Customer Ratings & Reviews

Upgraded from Ryzen 3 1200. Compatible with ASRock B450M Pro4 after the latest BIOS update (4.60). The benchmark scores are higher than Apple M1 in single core, which is great for gaming and media applications. Stock cooler had ~85°C running at 4.15 GHz without overclocking. A 3rd-party cooler is highly recommended. I paired it with ID-Cooling SE-224-XT and now it has max temperature of 66°C (default) and 80°C (Auto OC).

Have been running this cpu steady in a system for almost a year. Gets daily use gaming browsing videos never had a problem still running strong in this pc.

This is my first new build since 2013. I'm going from an old i5-3570k to this 5600x. The primary use is gaming, and the primary game is iRacing. In short, I'm happy. This gives great performance. I primarily use VR. This CPU is paired with a 3080 and I must say I'm very pleased with the performance. Would recommend.

Great performance for your dollar, and even moreso now that prices have fallen! Pairs excellently with my AMD RX6900 XT!

A very budget-friendly CPU that provides great performance without hurting your wallet. Incredible value.

Bought this in conjunction with the 6700 xt from Best Buy for my first ever gaming PC build, and so far, it has been exactly what I was looking for. Excellent, stable, and reliable performance along with the ease of the Best Buy purchase experience makes doing this all over again a no brainer for future builds. Nearly zero tweaking after assembly supplies more than enough performance from this powerhouse. 6/5 stars easy.

Excellent CPU for the price, gaming performance compared to similarly priced competitors is well ahead and has a decent upgrade path considering the 5800x3d exists now.

Pretty good processor for the price. Will do just about anything.

I bought it to play video games, I mainly used it for a month, the super good performance, the only thing I have to say is that I need more time to play. I know it's a past generation but it's up to what you want to run in this generation.

Building my wife a new machine and wanted to set it up completely before moving her GPU from the old computer. This chip allowed me to use on chip video to configure and download all drivers. It performs much better than her old i7 but that was an 8 year old chip.

When you talk about CPU's you instantly think about performance and gaming, and this is exactly what you would need to start on the right foot when it comes to PC Gaming. This CPU (paired with a capable graphics card GPU) is the best starting point since it provides 6 cores (12 threads) of computing power to provide you with excellent frames (FPS) on all demanding games.

The 5600x was only a single generation upgrade from my original ryzen 3600 but it was HUGE. Paired with a 3080ti I can play any game with still have cpu left over for extra application. Adobe apps run great.

I got it as what I thought was a cheap quick replacement that I was going to replace with a current Gen but honestly even when I'm gaming on one monitor and doing some work on the other in between games I can't use more than 50% of the CPU capacity. Totally worth it

Fastest 6-core available today. Superior eco-system than competition. Update BIOS on X370 and B450 motherboard and it was that simple.

Used for first PC build, could not be more impressed. I do recommend upgrading from the factory cooler.

It is a really fast processor. I have used it in many builds and have also had a chance to compare it against the i5 11600k, which it beats. There are a few issues I have run into however, although I cannot say for certain they are attributed to this processor specifically, since I changed both this and the MOBO for each build. One is that AMD Ryzen Master works well for a while, then suddenly it just stops opening properly even after reboot. The only thing that alleviates it is a reinstall of the program. I'll have to do a clean install of Windows and possibly try a different drive to know for certain

If you are looking for a powerful and affordable CPU for your next PC build, you should definitely consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X.

I upgraded from a r3 3100 to this and I'll say the difference was and still is noticeable. Took awhile to update bios but worth it.

Bought this for my first custom built PC. It’s performed really well, handles running streamed video on one screen with a game on the other with no issues.

Best bang for the buck. If your a warzone cod or gamer this is the best processor. I paired it with rx570. 580 590 1660ti 3070 and 6700xt exceptional fps on 1080p and 80 to 100 plus on 2k settings