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The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X is now $270 in the US, a historic lowThe 5600X is now cheaper (and faster) than the Core i5 11400F.
The 5600X is now cheaper (and faster) than the Core i5 11400F.
Good news, everyone! The Ryzen 5 5600X continues its march to lower prices, with the CPU now available from antonline via Ebay for $269.99. That’s $10 cheaper than it was just last month and, critically, about thesame price as the Intel Core i5 11400F. The Intel CPU debuted at a much lower price, but low supplies andpositive reviewshave inflated the price substantially, to the point where the more powerful 5600X is now the better value pick!
Get the Ryzen 5 5600X for $269.99 (was $330)
We won’t rehash the entire article we wrote when the5600X first started slippin', norKatharine’s excellent 5600X reviewwhich you should read, but here’s the short version.
All things considered, AMD is now on-par or even better than Intel when it comes to gaming performance, something that hasn’t been true for as long as I can remember - and that’s a big reason to go Team Red when it comes to building a new PC.
Another reason is that even older 400-series motherboards can be upgraded to support these new chips - just confirm there’s a BIOS update available if you’re taking this route. AMD also has the lead when it comes to efficiency, with their CPUs tending to consume less power and therefore kick off less heat than their Intel competition, especially at the upper end of the market. They also tend to do pretty darn well in multi-threaded scenarios, like video transcoding or 3D rendering. The 5600X in particular also comes with a CPU cooler that’s actually pretty decent, if a tad loud. So - plenty of reasons to go with AMD for your CPU, and getting a 5600X for $270 is an absolutely awesome deal!
I had a quick look at the rest of AMD’s stack, and here are the best prices I found for the other Ryzen 5000 models:
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