AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
The runt of the litter delivers where it counts
This is a chip for anyone who enjoys gaming.
THE RYZEN 5 5600X is the most affordable of the Zen 3 family released so far. If there’s one serious criticism of it, it’s that this time around the chips are a bit on the pricey side. This is less of a problem for high-end chips, where time is money and high performance can claw back time, but as you head down the stack and focus more on gaming, the pay-off needs to be more immediate.
Enter then the 5600X. While you couldn’t really call $299 a budget CPU, it is a more manageable, mainstream price point that’s historically seen plenty of competition. Currently you’re looking at the likes of the Core i7-10700K, which can be had for around $375, while a more direct comparison is with the Core i5- 10600K, which will set you back $275.