The Ryzen 5 5600X is one of the most popular processors in this generation. This $200 offering from Team Red has changed the game for six-core processors. The chip is based on Zen 3 architecture and it is much faster than the last generation Ryzen 5 3600X.
The Ryzen 5 5600X made six-core processors enough for gaming. Games do not benefit from the core count. Most modern games benefit from single-core performance levels. The 5600X improvises on the single-core performance levels thanks to the improved Zen 3 architecture.
Can the Ryzen 5 5600X limit the RTX 3090?
The Ryzen 5 5600X is less powerful than the 5800X, the 5900X, and the 5950X. Thus, its single-core performance is worse than these more expensive chips as well. However, this processor does not bottleneck any video card currently available in the market.
In the above benchmark video, we see that the average FPS marks have a slight difference as one goes from Ryzen 5 5600X to the Ryzen 7 5800X. Although the difference exists, it is mostly within 2-3% of the more expensive processors.
In the above video, we can study the percentage usage of the Ryzen 5 5600X. The chip mostly stays at the 80% margin, and barely goes above 85% at 1440p. But, the RTX touches its limits thereby bottlenecking the processor.
At 2160p, the Ryzen 5 5600X sits at 50% usage while the RTX 3090 hits maximum. Thus, the GPU bottlenecks the processor yet again.
We can thus conclude that the RTX 3090 cannot bottleneck the Ryzen 5 5600X. This six-core twelve-threaded chip comes with exceptional performance improvements over the last generation Ryzen 5 chips. This processor’s price has currently been reduced to $200 at leading online retailers. This further increases the chip’s value proposition.
For gaming, the Ryzen 5 5600X is more than enough. Gamers do not need a bunch of cores to enjoy a decent performance in video games. Thus, even a quad-core chip with decent single-core performance will handle modern AAA titles with a breeze.
