AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Review: Zen 4 Has a Pricing Problem
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AMD’s Ryzen 9 7900X delivers impressive performance gains that beat Alder Lake in most types of workloads, including gaming. However, the chip, motherboard, and memory pricing conspire to make it a poor value.
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AMD’s 12-core Ryzen 9 7900X carries a $549 price tag that slots in between Intel’s flagship Core i9 and Core i7 chips, but its performance defies the middle ground placement. Given its price point and gaming performance that matches or exceeds Intel’s finest, paired with strong performance in desktop PC applications, the Ryzen 9 7900X appears to be a contender for our list of Best CPUs and our CPU Benchmark hierarchy. But there’s a lot more at play than just chip pricing.
Like the other Ryzen 7000 ‘Raphael’ processors, the 7900X comes armed with the new Zen 4 architecture, which increases IPC by ~13%, etched on the TSMC 5nm process.
That combo delivers incredible peak clocks of 5.6 GHz — a mere 100 MHz shy of the 5.7 GHz you’ll get with the 16-core flagship Ryzen 9 7950X. It’s also surprisingly a higher clock speed than we see with even Intel’s fastest chips, at least until the company’s 6 GHz Raptor Lake chips come to market.
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| Row 0 — Cell 0 | Price | Cores / Threads (P+E) | Base / Boost Clock (GHz) | Cache (L2+L3) | TDP / Max | Memory |
| Ryzen 9 7950X | $699 | 16 / 32 | 4.5 / 5.7 | 80MB | 170W / 230W | DDR5-5200 |
| Ryzen 9 7900X | $549 | 12 / 24 | 4. 7 / 5.6 |
76MB | 170W / 230W | DDR5-5200 |
| Ryzen 7 7700X | $399 | 8 / 16 | 4.5 / 5.4 | 40MB | 105W / 142W | DDR5-5200 |
| Ryzen 5 7600X | $299 | 6 / 12 | 4.7 / 5.3 | 38MB | 105W / 142W | DDR5-5200 |
- AMD Ryzen 9 7900X at Amazon for $439.99
Other advances make the Ryzen 7000 chips compelling. AMD has even developed its own EXPO DDR5 memory profiles for overclocking, rivaling Intel’s XMP standard. The Ryzen 7000 chips also come loaded with other new tech, like a new Radeon RDNA 2 iGPU for basic display output and support for AVX-512 and AI instructions.
Paired with vastly improved power delivery, courtesy of a new platform, AMD’s process and architecture advances deliver truly explosive performance gains — but there are a few gotchas.
AMD’s Zen 4 chips drop into the new AM5 socket on 600-series motherboards. The platform supports the latest interfaces, like DDR5 and PCIe 5.0, largely matching Intel’s connectivity options. However, in contrast to Intel’s platform, which supports either pricey DDR5 or more affordable DDR4, the AM5 platform only supports DDR5 memory. That adds cost to your build.
AMD’s initial launch includes AM5 motherboards with the X670 and X670E chipsets, but they carry heavy premiums compared to similar Intel boards — and that’s with direct comparisons of DDR5 motherboards. The picture becomes even more lopsided when we compare DDR4 options. And it doesn’t look like the B-series motherboards will be as affordable as we’ve seen in the past, adding another layer of additional cost over similar Intel-powered systems.
Despite its impressive performance in a wide range of apps, these pricing factors conspire to make the Ryzen 9 7900X less appealing than the sticker price suggests — this chip is certainly ripe for a big price reduction.
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| Row 0 — Cell 0 | Price | Cores / Threads (P+E) | P-Core Base / Boost Clock (GHz) | E-Core Base / Boost Clock (GHz) | Cache (L2/L3) | TDP / PBP / MTP | Memory |
| Core i9-13900K / KF | $589 (K) — $564 (KF) | 24 / 32 (8+16) | 3.0 / 5.8 | 2. 2 / 4.3 |
68MB (32+36) | 125W / 253W | DDR4-3200 / DDR5-5600 |
| Ryzen 9 7950X | $699 | 16 / 32 | 4.5 / 5.7 | — | 80MB (16+64) | 170W / 230W | DDR5-5200 |
| Core i9-12900K / KF | $589 (K) — $564 (KF) | 16 / 24 (8+8) | 3.2 / 5.2 | 2.4 / 3.9 | 44MB (14+30) | 125W / 241W | DDR4-3200 / DDR5-4800 |
| Ryzen 9 7900X | $549 | 12 / 24 | 4.7 / 5.6 | — | 76MB (12+64) | 170W / 230W | DDR5-5200 |
| Ryzen 9 5900X | $398 ($549) | 12 / 24 | 3. 7 / 4.8 |
— | 70MB (6+64) | 105W | DDR5-5200 |
| Core i7-13700K / KF | $409 (K) — $384 (KF) | 16 / 24 (8+8) | 3.4 / 5.4 | 2.5 / 4.2 | 54MB (24+30) | 125W / 253W | DDR4-3200 / DDR5-5600 |
| Core i7-12700K / KF | $409 (K) — $384 (KF) | 12 / 20 (8+4) | 3.6 / 5.0 | 2.7 / 3.8 | 37MB (12+25) | 125W / 190W | DDR4-3200 / DDR5-4800 |
| Ryzen 7 7700X | $399 | 8 / 16 | 4.5 / 5.4 | — | 40MB (8+32) | 105W / 142W | DDR5-5200 |
| Ryzen 5 7600X | $299 | 6 / 12 | 4. 7 / 5.3 |
— | 38MB (6+32) | 105W / 142W | DDR5-5200 |
| Core i5-13600K / KF | $319 (K) — $294 (KF) | 14 / 20 (6+8) | 3.5 / 5.1 | 2.6 / 3.9 | 44MB (20+24) | 125W / 181W | DDR4-3200 / DDR5-5600 |
| Core i5-12600K / KF | $289 (K) — $264 (KF) | 10 / 16 (6+4) | 3.7 / 4.9 | 2.8 / 3.6 | 29.5MB (9.5+20) | 125W / 150W | DDR4-3200 / DDR5-4800 |
The 12-core 24-thread Ryzen 9 7900X lands at $549, the same launch price as its predecessor, positioning it to compete with both the $589 Core i9-12900K and the $409 Core i7-12700K that are already on the market.
Intel has surprisingly kept its pricing for its new Raptor Lake Core i9 and i7 similar to the existing models, so the 7900X will also eventually compete with the Core i9-13900K and Core i7-13700K when they arrive this month.
The 7900X comes with four fewer cores than the 16-core Ryzen 9 7950X flagship, but has a 4.7 GHz base clock and a 5.6 GHz boost. It also has 64MB of L3 cache, like the flagship model, and an identical 170W/230W TDP/peak power rating. That’s a 65W increase over the previous-gen Ryzen 9 5900X and a record for AMD’s Ryzen family. This increased power consumption is partially due to AMD’s drastically improved power delivery with the AM5 socket — it delivers much more power to keep the cores fully powered during heavy load — but it results in higher chip temperatures.
The Ryzen 9 7900X doesn’t come with a bundled cooler; instead, AMD recommends a 240-280mm liquid cooler or equivalent. Even if you use a powerful cooler, you should expect the highest-end Ryzen processors to run at higher temperatures than we’re accustomed to.
Loaded temperatures regularly reach 90C to 95C, even with a powerful cooler. AMD says this is expected behavior — the chip is designed to consume all available thermal headroom to provide faster performance. The 95C thermal threshold is within safe operating limits, so it won’t result in degradation. If you’re concerned about chip temperatures, AMD has an easily-activated ECO mode that reduces the TDP of any given processor to its most efficient point on the voltage/frequency curve. That significantly reduces temperatures, but it does reduce performance.
The Raphael processors drop into a new AM5 socket that supports the PCIe 5.0 and DDR5 interfaces, matching Alder Lake on the connectivity front. The Socket AM5 motherboards can expose up to 24 lanes of PCIe 5.0 to the user. We have an extensive roundup of twenty 600-series motherboards here.
Ryzen 7000 supports DDR5-5200 if you install one DIMM per channel (1DPC), but that drops to DDR5-3600 for 2DPC. AMD also introduced the new EXPO memory overclocking spec to compete with Intel’s XMP.
EXPO profiles are designed for AMD processors to allow one-click memory overclocking to predefined speeds. You can find EXPO kits with speeds reaching up to DDR5-6400.
The Ryzen 7000 processors come with the N5 TSMC 5nm process node for the core compute die (CCD) and the TSMC 6nm process for the I/O Die (IOD). The Ryzen 9 7900X has two active CCDs, but AMD disables four cores to create the 12-core design. You can learn more about this design in our Zen 4 Ryzen 7000 all we know article.
The RDNA 2 iGPU is designed to provide basic display output capabilities only. The RDNA 2 iGPU comes with two compute units, 4 ACE, and 1 HWS, so gaming is off the table. You can see the iGPU gaming results in our Ryzen 9 7950X review, but the short version is that they’re the slowest integrated graphics on a modern processor that we’re aware of, but they work great for regular display duties.
The integrated graphics are appealling for troubleshooting and OEM systems, though, and it has other redeeming qualities.
For example, the iGPU supports AV1 and VP9 decode, H.264 and HVEC encode and decode, USB Type-C with DisplayPort Alt Mode, DisplayPort 2.0, and HDMI 2.1. You also get support for 4K60 and hybrid graphics.
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Intel Core i7 12700H vs AMD Ryzen 7 6800H: performance comparison
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Intel Core i7 12700H
AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 12700H with 14-cores against the 3.
2 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 6800H with 8-cores. On this page, you’ll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
- Review
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- Performance
- Specs
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Review
General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Core i7 12700H
80
Ryzen 7 6800H
72
Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Core i7 12700H
63
Ryzen 7 6800H
55
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of electricity consumption
Core i7 12700H
72
Ryzen 7 6800H
76
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating
Core i7 12700H
72
Ryzen 7 6800H
69
Key Differences
What are the key differences between 6800H and 12700H
Advantages of Intel Core i7 12700H
- Has 6 more physical cores
- Has 8 MB larger L3 cache size
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
- More modern manufacturing process – 6 versus 10 nanometers
Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs in benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Core i7 12700H
+15%
1789
Ryzen 7 6800H
1555
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Core i7 12700H
+9%
16102
Ryzen 7 6800H
14715
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core i7 12700H
+12%
3665
Ryzen 7 6800H
3275
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i7 12700H
+14%
26813
Ryzen 7 6800H
23583
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Core i7 12700H
+8%
1733
Ryzen 7 6800H
1607
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Core i7 12700H
+21%
12095
Ryzen 7 6800H
9983
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Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 12700H and AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
General
| Vendor | Intel | AMD |
| Released | January 4, 2022 | January 4, 2022 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| instruction set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Alder Lake-H | Rembrandt |
| Model number | i7-12700H | — |
| Socket | BGA-1744 | FP7 |
| Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) | Radeon 680M |
Performance
| Cores | 14 | 8 |
| Threads | 20 | 16 |
| Base Frequency | 2. 3 GHz |
3.2 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency | 4.7 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 23x | 32x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1280K (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 24MB (shared) | 16MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 6 nm |
| TDP | 35-45 W | 45 W |
| Max. temperature | 100°C | 95°C |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) | AMD Radeon 680M |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1400 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| Shading Units | 768 | 768 |
| TMUs | 48 | 48 |
| ROPs | 24 | 32 |
| Execution Units | 96 | 12 |
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Core i7 12700H
1.
69 TFLOPS
Ryzen 7 6800H
3.686 TFLOPS
Memory support
| Memory types | DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267 | DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-6400 |
| Memory Size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Max. Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | — | 76.8 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
| Official site | Intel Core i7 12700H official page | AMD Ryzen 7 6800H official page |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 28 | 20 |
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1947 (50%)
Ryzen 7 6800H
1950 (50%)
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Ryzen 5 5600X/5600G/5500 and Core i5-12400/11400 GECID.com.
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> AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs. Ryzen 5 5600X/5600G/5500 vs.
Core i5-12400/11400
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12 threads — Ryzen 5 5600! Now without letters and prefixes in the title. Of course, a classic review is not our topic. Now there will be an epic comparison of the new CPU with Ryzen 5 5500, Ryzen 5 5600G, Ryzen 5 5600X and two main competitors from Intel 11th and 12th generation. Let’s figure out how the processors differ, how the hero of the review accelerates and whether it is worth paying extra for it for the video card to work in PCIe 4.0 mode. nine0003
This processor came to us for testing from the CompX store. Its range is more aimed at gamers, so here you can always find accessories for your gaming machine. Both new and used hardware are available with a minimum 1 year warranty. Therefore, turning to CompX, you can be sure of the quality and reliability of the selected components specifically for your tasks. By the way, CompX recently opened a second store in Kyiv, on the right bank, Vasylkivska 6. Worth a visit! nine0003
Understanding Ryzen 5 and the competition
First, let’s figure out that this is another old, but kind of new Ryzen 5.
From previous tests, we know that AMD decided to re-release several 2020 processors to expand the range. So the Ryzen 5 5600 is the same Ryzen 5 5600X from two years ago, only with lower frequencies.
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Cores/Threads |
Frequencies |
Kesh L3 |
Video card interface |
Graphics |
RAM support |
|
|
Ryzen 5 5600X |
6/12 nine0026 |
3.7/4.6 GHz |
32 MB |
PCIe 4.0 |
Nit |
DDR4-3200 |
|
Ryzen 5 5600 |
6/12 |
3.5/4.4 GHz |
32 MB nine0026 |
PCIe 4. |
Nit |
DDR4-3200 |
|
Ryzen 5 5600G |
6/12 |
3.9/4.4 GHz |
16 MB |
PCIe 3.0 |
Vega 7 nine0026 |
DDR4-3200 |
|
Ryzen 5 5500 |
6/12 |
3.6/4.2 GHz |
16 MB |
PCIe 3.0 |
Nit |
DDR4-3200 |
0 Here’s how it looks against the background of other close Ryzen. It should be noted here that the Ryzen 5 5600G and Ryzen 5 5500 are structurally different from the regular Ryzen 5 5600. They have a PCIe and memory controller very close to the core, on the same chip, which accelerates the work with RAM. And the version of the interface itself is important for some new video cards, as we will see later.
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In addition, the two younger ones have integrated graphics. Only for Ryzen 5 5500 it is disabled and does not work, while for «G» it is vice versa. Next, we will show where and how these differences manifest themselves in comparison with internal and external competitors.
Speaking of blue opponents. To begin with, they wanted to take the Core i5-10400, but decided that the 11th generation plays the role of a cheaper competitor for the hero of the video. Compared to the 10th, it is 12% better in synthetics and up to 10% better in games.
The Core i5-11400 also offers 6 cores with 12 threads at up to 4.4 GHz. The L3 cache is 12 MB, and the PCIe version supports 4.0
And finally, the Core i5-12400 will pose the most serious threat to all Ryzen.
From the 11th, it primarily features a large 18 MB L3 cache, PCIe 5.0 support for future «nano-uber» video cards and DDR5 memory at least with a frequency of 4800 MHz.
A good processor for now and for the distant tomorrow. nine0003
The total summary table of participants is as follows.
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Cores/Threads |
Frequencies |
L3 cache |
Video card interface |
Graphics |
||
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Ryzen 5 5600X |
6/12 |
3.7/4.6 GHz |
32 MB |
PCIe 4.0 |
No |
DDR4-3200 |
| nine0002 Ryzen 5 5600 |
6/12 |
3.5/4.4 GHz |
32 MB |
PCIe 4.0 |
No |
DDR4-3200 |
|
Ryzen 5 5600G |
6/12 nine0026 |
3. |
16 MB |
PCIe 3.0 |
Vega 7 |
DDR4-3200 |
|
Ryzen 5 5500 |
6/12 |
3.6/4.2 GHz |
16 MB |
PCIe 3.0 |
Can’t |
DDR4-3200 |
|
Core i5-12400 |
6/12 |
2.5/4.4 GHz |
18 MB |
PCIe 4.0 / PCIe 5.0 |
UHD730 |
DDR4-3200 / DDR5 4800 |
|
Core i5-11400 |
6/12 |
2.6/4.4 GHz |
12 MB |
PCIe 4.0 |
UHD730 |
DDR4-3200 |
9/4.4 GHz We are already very close to let them in tests and games.
Just one moment first.
Under what conditions did you test?
Traditionally, we introduce you to the system to understand the environment around our processors.
- Core i5-12400 | LGA 1700 | ASUS PRIME Z690-P D4
- Core i5-11400 | LGA 1200 | ASUS ROG Strix Z590 Gaming WiFi
- All Ryzen 5 | Socket AM4 ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming (Wi-Fi)
We used three motherboards for all processors: ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming (Wi-Fi), ASUS ROG Strix Z590 Gaming Wi-Fi and ASUS PRIME Z690-P D4.
In terms of cooling, the CPUs had exactly the same conditions — the Cooler Master MasterLiquid PL240 FLUX liquid cooling system worked with them.
The RAM was popular — PATRIOT VIPER Steel DDR4-3600. Two sticks of 8 GB in dual-channel mode.
At the stage of comparing processors and overclocking the Ryzen 5 5600, the powerful Palit GeForce RTX 3080 Ti GameRock OC was on schedule.
And in tests on the influence of the PCIe version — GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6500 XT EAGLE.
The absence of any slowdowns from the disk subsystem provided a fast 1TB PCIe SSD PATRIOT P300.
Seasonic Prime PX-850 was responsible for stable power supply of the entire system.
And it was located in a spacious be quiet! PURE BASE 500DX Black. nine0003
Processor comparison
Let’s start our mega comparison of six processors! First, let’s evaluate their potential in work tasks, measured by synthetic tests.
The AIDA64 memory test reveals the main difference between the younger Ryzen, which we talked about at the beginning of the review. The hero of the tests loses them from 3 to 46% in working with RAM.
And since the Ryzen 5 5600X is almost a twin of the Ryzen 5 5600, it is also not in the lead. nine0003
In 3DMark Time Spy, the first thing we look at is the CPU Score bar.
There is no significant difference between most processors — yes, from 2 to 5%. The only one that emerges from the gray mass is the Core i5-12400, which is 18% better than the Ryzen 5 5600.
CineBench R23 demonstrates the pure power of the cores perfectly and does not pay much attention to the amount of L3 cache. Here again we see five almost identical results and Core i5 — it is 13-16% better than Ryzen 5 5600.
If we take the average of all the results of synthetics, it means «a zoo of identical animals.» All Ryzen for work are almost the same — the difference is plus or minus a few percent. Is your application or program very sensitive to the speed of working with RAM. In this case, Ryzen 5 5500 and Ryzen 5 5600G will be a bit of a priority. If not, take the one in the nearest store or the cutest one for the price.
As for Intel. The hero of the review overtook the Core i5-11400 by only 4%, and lost to the Core i5-12400 by only 3%.
The verdict is about the same as with the AMD family. nine0003
You know what? Knowing the price of processors, you can save a lot. But we won’t tell you. So far))
Tests in games
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla was started with ultra graphics settings, but with a render resolution of 50%, for additional load on the CPU. First of all, we see that a small advantage in core frequency resulted in a 12% bonus for the Ryzen 5 5600X compared to the Ryzen 5 5600. And what is even more interesting is that the older Intel overtook the younger and much stronger one. How did it happen? nine0003
We’ve seen this before. With disabled limits, the Core i5-11400 consumes almost twice as much at maximum load and is not afraid to warm up and take a higher frequency. And the new Core i5-12400 in the standard mode is colder, more economical, but a little shy to show its megahertz, so it leaks.
True, this time the Core i5-11400 outperformed its blue brother by 6% in drawdowns and 13% in average frequency.
By the way, in terms of average fps, he outperformed the hero of the review by 15%. nine0003
Cyberpunk 2077 ultra settings and DLSS in ultra performance mode. Again, the last point increases the load on the processor. Here, the younger Intel infected his peers from Ryzen with his example.
For example, the Ryzen 5 5600 outperformed the older Ryzen 5 5600 by 13% in very rare events.
It’s good that the ray tracing connection brings order to this chaos — the leaders, as expected, break out Ryzen 5 5600X and Core i5-12400. nine0003
Total War our processors are hated because of the extreme quality of the grass and the size of the armies — these settings hit them very hard. So, under the weight of such complex calculations, the three younger Ryzens are practically compared.
The hero of the review falls to the level of the Ryzen 5 5500, and the leaders Ryzen 5 5600X and Core i5-12400 break away by 7% and 15% in very rare events.
Now the traditional calculation of indicators for very rare events — how were the places distributed and how big is the gap? nine0003
- Ryzen 5 5600X — 272 fps
- Core i5-11400 — 264 fps
- Ryzen 5 5600 — 261fps
- Core i5-12400 — 260 fps
- Ryzen 5 5600G — 239 fps
- Ryzen 5 5500 — 235 fps
Who hoped for the Core i5-12400 — here is the first surprise for you. He is not even the second or third, but the fourth. The winner is the Ryzen 5 5600X, narrowly ahead of the Core i5-11400 and Ryzen 5 5600. And the difference with the Ryzen 5 5500 showed that half the L3 cache still weakens the system. nine0003
Overclocking
Another interesting point — what does the Ryzen 5 5600 have with overclocking? Is it easy to pump it up to the Ryzen 5 5600X results or even surpass them?
So we increased the multiplier to 47.5 and fixed the voltage at 1.25 V. This raised the maximum frequency from 4450 MHz to 4750 MHz and the temperature on the cores from 60°C to almost 73°C.
And the maximum Tdie actually jumped to 85°C. Apparently, this kind of pleasure is not for everyone. At a minimum, you need to have a «dropsy» and a well-ventilated building. nine0003
The most notable bonus in simulating workloads was shown by the PCMark 10 performance test — a significant 15%. 3DMark Time Spy also reacted well — plus 8% and CineBench R23 accelerated by 9%. On average, almost 5% of the bonus came out. Not thick, given the noticeable rise in temperature.
In game benchmarks, there was a ray of hope at first — Assassin’s Creed Valhalla . After overclocking, the Ryzen 5 5600 improved the mid frequency by 4% and 0.1% low by 15%. Thus, it still slightly outperformed the Ryzen 5 5600X in this test. Excellent result. nine0003
But there were no other such amazing results. Cyberpunk 2077 succeeds either within or within error again, even when ray tracing is turned on.
Forza was able to produce a miserable 2-3% difference, which is only a few frames in absolute terms.
And Total War excelled in approximately the same range of 4-6%.
So, you can overclock the Ryzen 5 5600, but it’s worth remembering that the average bonus is not worth a good heating of the system. nine0003
Before the conclusion on the Ryzen 5 5600, one more theory remains to be tested: the influence of the video card interface speed on the example of the Radeon RX 6500 XT.
Ryzen 5 5500 PCIe 3.0 vs Ryzen 5 5600 PCIe 4.0
It is clear that a GeForce 3080 Ti or something like that is required for such a 12-thread processor. But most likely we will be dealing with a weaker video card. And there may be an interesting situation here.
Some AMD models, especially the Radeon RX 6400, 6500 XT, 6600, and even 6600 XT, received a stripped-down PCI Express bus. For example, the younger versions have only 4 lines, while the older ones have 8. Which is also not very good. And when we add to them a processor that supports only the old PCIe 3.
0, the cards perform noticeably worse than they could with normal 4.0. This is what we observed in the test of the collection with the Ryzen 5 5600G. nine0003
Therefore, now let’s compare the Ryzen 5 5600 with the younger Ryzen 5 5500. Let’s see what happens if someone decides to save money and take a supposedly not much slower processor, and then throws an inexpensive AMD video card with a truncated bus into it, for example Radeon RX 65.
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla immediately screamed «what have you guys done». The same video card works with Ryzen 5 5500 20-31% worse. This is all due to a combination of factors: obviously a little less power of the cores, half the third-level cache, and also support for the PCIe interface only in the third version. And the last moment, apparently, plays the greatest role. nine0003
Cyberpunk 2077 reacted in the same way — sank by 20-30%. The average frame rate dropped from 55 to 44 frames per second, and very rare events from 36 to 25.
well, friends. We emphasize once again that although there is a difference in architecture here, the influence of the speed of the PCI-E interface is colossal! If, in direct comparison with a powerful video card, these processors could sometimes differ by several frames per second, then with the more popular Radeon RX 6600/6600 XT, and especially the Radeon RX 6500 XT, this difference already increases tenfold. So, our advice is to think carefully about which video card you plan to take and compare it with the PCIe version of your processor. nine0003
Results
Well, we got some very interesting results comparing the Ryzen 5 5600 with the competition. Let’s now throw the price courts not only on processors, but also on motherboards. We do not get tired of repeating that the prices here are purely to display the gradation between the CPUs. We know they ride like «rabid bull in the rodeo» but we’re still trying to give you analytics. By the way, all Intel took F-versions, they are the same as in the test, only cheaper, because they do not have a video core.
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Prices for processors with a boxed cooler. hotlines. Early August:
- Ryzen 5 5600X from 8 479 UAH
- Ryzen 5 5600 from 7 595 UAH
- Ryzen 5 5600G from 7 099 UAH
- Core i5-12400 from 6 499 UAH
- Core i5-11400 from 5 994 UAH
- Ryzen 5 5500 from 5 040 UAH
Motherboard prices. hotlines. Early August:
- LGA1700 | i5-12400F | from 3 113 UAH
- LGA1200 | i5-11400F | from 2 195 UAH
- Socket AM4 All Ryzen 5 | from 1 572 UAH
Prices for a bundle of processor and motherboard. hotlines. Early August:
- Ryzen 5 5600X from UAH 8479 |+ from UAH 1572 fee | = from 10 051 UAH
- Core i5-12400 from 6499 UAH | + from 3113 UAH fee | = from 9 612 UAH
- Ryzen 5 5600 from UAH 7,595 |+ from UAH 1,572 fee | = from 9 167 UAH
- Ryzen 5 5600G from 7099 UAH | + from 1572 UAH fee | = from 8 671 UAH
- Ryzen 5 5500 from UAH 5,040 |+ from UAH 1,572 fee |= from UAH 6,612
nine0463 Core i5-11400 from 5994 UAH | + from 2195 UAH fee | = from 8 189 UAH
First, let’s compare the hero of the review with the youngest Ryzen 5 5500.
The collection from Ryzen 5 5600 gives almost the same power in work tasks and is only 9-10% faster on average in games. But at the same time, it costs as much as 39% more than the option with the Ryzen 5 5500. From the point of view — the price / possibility is much better than Ryzen. But be careful with the choice of video card. If it cuts down on the PCI-E bus, the performance gap in games could increase to 20% or even 30%. nine0003
Next Ryzen 5 5600G. The novelty is only 5% more expensive than it, while in games it is 9% better in all three indicators. Here the choice depends only on your goals. If you want a little more power, pay extra. If you want a good processor to sit on the integrated graphics first, take the Ryzen 5 5600G 100%. But remember that later it is also not advisable to buy a video card with a truncated bus for it.
Ryzen 5 5600X is 10% more expensive than Ryzen 5 5600, while giving only 3-5% bonus. So there is not much point in chasing X.
Unless your store only has it and at a good price. nine0003
Comparison with the Core i5-11400 showed parity with the Ryzen 5 5600. If the LGA1200 motherboard has a powerful power supply, the difference between the processors is only a few percent, both in synthetics and in games. Choose what is closer in spirit and more pleasant for the price during the assembly process.
And finally, the «dark horse» — Core i5-12400. It did not behave very well, but in total it turned out to be only 5% more expensive than the Ryzen 5 5600. In a configuration with DDR4 memory, it gives the same 5% bonus in frame rate, so everything is fair. If such a processor is taken for DDR5, this makes the system more expensive by 50-60% and transfers it to another category. nine0003
We also suggest reading:
Intel Core i3-12100F vs.
Core i3-10100, Core i5-12400 and Ryzen 5 2600: the new king of budget systems?
Intel Core i5-12400 vs. Core i5-11400, Core i5-12600K and Ryzen 5 5600X: price/features
Intel Core i7-980X test in 20 games in 2022: is LGA1366 alive after 12 years?
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Ryzen 5 5600G:
performance comparison
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
Which is better: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X at 3.7 GHz (with Turbo Core up to 4.6) or Ryzen 5 5600G at 3.9 GHz (with Turbo Core up to 4.4)? To find out, read our comparative testing of these 6-core desktop processors in popular benchmarks, games and heavy applications.
- Overview
- Differences
- Performance
- Features
- Comments (4)
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Overview
Overview and comparison of the main metrics from NanoReview
Single -flow performance
Rating in tests using one kernel
Ryzen 5 5600x
72 72
Ryzen 5 5600g
68
Multi -flow performance
Tests in benchmarks, where all nucleus
Ryzen 5,0002 are involved 47
Ryzen 5 5600G
42
Energy efficiency
Efficiency of energy consumption chip
Ryzen 5 5600x
66
Ryzen 5 5600g
68
Rit NanoreView
Final rating of the processor
RYZEN 5 5600X
9000 9000 9000 Ryzen 5 5 5 5 5,0002 5000 000 000 5000 000 000 000 000 5000 9000 9000 000 olive
Key differences
What are the main differences between 5600G and 5600X
Reasons to choose AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- Has 16MB more L3 cache
- New PCI Express Standard — 4.
0 - 11% faster Geekbench v5 single core test — 1654 and 1493 points
- 5% faster Turbo Boost frequency (4.6GHz vs 4.4GHz)
Reasons to choose AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
- Launched 6 months later than rival
- Has Radeon RX Vega 7 integrated graphics
Benchmark tests
Compare the results of processor tests in benchmarks
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Cinebench R23 (single core)
Ryzen 5 5600X
+2%
1526
Ryzen 5 5600G
1493
Cinebench R23 (multi-core)
Ryzen 5 5600X
+7%
11837
Ryzen 5 5600G
11075
Passmark CPU (Single Core)
Ryzen 5 5600X
+6%
3355
Ryzen 5 5600G
3179
Passmark CPU (multi-core)
Ryzen 5 5600X
+9%
21724
Ryzen 5 5600G
19847
Geekbench 5 (Single Core)
Ryzen 5 5600X
+11%
1653
Ryzen 5 5600G
1493
Geekbench 5 (multi-core)
Ryzen 5 5600X
+17%
8784
Ryzen 5 5600G
7497
▶️ Add your score to Cinebench R23
Specifications
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and Ryzen 5 5600G full technical specifications list
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General Information
| Manufacturer | AMD | AMD |
| Release date | October 8, 2020 | April 13, 2021 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction set architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Vermeer | Cezanne |
| Socket | AM4 | AM4 |
| Integrated graphics | No | Radeon RX Vega 7 |
Performance
| Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Number of threads | 12 | 12 |
| Frequency | 3. 7 GHz |
3.9 GHz |
| Max. frequency in Turbo Boost | 4.6 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 37x | |
| Level 1 cache | 64KB (per core) | 64KB (per core) |
| Level 2 cache | 512KB (per core) | 512KB (per core) |
| Level 3 cache | 32MB (shared) | 16MB (shared) |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | Yes |
Power consumption
| Number of transistors | — | 10.7 billion |
| Process | 7 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 W | 45-65W |
| Critical temperature | 95°C |
| Integrated graphics | — | Radeon RX Vega 7 |
| GPU frequency | — | 300 MHz |
| Boost GPU frequency | — | 1900 MHz |
| Shader blocks | — | 448 |
| TMUs | — | 28 |
| ROPs | — | 7 |
| TGP | — | 10-45W |
Igpu Flops
Ryzen 5 5600x
N/d
Ryzen 5 5600g
1.
108 Teraflops
Memory Support
9000
| Memory type | DDR4-3200 | |
| Max. size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Number of channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. bandwidth | 47.68 GB/s | — |
| ECC support | Yes | No |
Other
| Official website | AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | AMD Ryzen 5 5600G website |
| PCI Express version | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| Max. PCI Express lanes | 20 | 24 |
Poll
What processor do you think is the best?
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Ryzen 5 5600X
859 (44%)
Ryzen 5 5600G
1093 (56%)
Total votes: 1952
Competitors
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