stream on tiktok and game a lot. You might need a cpu cooler for this for more intense game but the games I've played (grand strategy, Overwatch and some others) run excellent.
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Quote from nuy6n6nn :
Great advice as usual from everyone. I actually went ahead and pulled the trigger on this. So I've made the switch. I figured going from a 4th gen haswell chip to anything made in the last decade will probably blow my socks off so I might as well go with what's cheaper.

Now I have to mobo and ram shop.
Make sure the ram you buy is rated for 3600mhz and not slower, because that speed matches the infinity clock value for the cpu, and there are rarely any gains from going faster.
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Quote from nuy6n6nn :
Great advice as usual from everyone. I actually went ahead and pulled the trigger on this. So I've made the switch. I figured going from a 4th gen haswell chip to anything made in the last decade will probably blow my socks off so I might as well go with what's cheaper.

Now I have to mobo and ram shop.
I did the same thing you did, going from a Haswell i5 to a Ryzen 5 5600. It's definitely a noticeable upgrade, especially when you include a fast NVMe SSD. Not having an upgrade path isn't a huge deal when you only upgrade your CPU about once every 8-9 years. Smilie
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Great deal. I love budget build
If you have Microcenter nearby, get the bundle 7700x + 32GB ram + mobo for $400
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Quote from Timewalker2099 :
Yeah, if you do go AMD at this point, start with an AM5 chip (Ryzen 7) so you have those upgrade options.

I currently have an AM4 board running a Ryzen 3, so this would be a good deal.
Someone who's held on to a 4th gen i5 until 2024 likely won't be upgrading until AM5 is dead.
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Quote from DannyD2637 :
Someone who's held on to a 4th gen i5 until 2024 likely won't be upgrading until AM5 is dead.
This is exactly what my logic was 😆

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