AMD Ryzen 5 7600X with B650 Chipset Performance Test: The next generation budget choice

The Ryzen 5 7600X paired with the B650 chipset is currently the most affordable entry-level option for AMD’s Zen 4 generation. Let’s see how this combination works.

Zen 4 entry combat test

For instructions on Ryzen 7000 series processors with Zen 4 architecture, refer to the author’s backgroundArticle on display(More information is listed in the series of articles at the end of the article), so I won’t go into detail here.

The motherboard processor used by the author this time is the Ryzen 5 7600X with 6 cores and 12 threads Compared to the other 3 early Ryzen 7000 series processors, in addition to the fewer physical cores, the maximum clock and cache boost Memory capacity it’s also relatively low, so you can expect performance lag on single-core or multi-core.

The motherboard used this time is MSI MAG B650M MORTAR WIFI with G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo memory (automatically overclocked to DDR5-6000 using EXPO). Activate the Resizable BAR function of the graphics card during the test. All results are tested in 2 rounds. After confirming that there are no extreme values, the average is taken. The game’s performance uses the game’s built-in test mode, and it’s paired with 1080p, 2K, and 4K resolutions. The highest image quality setting. If there is a design template, the highest template will be applied. If there is no setting template, adjust all image quality items to maximum, turn off VRS or dynamic resolution and other settings, and turn ray tracing only on and off. Regarding the results of the control group, the results were drawn from previous articles written by the author.

test platform:
Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Radiator: MSI MEG Coreliquid S360
Motherboard: MSI MAG B650M MORTAR WIFI (UEFI version A.00)
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo 16GBx2 (@ DDR5-6000)
Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founder Edition
Storage device: Seagate FireCuda 520 1TB SSD
Power Supply: MSI MPG A1000G PCIE5
Software environment: Windows 11 Professional 21H2 (Build 22621.674), GeForce Game Ready 516.94

▲ The protagonist of this test is the entry-level processor of the Ryzen 7000 series: the Ryzen 5 7600X.

▲ The corresponding motherboard is the MAG B650M MORTAR WIFI equipped with the B650 chipset.

▲ The motherboard is a Macro size ATX, which provides 2 M.2 slots which only support PCIe Gen 4×4, and the graphics card slot only supports PCIe Gen 4×16 transmission mode.

▲ The VMR area is also equipped with large heat sinks to help cool and improve stability.

▲ MAG B650M MORTAR WIFI also provides 6 sets of SATA terminals, with good expandability.

▲ The I / O backplane has a 2.5GbE Ethernet network, as well as 7 sets of USB Type-A and 1 set of USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 Type-C with a transfer rate of 20 Gbps.

▲ This test combo is an AMD Ryzen 5 7600X processor with MAG B650M MORTAR WIFI motherboard.

▲ The memory is G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo 16GBx2 and is automatically overclocked to DDR5-6000 via EXPO.

▲ The graphics card is an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founder Edition.

Comprehensive processor and performance tests

First we also test the test elements closely related to processor performance. It should be remembered that the performance of the competitor’s 13th Gen Core i processor will not be disclosed until October 20, 2022, so this article is still being compared to the Core i5-12600K and the performance of the Core i5-13600K will be factored in the future.

The test stand indicators in the data graph are as follows:
5800X: Ryzen 7 5800X, X570 chipset, DDR4-4000
5800X3D: Ryzen 7 5800X3D, X570 chipset, DDR4-4000
7600X: Ryzen 5 7600X, B650 chipset, DDR5-6000
7700X: Ryzen 7 7700X, X670E chipset, DDR5-6000
12600K: Core i5-12600K, Z690 chipset, DDR5-4800

▲ In the full PCMark10 Extendend performance test, the Ryzen 5 7600X’s total score is only about 2.94% behind the Ryzen 7 7700X, and the gap isn’t large. As for the rival Core i5-12600K, it is ahead by 9.85%.

▲ In CrossMark, which is also a comprehensive performance test, the performance of the Ryzen 5 7600X is close to that of the Core i5-12600K, with a lead of only 1.12%.

▲ In the Cinebench R20 processor render test, the single-core performance of the Ryzen 5 7600X is slightly higher than the Core i5-12600K, but the multi-core performance of 6 cores and 12 threads is still not as good as the performance of the 6 + 4 core and 12 + 4 opponent’s threads.

▲ In the Cinebench R23 processor render test, the Ryzen 5 7600X also shows that the single-core performance is about 1.02% higher than the Core i5-12600K, but the multi-core performance lags behind the trend of the 13.36%.

▲ The POV-Ray ray tracing rendering test is won by the top-notch Ryzen 7 7700X in both single and multi-core performance, but it’s worth noting that the Ryzen 5 7600X can also beat the previous generation Ryzen 7 5800X and Ryzen 7 5800X3D.

▲ In the 264 Benchmark and x265 Benchmark software encoding video conversion tests, the performance of the Ryzen 5 7600X and Core i5-12600K is quite similar, and the winner is obviously the 8-core, 16-thread Ryzen 7 7700X.

▲ 3DMark CPU Profile processor multitasking test can see the performance of the same processor under different loads. In 1 ~ 8 thread designs, Ryzen 5 7600X and Core i5-12600K maintained close performance, but the lag gap was widened to 10.23% in 16 thread and Max thread designs.