6 Cores vs. 16 Cores: How Well Have Ryzen 5 CPUs Aged?

[TechSpot Weekly Newsletter] Latest in tech May 23 Hardware [6 Cores vs. 16 Cores: How Well Have Ryzen 5 CPUs Aged?](=.X8pqZIZNrmaOsd3Y_REGyfkL-NyWuC-qxALDO4A61jw) AMD's Ryzen 5 5600 was always competitively priced and presented excellent value for gamers. However, it's a good time to pose the question: how well has it aged, and [should you have bought](=.C1FeN9n5FhosjV8-ux4EEZhAh9WEUnlNQQDL0HAqKZQ) an 8-core or even 16-core CPU instead? =._cKL6a-8nqZr0ZQdvCpLunUfO5wlvGXq5zvoM2iziwQ =.j5RlNnS9E5-iSHw3fPUmxhRG9sllwv2AehS638t0wFw AMD's Ryzen 5 5600 was always competitively priced and presented excellent value for gamers. 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