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To understand why Ryzen 5 is so effective, check out this stock vs 4.8GHz overclock Core i5 7600K vs Core i7 7700K benchmark head-to-head. Across the titles tested, the majority show a stock i7 outperforming an overclocked i5. Single-core performance is s...
There are now two great gaming CPU lines available for the core gamer. The overwhelming weight of the data points to Ryzen 5 as the best buy in this market segment, specifically the non-X 1600 model. It's especially compelling against the only two locked...
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uk.hardware.info Updated: 2018-01-28 03:52:01
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Ever since the launch of Ryzen the gaming performance of AMD's new processors has been a hot topic. Many people in the comments have speculated or speculating about whether certain combinations of GPUs and processors were causing biased results. Reason en...
AMD Ryzen 5 vs. Intel Core i5 in games: the conclusionWhich CPU is the best choice for gaming?By Tomas Hochstenbach Wednesday 9 August 2017 07:13IntroductionEver since the launch of Ryzen the gaming performance of AMD's new processors has...
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To understand why Ryzen 5 is so effective, check out this stock vs 4.8GHz overclock Core i5 7600K vs Core i7 7700K benchmark head-to-head. Across the titles tested, the majority show a stock i7 outperforming an overclocked i5. Single-core performance is s...
There are now two great gaming CPU lines available for the core gamer. The overwhelming weight of the data points to Ryzen 5 as the best buy in this market segment, specifically the non-X 1600 model. It's especially compelling against the only two locked...
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On this performance review, we are taking a look at the AMD Ryzen 5 1600X CPU. A multi-threaded AM4 processor featuring 6-cores and 12-threads operating at 3.6 GHz base clock. The R5 1600X is at the middle of the pack of the Ryzen Family and is slated to...
SummaryThe AMD Ryzen 5 1600X is a beastly 6-core 12-thread AM4 CPU. An impressive mid-range product that features an excellent multi-threading performance. For $229, this CPU is hard to beat...
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The Ryzen 5 1600X is the hexcore, 12-thread CPU attack dog AMD have sicced on Intel's i5 range. It's a chip aimed at disrupting Intel's mid-range dominance with serious multi-threading chops and a Rottweiler-aggressive price tag.It's not all about the pro...
Put simply the Ryzen 5 1600X is a far more significant processor than any of the octa-core Ryzen 7 CPUs, and for us gamers arguably the most significant chip AMD have ever made.This is where AMD have got a far more balanced competitor for Intel's chips, m...
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Stock speeds for CPU + 2933MHz @1.4V DRAM @15-15-15-36Overclocked to 4GHz @ 1.425V (1.1V SOC) + 2933MHz @1.4V DRAM @15-15-15-36Can the AMD Ryzen 5 1600X defeat the Intel i5 7600K? I think so. This budget 6 core CPU is a real game changer for those low bud...
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tbreak.ae Updated: 2018-01-28 03:52:02
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AMD's development of the new ZEN architecture has led to a plethora of CPU models for all segments. After checking out all the 8-core variants, it's time to take a look at the Ryzen 5 1600X, AMD's 6-core performance processor.AMD's entry into the 6-core C...
Very good Price/Performance value, As good as the Intel i76800K at half the price, Unlocked for OC...
Could have been 65W TDP as other Ryzen 5 chips...
AMD's development of the new ZEN architecture has led to a plethora of CPU models for all segments. After checking out all the 8-core variants, it's time to take a look at the Ryzen 5 1600X, AMD's 6-core performance processor. Features and Specificatio...
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In the last couple of months, we've managed to review two of AMD's latest offerings, the top-of-the-line Ryzen 7 1800X and it's second-most powerful Ryzen 7 1700X CPU from its enthusiast-level Ryzen 7 CPU lineup. The new Ryzen 7 line marked AMD's return i...
Impressive performance, Relatively affordable price, Nearly on par with Intel's top-of-the-line Kaby Lake and AMD's Ryzen 7 CPU...
Still not much overclocking headroom...
AMD clearly wasn't joking when they said that Ryzen 5 would cater to the performance and gaming crowd. At RM1,199 (Which is effectively around the same price range as Intel's Core i5-7600K), it's surprising to see it perform nearly on par with not just In...
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After falling behind Intel for the past few years, AMD has finally launched a rather competitive product in the form of the Ryzen 7 processors last month. However, they are made to cater to high end users which means they are quite costly – even though R...
The Ryzen 5 1600X proves that AMD once again has a highly competitive product on its hands, even in the mid-range segment. While the chip might trail behind Intel's offering in terms of gaming, the Ryzen 5 1600X excels in many other tasks – providing bett...
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About a month ago, the world was introduced to AMD's comeback kid, the Ryzen R7 series of processors. I reviewed the entire lineup, but many users wanted to know about the performance and pricing of AMD's more affordable Ryzen 5 models. Today, I will look...
The Ryzen 5 CPUs are pretty much what we expected; slight enhancements in software/microcode with similar multi-core performance that scales with core count and frequency compared to Ryzen 7. At similar price points to Intel's offerings, the multi-threade...
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We said it before and we'll say it again, this really is an exciting year for desktop PCs. We haven't been able to say that since, well, forever. It's mainly because Intel has been so dominant in the CPU arena, but AMD Ryzen is turning everything on its h...
Although a little more expensive than the i5-7600K, it's easy to see that the Ryzen 5 1600X is better value for demanding tasks such as 3D- and video rendering, video editing and compressing and decompressing files. The Intel chip still has an advantage f...
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AMD has made a huge splash with Ryzen 7 by bringing a full range of affordable octo-core chips to the market, but we've been far more interested in how Ryzen 5 will elevate the mainstream computing scene. Not only are the parts even more inexpensive, you'...
Awesome multi-core performance, Strong gaming performance, Cool running chip...
Tricky overclocking...
The AMD Ryzen 5 1600X isn't a just an affordable chip for gamers and media creators, it an incredible package that puts multi-core computing on the mainstream map...
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Enthusiasts have pinned hope on AMD's eagerly-anticipated Ryzen 5 line-up as a set of processors that can offer competitive performance at an affordable, mid-range price point. The price range in question is currently dominated by Intel's quad-core Core i...
Superb multi-threaded computational performance that obliterates the Core i5-7600K, Multi-threaded performance makes the i7-7700K and i7-6800K look like poor value for money, Plenty of spare computational capacity for game streamers, Power consumption num...
Gaming performance is not as strong as Intel's competition, which is disappointing for this market segment, Kaby Lake competition has significantly better single-threaded performance, Maximum frequency achievable is limited, especially compared to Intel's...
With Ryzen 5, AMD builds upon the foundations set by the flagship 8C16T Ryzen 7 processors, and that's generally a good thing.Performance in multi-threaded workloads is in a different league to Intel's price-comparable competitor processors. Ryzen 5 happi...
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pctechreviews.com.au Updated: 2018-01-28 03:52:02
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Ryzen 5 is pitched as the Gamer's CPU. Let's take a moment to look at the core needs of a gamer. Multiple cores are important but not as much as to an enthusiast; price and motherboard options are also key with regard to longevity, upgrades and connectivi...
Ryzen 5 exceeded my expectations and the 6 core/12 thread 1600X presents a real dilemma for enthusiast gamers given how closely it performs to the Ryzen 7 1700. The 1600X will almost certainly fill the requirements of an enthusiast who games 70% of the ti...
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Ryzen 5 is pitched as the Gamer's CPU. Let's take a moment to look at the core needs of a gamer. Multiple cores are important but not as much as to an enthusiast; price and motherboard options are also key with regard to longevity, upgrades and connectivi...
Ryzen 5 exceeded my expectations and the 6 core/12 thread 1600X presents a real dilemma for enthusiast gamers given how closely it performs to the Ryzen 7 1700. The 1600X will almost certainly fill the requirements of an enthusiast who games 70% of the ti...
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The Ryzen 7 series has certainly stirred things up a bit when it comes to multithreaded performance, and for the most part, if you're building a rendering, editing, or streaming system that demands lots of cores and threads, AMD has the edge in terms of...
As unsurprising as the results are given we're just dealing with a similar CPU to the Ryzen 7 trio, just with fewer cores and threads, they are still significant regarding what the Ryzen 5 1600X means in terms of shaking up the mid-range CPU market. Here...
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Now that AMD's Ryzen 7 has shown what the brand's Zen architecture can do, we now head over to the “middle of the road” series of the Ryzen processors. Announced in AMD's Beijing Tech Day last month, the Ryzen 5 series is spearheaded by the Ryzen 5 1600X...
Good multi-threaded performance, Good price-to-performance ratio, Low Temperature...
Overclocking is hit or miss, Need good RAM for CCX communication...
AMD continues to offer great price-to-performance with their Ryzen CPUs. Much like the Ryzen 7 series, the Ryzen 5 1600X beats Intel's mainstream offering by a huge margin in multi-threaded workloads.The maturity of the Ryzen processors also continues as...
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With our reviews of the Ryzen R7 1700, Ryzen R7 1700X, and the Ryzen R7 1800X already under our belt, today we celebrate the launch of the R5 series of AMD processors! If you haven't seen it already, we've got our review of the R5 1500X here too, as wel...
Best price vs performance Ryzen chip to date, 6-Core w/ 12 Threads, AM4 Platform and features, XFR overclocking, Easy to manually overclock, Beats out many more expensive Intel products, Great for gaming/streaming...
None, Neutral, Memory latency is still a little high but it has improved since Ryzen launched, “If you’re eager to invest in Ryzen but don’t need the more expensive 8-Core R7 chips, then the 1600X is the best that R5 has to offer. It’s perfectly suited to...
PricingAt just $249/£200, the AMD Ryzen R5 1600X is one of the most disruptive hardware releases in recent years. Not only does it offer more cores and threads than similarly priced Intel solutions, it manages to give some of Intel's much more expensive s...
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The Ryzen 5 family shifts focus to enthusiasts and gaming with a quartet of six- and four-core models that line up against Intel's LGA 1151-based incumbents.AMD began its assault on the high-end desktop with Ryzen 7. And while the 7-series introduced disr...
Strength in heavily threaded workloads, Superior pricetoperformance ratio for budget workstations, Unlocked ratio multiplier...
High price relative to Core i57600K, Lower overclocking headroom...
The Ryzen 5 1600X provides a tremendous price-to-performance ratio for budget workstations that rivals Intel's Broadwell-E offerings. Ryzen 5 also provides playable performance in most games, but it lags the Intel competition and doesn't have as much...
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The $250-$350 price point is growing increasingly crowded as AMD merrily rolls out Ryzen. These enthusiast level chips, used primarily in gaming systems, won't hold back a single GPU setup, and are very capable of light photo or video production work in a...
Cheapest six-core chip available, Competitive gaming performance, Strong productivity value, Intuitive overclocking software...
Modest overclocking performance...
Yes. Whether you're encoding video, streaming and recording while gaming, or compressing and uncompressing large files, you'll see a benefit from the extra cores and higher power draw on the Ryzen 5 1600X. Add that to a precisely targeted price point, and...
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The $359 hexa-core AMD Ryzen 5 1600X processor is here to challenge Intel's quad-core, $350 Core i5-7600K for the honour of being “The People's CPU.” Everyone likes to read about expensive, gold-plated, $1000 parts, but in the real world, most people can'...
Good value, Amazing multicore and multithread performance...
Intel more widelysupported for games...
Intel's best i5 chip costs a little less and can be a bit faster for single-core applications and (even more for) some games, when software is optimised for Ryzen, AMD wins by a very long way...
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Ryzen 5 is pitched as the Gamer's CPU. Let's take a moment to look at the core needs of a gamer. Multiple cores are important but not as much as to an enthusiast; price and motherboard options are also key with regard to longevity, upgrades and connectivi...
Ryzen 5 exceeded my expectations and the 6 core/12 thread 1600X presents a real dilemma for enthusiast gamers given how closely it performs to the Ryzen 7 1700. The 1600X will almost certainly fill the requirements of an enthusiast who games 70% of the ti...
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Ryzen 5 is pitched as the Gamer's CPU. Let's take a moment to look at the core needs of a gamer. Multiple cores are important but not as much as to an enthusiast; price and motherboard options are also key with regard to longevity, upgrades and connectivi...
Ryzen 5 exceeded my expectations and the 6 core/12 thread 1600X presents a real dilemma for enthusiast gamers given how closely it performs to the Ryzen 7 1700. The 1600X will almost certainly fill the requirements of an enthusiast who games 70% of the ti...
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Ryzen 5 is pitched as the Gamer's CPU. Let's take a moment to look at the core needs of a gamer. Multiple cores are important but not as much as to an enthusiast; price and motherboard options are also key with regard to longevity, upgrades and connectivi...
Ryzen 5 exceeded my expectations and the 6 core/12 thread 1600X presents a real dilemma for enthusiast gamers given how closely it performs to the Ryzen 7 1700. The 1600X will almost certainly fill the requirements of an enthusiast who games 70% of the ti...
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The $359 hexa-core AMD Ryzen 5 1600X processor is here to challenge Intel's quad-core, $350 Core i5-7600K for the honour of being “The People's CPU.” Everyone likes to read about expensive, gold-plated, $1000 parts, but in the real world, most people can'...
Good value, Amazing multicore and multithread performance...
Intel more widelysupported for games...
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There I was last Monday, about four weeks after AMDs successful Ryzen 7 launch and not that long after the first true details of Ryzen 5 were allowed to filter through and a package arrived from AMD. Inside was a pair of processors, the 1600X and 1500X...
When Ryzen 7 launched there was a fair bit of controversy surrounding some of its shortcomings. Overclocking headroom was disappointing, finding the right memory was like walking through a minefield, Windows 10s power plans didnt play nice and there wer...
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Ryzen 5 is pitched as the Gamer's CPU. Let's take a moment to look at the core needs of a gamer. Multiple cores are important but not as much as to an enthusiast; price and motherboard options are also key with regard to longevity, upgrades and connectivi...
Ryzen 5 exceeded my expectations and the 6 core/12 thread 1600X presents a real dilemma for enthusiast gamers given how closely it performs to the Ryzen 7 1700. The 1600X will almost certainly fill the requirements of an enthusiast who games 70% of the ti...
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Ryzen 5 is pitched as the Gamer's CPU. Let's take a moment to look at the core needs of a gamer. Multiple cores are important but not as much as to an enthusiast; price and motherboard options are also key with regard to longevity, upgrades and connectivi...
Ryzen 5 exceeded my expectations and the 6 core/12 thread 1600X presents a real dilemma for enthusiast gamers given how closely it performs to the Ryzen 7 1700. The 1600X will almost certainly fill the requirements of an enthusiast who games 70% of the ti...
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Ryzen 5 is pitched as the Gamer's CPU. Let's take a moment to look at the core needs of a gamer. Multiple cores are important but not as much as to an enthusiast; price and motherboard options are also key with regard to longevity, upgrades and connectivi...
Ryzen 5 exceeded my expectations and the 6 core/12 thread 1600X presents a real dilemma for enthusiast gamers given how closely it performs to the Ryzen 7 1700. The 1600X will almost certainly fill the requirements of an enthusiast who games 70% of the ti...
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In 2017, AMD and Intel once again competed with each other, in a way we hadn't seen in years. Both brands came up with tons of new Core and Ryzen processors. Time to take stock: Which processor should you buy for which purpose? After reading this article...
Which processor now offers the most bang of your buck varies per price segment. If you have a very small budget, in our opinion it is best to find an Intel Pentium G4560, which, given its higher availability, is less of a challenge than it was a few month...
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It has only been a few short weeks since AMD released their Ryzen 7 lineup of CPU's and both sides of the red and blue fence are still passionately debating about the price and performance numbers of Ryzen compared to Intel's flagship components. I think...
AMD's Ryzen 5 1600X is the sweet spot CPU for gamers and aspiring content creators, offering the same level of gaming performances as the 1800X for half the price...
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Ryzen 5 is pitched as the Gamer's CPU. Let's take a moment to look at the core needs of a gamer. Multiple cores are important but not as much as to an enthusiast; price and motherboard options are also key with regard to longevity, upgrades and connectivi...
Solid Multi-Core performance, 1600X is close to 1700 in performance, Both are suitable for gaming, 1600X is also a good option for content creation, New AM4 platform, wide range of motherboards available, Great Value for money at the current prices, Good...
Overclocking with the Wraith coolers was limited...
Ryzen 5 exceeded my expectations and the 6 core/12 thread 1600X presents a real dilemma for enthusiast gamers given how closely it performs to the Ryzen 7 1700. The 1600X will almost certainly fill the requirements of an enthusiast who games 70% of the ti...
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By taking the clean slate approach, AMD took the steps needed to get competitive with Intel when you look at CPU performance. In our Ryzen 7 launch review, I saw that AMD had indeed made strides towards improving IPC over its Bulldozer architecture. If yo...
Performance, B350 platform, Single threaded performance, Better than FX...
Overclocking limited to 4.0GHz...
Here we are at the end of Ryzen Part Deux and I have to say that, for the most part, scaling the architecture down does hit on some performance points. As you might expect, the results to show and prove that dropping the core count by 50% on the Ryzen 150...
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The second generation of AMD Ryzen CPUs launched with a mighty bang last month. They propelled the performance of the Ryzen CPUs to new heights, breaking the 4 GHz barrier with ease, and delivering greatly improved performance. Not only that, they're rubb...
For the desktop PC gamer, the higher TDP X models are still the go-to for gaming and general performance though. They're a little faster, and a little more expensive, but you get what you pay for. However, if heat and power are a big concern to you, and t...
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The second generation of Ryzen CPUs is here at last! Following on from our launch of the 2700X and the 2600X, the lower TDP non-X parts are here now too! We've already reviewed the 8-core R7 2700 and were impressed with what it had to offer. Of course, to...
I can see the Ryzen 5 2600 and the 2600X fast becoming the most popular chips of the second generation Ryzen launch. They're fast, they're affordable, and they're easy to keep cool and overclock. I mean, if you're just doing a massive amount of rendering...
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I'm going to start this article off with a simple number: five. Not only is that the number of months it has taken AMD to effectively turn the x86 processor world on its ear, but that's also the number of distinct model families that they've introduced...
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I'm going to start this article off with a simple number: five. Not only is that the number of months it has taken AMD to effectively turn the x86 processor world on its ear, but that's also the number of distinct model families that they've introduced ov...
Looking back at how things played out over the course of this review, I have no doubt it will be one of the most hotly debated articles that I've written in the last few months, maybe even the last year. There's no denying that the Zen architecture has pr...
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AMD has a lot riding on its new Ryzen processors. After practically ceding the high-end CPU market to Intel for years, the company really needs Ryzen to succeed. So far, reviews have been generally positive, and save for slightly lackluster 1080p gaming...
Sometimes you don't have to be the absolute best to be a winnerIn a nutshell, Ryzen 5's main advantage over Intel's Core i5 range is the higher number of cores and threads it offers while sharing the same price bracket. That's not unlike what AMD offers w...
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Ryzen 5 is pitched as the Gamer's CPU. Let's take a moment to look at the core needs of a gamer. Multiple cores are important but not as much as to an enthusiast; price and motherboard options are also key with regard to longevity, upgrades and connectivi...
Ryzen 5 exceeded my expectations and the 6 core/12 thread 1600X presents a real dilemma for enthusiast gamers given how closely it performs to the Ryzen 7 1700. The 1600X will almost certainly fill the requirements of an enthusiast who games 70% of the ti...
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The first half of 2017 is proving to be an interesting one for AMD. There's promise of next-generation RX Vega graphics coming to a PC in May or June, bringing much-needed competition to the high-end space, and AMD already has a trio of Ryzen eight-core C...
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IDGAMD's $250 Ryzen 5 1600X is here to challenge Intel's quad-core, $250 Core i5-7600K for the honor of being “The People's CPU.” Everyone likes to read about expensive, gold-plated, $1,000 parts, but in the real world, most people can't or won't spend th...
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