Reddit's Verdict on the Ryzen 5 5600X: Still Worth It?

Nah, it should hold you for a couple years. Folks are too obsessed with thinking parts are only good for a few years then obsolete to the point of trash.

Yes, worth the upgrade from 3600. But IMO if you already have the motherboard and ram you're probably better off getting a X3D variant. But if you're just looking for a solid performance boost it's worth it. You can also sell your 3600 for ~$75 to make up some of the money spent.

Yes it's a good CPU. I'm sure budget is a concern when building a PC as a gift and I think the 5600X is great CPU for this purpose. It will be more than enough to get him up and running and enjoying games with you guys.

5600x is still great outside of specific use-cases, but if you're buying a new motherboard it might make sense to keep the old machine intact.

To be honest, the 5600 should be enough to skip the whole AM5 platform. Just thinking about how long people had been using the I5 2500K.

im rocking the 5600x with a 3070 for 1440p gaming. i have it very slightly overclocked with PBO settings. i dont have any issue maintaining 60-144fps (depending on the game). playing witcher 3 i think i average around 90FPS with settings cranked up pretty high.

5600 and the 5600x are both still really solid options for a CPU that'll give huge gains over a 3100. 8 core requirements aren't really a thing in general with games right now, more of them support 8 cores that's hardly a requirement.

Solid deal. at $100 you'd be hard pressed to find something more performant.

My 5600x still performing well 3 years later. Paired with a 4070, I have zero issues. Can always upgrade to 5800x3d down the road before making the jump to zen4.

The 5600x is perfect for gaming if you want low as possible latency and the best experience without busting the bank.

If you are on Ryzen 1000 or 2000 and your motherboard can take Ryzen 5000 chips, just get this. Pretty much a no brainer upgrade for people who plan on staying on AM4.

5600/x is still very fine today, and is considered for budget builds.

Getting a free processor from your buddy would allow you to get a cheap, fairly nice CPU + mobo + RAM for a little cheaper. But it sounds like you want an enthusiast system, and you're willing to pay a bit more to avoid a bottleneck.

I currently use a 1600X with no issues. The 5600X will be solid for the next few years.

If you want to save a few hundred dollars and plan to upgrade again in a few years, get the 5600x. I have two very similar builds — a 7600x with a 2080ti and 5600x with a 2080 super. In 4k, getting about 20 fewer FPS with the 5600x rig in newer games. Older games run pretty much the same.

As a person who bought this at $300 almost a year ago, it's a beast of a CPU.

I got a 5600x and 6800xt. I can run anything I want at 1440p. It works so smooth that I'm not planning on buying a new pc for 2 more generations.

This thread didnt age well.

I have R5 5600x since September of 2023 and i recently upgraded the GPU. I had a rtx 2060 and got now rx 7800 xt. I play at 1440p and I can say it is an ok combo. I can play all games at ultra settings without ray tracing 1440p above 100 fps.

Damn straight it is worth buying! Ryzen 5 5600X remains the most popular gaming CPU in the Zen 3 lineup. Its got excellent single and multithreaded performance and 32MB of L3 cache, the CPU destroys most of its competitors for its price.

I bought this CPU for $312 in 2021. It's a very good CPU and it is a great deal at $100.

In most situations, it's still good for supporting a gpu as high as a 7800xt / 7900gre. So unless you're doing really cpu heavy stuff / sim gaming, it should do you fine for a good while yet. If starting from scratch I'd go am5 though. The ddr5 uplift alone is noticeable and while it's a bit more money now, the platform will likely last you 5-7 years longer than a new am4 build would.

It's a perfectly good CPU. Though I'd only recommend going for the 5600X over the 5600 if it's only up to $10 more in your area. Otherwise the small bump in core speed isn't really worth it.

running a 5600x with a 4070ti here

Mine is still going strong. Idk why people need the newest hardware every year when they play games made in 2010's.

5600x is an amazing cpu considering the price to performance ratio. im currently running 5600x overclocked to almost 5ghz with undervolt idle temp 29°C load temp 55°C. Getting 120fps battlefield 2042, 250fps cs2, 350fps valorant.

AM4 is still good enough for like, half a decade imo. I used the 2600 from 2019 and only recently swapped to 5600 because I could spare the money for it, but until then I had no issues with games.

I just built a PC I plan to sell with a 5600. After hours of benchmarking, it's still a solid CPU. It's only one generation behind and I can see it having longevity for 3-5 years.

Last time I played around with a 5600X it was building a machine for my friends daughter and it had a struggle maxing out a 6700XT in some games. The 4070ti is twice as fast as the 6700XT. I personally think its a bad combo, but considering I snagged a 4070ti myself the other day for only $400 I can see where you might want to take advantage of a bargain to make a decent machine.

I only buy chips that last for 6 years. I have a 5600X and my previous was an i7 4790k. I'm not upgrading.

Mine has handled everything I've thrown at it except Jedi Survivor, the worst PC port in recent memory. And even that runs alright now for the most part. It's going to handle everything for the foreseeable future, because everything is designed with current gen consoles in mind, which have notably weaker CPU's inside them.

I run a 5600x and 6800XT, built it specifically for gaming at 4k (or close) at 60 fps 90% of the time in the living room. It gets fairly high fps on the office 1440p monitor as well, but the CPU does hold it back a bit. 5600x is pretty solid though.

Yes it's still a very valid choice for a budget build. The 5600 non X is a little cheaper usually and performs within 1-2% of the X, get that instead. 5600x owner, paired with a 6800xt at 3440x1440p, I have yet to encounter a title where I'm cpu limited. It's always the gpu that's limiting perf.

I went from a 2600x to this, and I doubled my FPS in every game I play. For 100 bucks its pretty dang good.

I'm still rocking a 5600x in 2025. Since I use my PC for couch gaming on a 60hz TV even the latest games don't really push it that hard. AC Shadows with everything on high including diffuse RTGI still leaves a lot of headroom to spare on the CPU.

I have a 5600x with rtx 4070 super and ive done literally everything to optimise the pairing however i do feel the cpu is a bit weak and will be looking to upgrade in the future. as i play warzone ranked maybe a 5700x3d or 5800x3d second hand when the price goes down a bit.

The 5600x is a great budget CPU. It's literally a new CPU that just became a one generation old CPU. Buy it. Enjoy games faster than what you have now.

Im currently using 3080 with my r5 5600x on 1440p 170hz it works great.

I have this CPU and upgraded from a 2060 I used for 1080p to a 7800xt and now play in 1440p and it's such a massive difference.

I have the same cpu and a 3080. I have played almost every game at or near max settings with a 1440p monitor never dipping below 60 frames.

Personally I am about to get rid of it. I play a lot of strategy, 4x and simulation games, and the difference in performance to a newer chip is just too big for me now. Vic 3 becomes such a slog after 1880s for me, while the 7800x3d breezes through that kind of game.

Bought this a year ago for gaming and it's been spectacular.

my setup: 5600 + asrock B550m riptide + red devil RX 6700 XT, can run anything at 1440p with no issue! cyberpunk 2077 can run at 60-80 fps with max settings (no ray tracing).