AMD Ryzen™ 5 7600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

This AMD 7600x was my first ever AMD cpu. Ive had a really killer experience so far and would strongly recommend it to anyone else thinking of a lower budget AMD desktop computer build in early 2023.

This chip has done amazing; I paired it with a 4090 and have had absolutely no stability or bottlenecking issues from the cpu. I havent found a game I cant run at full capacity. Paired with a liquid cooler I have also not run into a single heating issue. The chip hasnt gone above 40 degrees celcius. Naturally be careful because it is a gen 5 chip so if you dont have a motherboard that supports that you wont be able to use the chip. All things aside it is amazing for the price

Huge improvement over my 8600k.

Annoyed I pulled the trigger on this and I cant even find a responsibly priced motherboard. Now you can pick up a 13600KF for $309, and its significantly more powerful. Personally Im thinking about just returning my 7600x and picking up the 13600k. AMD should be charging around $200-225 for this tops.

Let me start off by saying I put together my am5 build for my sons computer. I couldnt decide between 13th gen Intel or this at the 300 price point. Honestly the Intel is a better performing processor and more versatile BUT eats much more power. This is the right entry point for AM5.

I was going to get the 7700x but as other reviewers have stated its not that much faster in gaming. I have this 7600x paired with a 7900XT graphics card for 1440p gaming and its a beast of a combo! I did purchased this cpu from microcenter but regardless of where you buy I highly recommend it.

Goods:

I was initially worried about the 95C temperature targeting making my system too noisy, but thats because I was used to the old way to tune fans. It used to be you had to stress-test your CPU and then clumsily tweak your fan curve to keep it cool while often getting really loud. The new behavior essentially allows you to set the exact maximum fan speed you want since you know the CPU wont go above that 95C maximum temperature.

This was my first pc build. Processor seems to be working well. However, their seems to be some stability issues with the default overclocking setting on my motherboard (not XMP/EXPO, that works fine) . Pretty stable otherwise.

Upgraded from a i7 8700, and it was a much needed performance improvement. It does run quite a bit hotter than some older CPUs, but DONT BE ALARMED! The 7000 series are all built to operate at 95 degrees C, so anything under that is perfectly fine and normal. Regardless, the only time those temps were even approached was with a run of cinebench r23, so youll never reach temps that high during gaming or regular use.