AMD Ryzen 5 5600X CPU Review

Memory & Cache Testing

AIDA64 Engineer Edition

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We see a pattern of AMD having lower memory write performance with chips with a single CCX on board, and that hasn’t changed. Memory read does take a notable leap forward this generation on the Ryzen 5 5600X though.

Latency has improved this generation considerably. We are testing a non-optimized memory speed of 3200MHz for a apples to apples comparison but if you need the best performance, running the core, fabric, and memory at 1800/3600MHz is better.

AMD’s Ryzen 5 5600X falls about where we would expect it to on CPU cache bandwidth at all three levels.

Passmark Performance Test – Memory Mark – Threaded

“Fast, easy to use, PC speed testing, and benchmarking. PassMark Performance Test ™ allows you to objectively benchmark a PC using a variety of different speed tests and compare the results to other computers.”

Passmark gives the 5600X our second highest dual-channel score, falling only to its 12-core sibling this generation.

SiSoft Sandra – Memory Bandwidth – Aggregate.

“SiSoftware Sandra provides a robust package of diagnostic tools for testing your system and teasing out its problems–or potential headaches.”

The spread between our dual-channel contenders here is quite small, but the 5600X performs as expected.