The first AMD Ryzen 5 5600X "Zen 3" owner has provided his first impressions and benchmarks of the CPU. The owner, Lawrence Timme, who goes by Jumper118 over at LTT Forums was the same who first posted the benchmarks of the chip running at stock and overclocked speeds in Cinebench R15 and R20 benchmarks which we covered here.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Zen 3 Desktop CPU Benchmarked By User, Excellent Overclocking Capabilities With Up To 4.85 GHz Across All 6 Cores

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X was benchmarked by the user on the ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero board with 16 GB of Patriot Viper DDR4-3800 (CL14) memory and an air cooling solution which comprised of a dual-tower heatsink. So before we get into the benchmarks, let's take a quick look at the specs of the Ryzen 5 5600X.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X "Zen 3" Desktop CPU - 6 Cores / 12 Threads Up To 4.6 GHz For $299 US

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X is a 6 core and 12 thread CPU. This chip is marketed to be the best 6 core processor in the market for gamers with its impressive clock speeds of 3.7 GHz base and 4.6 GHz boost clocks. The chip features a total of 36 MB of cache and a TDP of 65W. The CPU is expected to be priced at $299.

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