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Customer Review
Reviewed in Canada on December 7, 2023
What's not to like? This CPU sits perhaps about midrange in the 5th Ryzen generation so it may not be an absolute top performer but this does not mean it is not an absolute screamer, especially compared to my 2nd gen 6core/12thread CPU it replaces. I wasn't unhappy with the old CPU, it seemed perfectly content to keep my also old 1080 card fed enough to provide over 60fps in older titles such as StarWars Fallen Order or Assassin Creed Origins/ Odyssey even set at 1440 on my big screen TV.
But at the fantastic sale in effect this Black Friday when the Ryzen 7 5700X was sold for a little less than the Ryzen 5 5600X, it made absolute sense to grab one and upgrade.
Plugging this CPU on my old Asus Prime X470-Pro (an extremely straightforward process) had the added advantage of becoming able to run my old Corsair Vengeance 32GB 3000 CL15 kit at its full advertised spec (I wasn't able to get anything over 2800 C18 with the old CPU installed) further boosting performance.
The result is not really more average fps in games as those are more bound by the GPU, especially at 1440, but rather smoother overall gameplay which is more likely indicative of a higher 1% Low (or min fps). Not too shabby for a platform that is at the end of its life and for a CPU that's rated 65W only.
Needless to say I'm happy with this upgrade which in Intel's world would have been impossible. All in all a worthwhile, wholeheartedly recommended purchase.
But at the fantastic sale in effect this Black Friday when the Ryzen 7 5700X was sold for a little less than the Ryzen 5 5600X, it made absolute sense to grab one and upgrade.
Plugging this CPU on my old Asus Prime X470-Pro (an extremely straightforward process) had the added advantage of becoming able to run my old Corsair Vengeance 32GB 3000 CL15 kit at its full advertised spec (I wasn't able to get anything over 2800 C18 with the old CPU installed) further boosting performance.
The result is not really more average fps in games as those are more bound by the GPU, especially at 1440, but rather smoother overall gameplay which is more likely indicative of a higher 1% Low (or min fps). Not too shabby for a platform that is at the end of its life and for a CPU that's rated 65W only.
Needless to say I'm happy with this upgrade which in Intel's world would have been impossible. All in all a worthwhile, wholeheartedly recommended purchase.
