OcUK AMD Ryzen 5000G series review thread

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Ryzen 7 5700G

https://hexus.net/tech/reviews/cpu/148125-amd-ryzen-7-5700g/
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/amd-ryzen-7-5700g/
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-ryzen-7-5700g-review
https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/luke-hill/amd-ryzen-7-5700g-apu-zen-3-vega-8-review/
https://www.comptoir-hardware.com/articles/cpu-mobo-ram/44485-test-amd-ryzen-5700g.html
https://www.pcgameshardware.de/Ryze...ts/AMD-Ryzen-7-5700G-Vega-APU-Review-1376578/
https://www.golem.de/news/ryzen-7-5...tz-ist-unser-gaming-liebling-2108-158366.html
https://www.techspot.com/review/2293-amd-ryzen-5700g/

Ryzen 5 5600G

https://www.vortez.net/articles_pages/amd_ryzen_5_5600g_review,1.html

Ryzen 7 5700G and Ryzen 5 5600G

https://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/9882/amd-ryzen-5-5600g-and-7-5700g-apu/index.html
https://www.computerbase.de/2021-08/amd-ryzen-5600g-5700g-test/
https://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/amd-ryzen-7-5700g-and-ryzen-5-5600g-review,1.html

Video reviews

Hardware Unboxed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cH8gwcVqPY

Hardware Canucks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjnoLlQkmsg

KitGuru

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oTVZgRUbMg

Level1Techs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExMZ6f-p8hM&

 

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Was reading the CB review and noticed no iGPU tests at all, so looked back on the main page and they've put those into a separate article:
https://www.computerbase.de/2021-08/ryzen-5600g-5700g-igpu-game-benchmark-test/

In the main review, gaming with a 3080 seems very poor compared to a proper 5800X:

Of their games, Valorant is the outliner.
Scaled to min frames, the 5700G vs 5800X is 159%

IGPU isn't too bad, as it's quicker than 1030 and even a 550:

It seems the reduction in L3 cache,etc seems to really reduce performance quite a bit,and pushes it closer to Zen2! I wonder if this is something that can be seen if you use an AMD GPU too?? Maybe its a driver issue??

 

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ECC RAM appears to work:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExMZ6f-p8hM&t=519s

 

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The UK RRP is a joke - £330 for the Ryzen 7 5700G and £250 for the Ryzen 5 5600G,which is £20 over what it should be.

The problem is they both lack PCI-E 4.0,and they are not much faster than a Zen2 CPU. There have been plenty of deals for the Ryzen 7 3700X at £200,and the Core i5 10400F/Core i5 11400F/Ryzen 5 3600 for £125~£150. That is £100~£125 towards a much faster GTX1050TI/GTX1650 GDDR6 which can be relatively easily found for £150~£210(not an ideal price but a few times faster).

 

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They were never going to be cheap unfortunately and with GPU prices like they are, I guess they're going to milk that.

I am annoyed why we suddenly are paying £20 more for them in the UK - AFAIK,the other Zen2/Zen3 CPUs were within a few quid of the USD conversion including VAT.

 

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I think the issue is Vega does not support modern features such as mesh shaders,vrs,etc.

 

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The problem is you can get a Core i5 10400F and a GTX1650 GDDR6 for the same price as the Ryzen 7 5700G. Plus the Ryzen 7 5800X can be had for similar money in bundles and it blows the Ryzen 7 5700G out of the water. It also supports PCI-E 4.0 like the Ryzen 7 3700X.

The Ryzen 7 3700X has been on HUKD several times for £200,and you can get a Ryzen 7 3700X with a GTX1050TI 4GB for not much more. The Core i7 10700F with MSI/Asus cashback deals can be had for around the same too.

Plus if you want to go really cheap on the motherboard a MSI B450 will support a Ryzen 7 3700X or Ryzen 7 5800X if you don't overclock. OcUK have a B450M Mortar for £60 on offer!

I use SFF PCs including a system which us under 6 litres in volume(has a dGPU),and even I can't find a use for this - its a very niche CPU for the DIY market because of its price.

The only place it makes sense is in a cheap prebuilt desktop!

The Ryzen 5 5600G makes a bit more sense,but you can get a Ryzen 5 5600X for less than the Ryzen 5 5600G.

 

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I will admit I am confused, on paper the 5800X doesnt blow it out of the water, same core count? same core architecture? 200mhz clock speed advantage, trading 200mhz for an iGPU, or have I got something wrong here?

I just read a bit more on the spec sheet, and AMD have been a bit sly.

PCIE gen 3 not gen 4(mentioned here already) probably only matters if you care about nvme gen4.
Less PCIE lanes, wtf?
Halved cache wtf? This one I guess is the performance difference, if the benchmarks show a bigger gap than 200mhz worth of performance.

When it comes to gaming workloads its closer to the Ryzen 7 3700X and Core i7 10700/11700 series CPUs. There have been various deals for the Ryzen 7 3700X for around £200 recently!

Plus there have been plenty of deals for the Ryzen 7 5800X for around the £330~£350 mark too.

 

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It's a good deal though if you're an average person and don't want to fork out for an increasingly overpriced graphics card. Console gaming is much better nowadays so the iGPU is great for most people. I would imagine for OEM systems it's perfect.

I would expect the cheapest way to get them is in OEM systems.

If its more a basic system which needs an IGP,the 6 core options from Intel/AMD will do the job but cost much less.

For example a Core i5 10400F and a GTX1050TI 4GB will cost less than a Ryzen 7 5700G. Its perfectly fine for general purpose usage,and the GTX1050TI 4GB is much better for casual gaming too.