Review on AMD Ryzen 5600G 12 Thread Processor by Justin Early

I'm writing this review amid a severe chip shortage and GPU mining fiasco in 2021. Long story short, my GeForce 980TI has failed. The prices for graphics cards are going through the roof, even the used market has become stupid. I found this out after looking at and reading about some reviews online. Let's get down to business. Gaming Performance - I play a variety of games - Elder Scrolls Online (ESO), Diablo II Resurrected, Outer Worlds and Fallout 4. Default cooler, default speed, motherboard set to XMP 2 profile in my RAM. ESO - 1080p, combination of low and medium settings - 45-70 fps, where 58 is the average value. Diablo II Resurrected - Low 1080p. 40 - 60 fps Outer Worlds - 720p, high and medium mixed settings - 50 fps. Fallout 4 - Medium 1080p, 50-60 fps. I don't play competitive games like Fortnite or Valorant, although there are many reviews on YouTube of this chip playing those games. So here are the pros and cons: Pros - Fast, good chip, great multi-threaded performance (so if you're encoding or editing photos, videos, etc.) this thing is super fast, Vega 7 graphics are good. for what they are. This thing overclocks perfectly, I was able to overclock it to 4.4GHz with a stock cooler. I wouldn't leave it there, but if you get a better cooler, this thing will be a rocket. The best is, that it slipped straight into my MSI B450 Mortar motherboard after updating the BIOS. Cons: If you want to overclock this thing, you need a better cooler. Period. You'll also need fast RAM for the best processing and video performance (I'd say at least 3600MHz RAM. I'm using 4400MHz). Vega graphics are perfectly fine by my (MY) standards. If you're a competitive gamer and constantly need the highest, best, and fastest frame rates, then you're better off either scouring the used car market or waiting for graphics card prices to return to some form of sanity. You'll also need fast RAM for the best processing and video performance (I'd say at least 3600MHz RAM. I'm using 4400MHz). Vega graphics are perfectly fine by my (MY) standards. If you're a competitive gamer and constantly need the highest, best, and fastest frame rates, then you're better off either scouring the used car market or waiting for graphics card prices to return to some form of sanity. You'll also need fast RAM for the best processing and video performance (I'd say at least 3600MHz RAM. I'm using 4400MHz). Vega graphics are perfectly fine by my (MY) standards. If you're a competitive gamer and constantly need the highest, best, and fastest frame rates, then you're better off either scouring the used car market or waiting for graphics card prices to return to some form of sanity.