After the two upper-class models Ryzen 9 5950 X and Ryzen 9 5900 X are also the two cheaper processors Ryzen 7 5800 X and Ryzen 5 5600 X arrived in our editorial office. They use the same Zen 3 architecture (code name Vermeer) and fit into AM4 motherboards, but are cheaper with eight or six cores. We tested the newcomers in their first 3D games and ran the Cinebench R render benchmark 20 hunted.

For PC gamers, the Ryzen 5 5000 X interesting: Thanks to increased computing power per cycle (Instructions per Cycle, IPC) it shows everyone 3000 he predecessors the taillights, appeals to most games -Engines with 12 Threads already out.

Due to similar prices, a comparison to the eight-core Ryzen 7 is possible 3700 X an: In the shooter “Metro: Exodus” the Ryzen 5 is 5600 X about 36 Percent faster in the action adventure “Rise of the Tomb Raider” 35 percent and in the shooter “Far Cry 5” 27 percent. The only exception: the badly scaling “Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey” with 6 percent higher frame rate.

Game benchmarks, measured under Windows 10 (2004), 16 GByte RAM (according to specification) and GeForce RTX 3080 (456. 71 WHQL) Game Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey Metro: Exodu s Shadow of the Tomb Raider Far Cry 5 Settings DX 11, Full HD, High DX 12, Full HD, Normal DX 12, Full HD, High, SMAA, 16 x AF DX 11, Full HD, High, SMAA Ryzen 9 5900 X 126 fps 195 fps 189 fps 179 fps Ryzen 7 5800 X 124 fps 196 fps 179 fps 162 fps Ryzen 5 5600 X 119 fps 191 fps 178 fps 158 fps Core i9 – 10900 K 127 fps 186 fps 175 fps 164 fps Ryzen 9 3900 X 120 fps 143 fps 136 fps 131 fps Ryzen 7 3700 X 112 fps 140 fps 132 fps 124 fps Ryzen 5 3600 105 fps 137 fps 128 fps 123 fps The Ryzen 9 5900 X can move a bit away from the Ryzen 7 in games thanks to higher clock frequencies 5800 X and Ryzen 5 5600 X submit the additional CPU cores only bring it a noticeable advantage in applications.

More performance per CPU core In the multith reading test of the Cinebench R render benchmark 20 the Ryzen 5 reaches 5600 X 4386 Points, the Ryzen 7 3700 X 4910 Points. Cinebench scales well with CPU cores and clock frequencies and thus shows that increased performance per core means the lower number of CPU cores (8 vs. 6, – 27 percent). In the single-threading benchmark, the six-core just manages to exceed the 600 he brand and thus leaves all 3000 he Ryzen and Intel 10. Core i generation behind.

Benchmark Cinebench R 20 mode single threading Multithreading Ryzen 9 5900 X 639 8639 Ryzen 7 5800 X 627 6024 Ryzen 5 5600 X 601 4386 Core i9 – 10900 K 537 6384 Ryzen 9 3900 X 534 7372 Ryzen 7 3700 X 513 4910 Intel has meanwhile too Little to laugh about in the middle class . In 3D games, the Ryzen 5 takes it 5000 X even with the fastest gen – 10 – Model Core i9 – 10900Purchase. The opponents Core i5 – 10600 K and Core i7- 10700 K are 400 to 500 MHz slower than the Core i9.

Ryzen 7 5800 X: expensive and hot During Ryzen 5 5000 X contains a purchase recommendation, it looks for the Ryzen 7 5800 X worse. In 3D games it is only slightly faster than the Ryzen 5 5600 X, costs with 450 Euro but 50 percent more. If you want to have additional CPU cores, you can go directly to the 12 – Kerner Ryzen 9 5900 X for 550 Euros grab – provided the processors are available.

In addition, the Ryzen 7 5800 X difficult to cool at the factory because it is a Thermal Design Power (TDP) from 90 instead of 65 Watt like the Ryzen 5 5600 X has. In practice this means: He may up to 142 instead of 88 Watt record (from AMD within Package Power Tracking so provided). In the case of the eight-core, all the waste heat is concentrated on the I / O die and a single chiplet, which limits the heat transfer to the cooler. The two Ryzen 9 processors have the same TDP, but an additional CPU chiplet.

Even with compact water cooling including 280 – mm radiator – here a NZXT X 63 – the CPU temperature rises up to 90 degrees Celsius, for example in Cinebench R 20. This in turn limits the boost.

Under high load, the Ryzen 7 reaches 5800 X even with a good cooler 90 ° C.

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Users can set the TDP level in the Ryzen Master Tool themselves to 65 Watt (88 Watt PPT) to improve temperatures. According to AMD’s Director of Technical Marketing Robert Hallock, new undervolting functions will also come in the future. One 3700 X successor with 65 Watt TDP has not been announced by the chip manufacturer.

Purchase recommendation For players the Ryzen 5 contains 5600 X a clear purchase recommendation . It is the cheapest model from AMDs so far 5000 series, but does not have to hide from the more expensive processors in 3D titles. Compared to Intel’s Core-i 8639 generation AMD’s six-core can even compete with the fastest models.

If you are looking for a pure gaming CPU, you can safely go to the Ryzen 5 5600 X grab. The surcharge for Ryzen 7 5800 X is better off with the graphics card – the latter is faster than the processor in most games anyway. Users, for whom money plays a subordinate role and who do not want to compromise, use the Ryzen 9 5900 X.

AMD continues to sell for tighter budgets 3000 models like the Ryzen 5 3600. The latter costs just once 180 Euro and thanks to the very good price-performance ratio is part of the basic configuration of our optimal PC 2021.

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