AMD's R5 Mistake: Ryzen 5 7600X CPU Review, Benchmarks, & Expensive Motherboards
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Published 2022-09-26
The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X (R5 7600X) CPU has some serious value problems, with the total platform cost of an X670 board, the CPU itself, DDR5, and the higher-end cooler ballooning the entry point to DIY PC building. Until the B650 motherboards come out -- which is in October sometime -- the X670 and X670E boards make R5 7600X builds completely untenable from a value perspective. It's disappointing too, as the R5 CPUs have been a strong foothold for AMD Ryzen CPUs against Intel for about 4 years now. AMD has finally lost that, with Intel chipping away more and more at the low-end and mid-range while AMD focuses on the high-cost parts.
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01:20 - The Value Problem
03:41 - R5 7600X CSGO Gaming Benchmarks (1080p & 1440p)
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08:29 - Final Fantasy 14 CPU Benchmark (7600X vs. 12600K)
09:24 - Tomb Raider 1080p & 1440p CPU Benchmarks
10:29 - F1 2022 Ryzen 5 7600X Gaming FPS
11:28 - CPU Rendering Benchmarks (Blender Cycles 7600X)
12:55 - Power Efficiency Comparison (Perf/W)
14:03 - Code Compile Programming CPU Benchmarks (Chromium)
15:09 - Compression & Decompression Benchmarks (7600X)
16:20 - Adobe Premiere CPU Benchmarks (Best CPUs 2022)
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17:56 - Thermal Benchmarks & 7600X Temperature vs. Frequency
18:55 - 7600X Power Consumption Testing
20:06 - Conclusion & Extremely High Entry Price
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All Comments (21)
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With the behavior of these new 7000 series CPUs, I'd love to see a video where you try out a bunch of different coolers, all the way down to a stock cooler or 120mm AIO, just to see how much better cooling boosts performance.
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5:55 I can't believe you would round that 542.7 fps to 543 fps! That .3 fps makes a HUGE difference, in fact I would call it the line between playable and unplayable. Unbelievable for a reviewer of your caliber!
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I like that you remind people there's no real need to run out and buy the latest thing. You clearly really do care about your audience. Good job.
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I would love a revisit of this chip and the 7700x with the price drop and the motherboard price reduction. Thanks for the great information!
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Whoa did not expect the second video so fast! You guys really worked overtime for this.
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Props for the frequent reminders to keep using the existing setup and save money. Shows that you folks care about your viewers by giving them these reality checks to not buy into the hype.
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Thanks for including FFXIV into your CPU testing suite! It felt like benchmarking MMOs in general had became less popular over the past years making it difficult for me to decide between CPUs for the types of games I play. Of course it will still vary game to game, but this is a warm welcome.
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It would be interesting to see a frequency locked (~4.0Ghz) to show the differences between architectures and generational IPC improvements.
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Those boards are insane. There should be small boards for like 150$.
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kinda scary to hear that mobos are beyond 300 and are lacking a ton of "features". Now I don't know what features I should expect for 300+, but for sure I'd expect quite a lot for something thats more expensive than the CPU.
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I really appreciate the brutal honesty and deep dives of these reviews you guys are great
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That bleeding edge premium is always pretty hard to swallow. The 7600 will probably make more sense when B650 releases and we see a round of price drops for the processors and memory. Revisiting the Zen 4 range on more affordable platform hardware would be a useful follow up.
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Man, am I glad I built a Ryzen 7 5700x system few months ago. CPU was $270, mobo Gigabyte B550 Aorus Pro $140, 32gb RAM $110. More than fast enough for years to come.
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Appreciate the inclusion of Ryzen 1700 in these benchmarks, as someone still running a Ryzen 1600 and wondering whether this time round I'll finally upgrade
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Looking at the power consumption jump, I am concerned about the direction computer parts are going regarding heat. I look forward to your piece regarding the Eco mode.
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Noise tests with different cooler sizes and CPU settings might be useful.
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The x670 board prices are insane. I thought Z690 last year was bad but compared to this it looks like a bargain, and those were helped quite a bit with DDR4 options.
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Regarding power draw, it would be interesting to do some eco mode testing at 65 and 105W power limits. From what I understand doing that gives you most of the performance without the power consumption. At that power target, they end up more efficient than the 5000 series.
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I'd love to see performance reviews that are total value based (CPU/mb/ram)
