Ryzen 5 5600 or 5600x

[Dawido]

I asked my mom to get me new CPU on Kid's day (Holiday mostly common in post-warsaw pact countries) but she sayed that she don't have money for it right now, but I seen that Ryzen 5 5600 is like 160 zł cheaper, so maybe I should choose it? As I heard there isn't really a big difference between those both CPUs

[A&A]

The Ryzen 5 5600 is the way to go because they are basically the same processor, the only thing the manufacturers have changed is the max boost clock by 0.2GHz which is small, but you can change that from the BIOS or Ryzen Master if you want.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

5600G will provide you the same performance as 5600 non X. It does not hurt to have the onboard GPU as it can come in handy as a backup should you ever need it. Something Intel users have had for over a decade, packed inside those powerful cpus, well most of them anyways.

[Illusion of Progress]

Escrito originalmente por Bad 💀 Motha:

5600G will provide you the same performance as 5600 non X.

It will not. The 5600 and 5600X are almost equal. The 5600G is a bit slower than either, being around halfway between the 3600X and the 5600 siblings. It's missing half the cache of the 5600/5600X and this decreases its performance.

[Karumati]

Escrito originalmente por Dewido8:

Escrito originalmente por smallcat:

Ryzen 5600 and i3 12100F (/13100F) are the best budget picks . Ryzen 5600X is for overclocking , which involves expensive coolers and in practice is pointless nowadays .

What do you mean "budget" Picks? Those parts cost me a lot of money.
In my country 5 5600 costs the price of 3 AAA games

It’s still quite budget cpu, but good one

[Introverted Gamer]

5600x, ask if your mom let you buy that. But if Money is an issue, then 5600.

[Illusion of Progress]

Even if money isn't an issue, go with the 5600 over 5600X. They perform so closely that it's margin of error, so they are effectively equal. Therefore, unless they have equal(ish) pricing, just take the cheaper one.

[Phénomènes Mystiques]

Always X versions, like always Ti versions, as well as K and KF versions, and always X and Z versions, but this one varies by needs (never "a" versions, go for "b" boards at the least).

Why settle for anything other than "the best" there is? Unless, of course, the price is incredibly high or you have no needs for "professional" hardware.

As far as differences between these two CPU's, that is for you to research and compare, but others here may hold your hand through the decision making process - I refuse to think for others.

[mtono]

Escrito originalmente por Dewido8:

I asked my mom to get me new CPU on Kid's day (Holiday mostly common in post-warsaw pact countries) but she sayed that she don't have money for it right now, but I seen that Ryzen 5 5600 is like 160 zł cheaper, so maybe I should choose it? As I heard there isn't really a big difference between those both CPUs

i say: you have to go for the 5600. its a must, because YOU want to save money for your mummy! do it! obey! ;-D
the difference is low.

https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-Ryzen-5-5600X-vs-AMD-Ryzen-5-5600/4084vsm1822932

gg&hf
... in poland.

:D

[76561198343548661]

Get non- X versions if possible ! X versions with the intent of OC are for people who are either irrational or are asking for troubles . The latter are fire-hazzards . Why ?

10% higher clock leads to 21% increase of power draw !

[Dawido]

Never mind, mom said that we can't buy Ryzen 5 5600 on kid's day because we have no money.
She said that maybe I gonna get it in few years

[Introverted Gamer]

Escrito originalmente por Dewido8:

Never mind, mom said that we can't buy Ryzen 5 5600 on kid's day because we have no money.
She said that maybe I gonna get it in few years

If the 5600 is not an option, the 5500 is another good budget choice.

[Dawido]

Escrito originalmente por Introverted Gamer:

Escrito originalmente por Dewido8:

Never mind, mom said that we can't buy Ryzen 5 5600 on kid's day because we have no money.
She said that maybe I gonna get it in few years

If the 5600 is not an option, the 5500 is another good budget choice.

Don't call it "budget" Choice please.
It's not problem that we don't have any money, but my country has like almost 20% of inflation right now, and we have to buy other things like resources, food, pay bills, etc, and prices goes higher because of socialists government decisions, so we might don't have enough money for everything, but anyway, I will think about Ryzen 5 5500

[76561198343548661]

Tell your mummy that the point of life is to be happy and let be good ! Hope she wont let you down .

Yep, Ryzen 5500 is a good inexpensive CPU . What s your current processor , between ?

edit - I am from EU too . We have 100% inflation of some foods but yey i am alive and the life is wonderful .

[Illusion of Progress]

It would help if you gave more details.

What CPU do you have now?

How much does the 5600 cost? the 5600X? the 5500?

If you're willing to look at used options (no need to answer if you aren't and would rather go new), how much do used Ryzen 3000 CPUs like the 3600, 3600X, or 3700X cost in your area?

Because if you already have a Ryzen 3000 series of some sort, but the 5600 or higher is too expensive, it becomes a situation where you'd be wasting money to buy anything like a 5500.

But if you have a Ryzen 1000 or 2000 series, and can only stretch it to the 5500 and don't want to consider used 3000 series, then it might be worthwhile.

So we need to know those sorts of details to better advise what may or may not be worthwhile.

The 5500 and 5600G have equal performance, by the way (both are typically halfway between the 3600X and 5600X). I would only take either one if they are quite a bit cheaper then the 5600 AND you can't afford the 5600. Otherwise the 5600 is sort of the lowest I think it worthwhile.

Escrito originalmente por Wynters:

Always X versions, like always Ti versions, as well as K and KF versions, and always X and Z versions, but this one varies by needs (never "a" versions, go for "b" boards at the least).

Why settle for anything other than "the best" there is? Unless, of course, the price is incredibly high or you have no needs for "professional" hardware.

As far as differences between these two CPU's, that is for you to research and compare, but others here may hold your hand through the decision making process - I refuse to think for others.

This is arbitrary reasoning.

The 5600 and 5600X are literally so close that even when measuring them, the difference is so low it's just about considered margin of error, and when not measuring... you won't even notice the difference.

Ergo, it is pointless buying the 5600X over the 5600 unless it's basically the same cost.

The title of this review of the 5600 says it all...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifI9nnmW5sg

This has usually been the case with many similar CPUs for AMD. The upper option usually has an added cost that doesn't justify the performance difference. That's why when it came to the 5600 to 5600X, 3700X to 3800X, and 5700X to 5800X comparisons, the latter was the option you chose only if you didn't know better.

It's literally preying on people with the thinking you're describing; "bigger number (or additional suffix) equals better choice".

[A&A]

The Ryzen 5 5500 is basically the Ryzen 5 5600G without the iGPU. Although we don't know what CPU you're updating from, and if you have a Ryzen 5 3600 and given your last choice was a Ryzen 5 5500, it's a waste of money. The performance difference is small.