Four years old and going on strong for a fifth, AMD's Ryzen 5 5600X is one of the best-value ... Find out more about how we test.

The main difference between the two new models and their existing counterparts (Ryzen 5 5600X and Ryzen 5 5600) is faster clock speeds. Here is how the new processors compare with existing models ...

Each processor features a 6-core and 12-thread configuration, similar to the Ryzen 5 5600X model. However, the new processors have higher base and boost clock speeds compared to the 5600X ...

Good CPU in the Ryzen 5 family. I've been using this without any issues at an overclock of 4.3 GHz.