The Ryzen 5 1600 is an exceptional value. Even compared to more affordable CPUs such as the Core i5-7600K, the new six-core Ryzen chips are a much ...

Reviews Ryzen 5 review vs. Core i5: Ryzen 5 1600X wins for best mainstream power CPU We test the best for $250, pitting the new Ryzen 5 1600X against Intel's vaunted Core i5-7600K.

The Ryzen 5 1600 was tested on the MSI B450 Tomahawk using G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3200 CL15 memory. The Core i5-7600K was tested on the Asrock Z270 Taichi with the same G.Skill memory.

AMD Ryzen 5 1600/1600X vs Core i5 7600K review AMD hits the sweetspot - Ryzen is the better buy.

The new Ryzen 5 7600 is a great processor, so much so that it makes the older Ryzen 5 7600X look like a complete waste of money.

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and 5500 are two popular CPUs in the budget mid-range category. The former offers more features and performance, so you would naturally assume it is better.

AMD's new Ryzen 5 9600X wants to be the next go-to budget gaming CPU, but it doesn't manage to beat the old guard.

The 16GB RAM are nice, as is the GTX 1060. The Ryzen 5 1600 may have only half the single threaded performance of the shiny new Ryzen 7000 models, but it'll last for a few more years no problem.

The latest AMD processors are excellent for various PC tasks, be it gaming or creator software. But which should you pick, the AMD Ryzen 7 7700X or Ryzen 5 7600X for your next PC build?