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Review on Enhanced AMD Ryzen 5 1600X CPU (YD160XBCAEWOF) by Micha Pyra ᠌

Revainrating 4 out of 5

It was a reasonable purchase, will order more.

I did an upgrade, the first of which was very painless; I went from an i5 2500K to an i7 2700K. I increased the multiplier on both of them until it reached 48. After that, I made the decision to go with the Ryzen 5 1600X, which came with a complete platform. It was necessary for me to purchase an x370 board as well as Samsung M378A1K43BB2-CRC memory. Even though the memory can overclock successfully up to 3200, the processor can only function reliably at a multiplier of 39. Even with this overclocking, Ryzen is still unable to beat the performance of the older i5 2500K when it comes to gaming. You are aware that the majority of contemporary games only employ four threads at this point. The following are the results of a comparison using the CPU-Z benchmark: i5 2500K = 450/1500 (1T/4T), i7 2700K = 490/2700 (1T/8T), and 1600X = 430/3600 (1T/12T). Unfortunately, Ryzen will not be able to compete with Intel's brand new six-core CPUs when put side by side with them. The conclusion is straightforward: if you are going to create a new computer and you want to save money, go with Ryzen as your processor of choice. You have the option to wait if you are upgrading from an older generation of i5 or i7. Additionally, the consequence of converting to DDR4 is nil; nonetheless, manufacturers need to be sponsored in order to make the changeover.

Pros
  • - modern - excellent price/performance ratio - six cores
Cons
  • - not the best option for gaming; - requires pricey DDR4 memory; - there are still very few coolers available for the socket, especially affordable ones (I recommend the Gammax 300 because it does an excellent job, with temps ranging from 32 to 60 degrees); - there are still very few coolers available for the socket. - The legs on the AMD CPU are antiquated in my opinion (they are very easy to harm when installing, uninstalling, and cleaning from thermal paste), and I do not recommend using them.