First, AMD is more YES
The hardware configuration of the AMD platform has always been cost-effective, but since the release of ZEN4, due to the obvious inflated price at the beginning of the release, coupled with the serious subsequent diving, players have a lot of opinions.
Today, the price of the ZEN4 platform has stabilized, for ordinary players, the performance of the 7600 and 7600X CPUs is enough, which of these two CPUs is more suitable for ordinary players?
2. Hardware
CPU1：AMD 7600X
Each generation of the 6-word processor is the backbone of the volume, this time AMD's 7600X, naturally carries the greatest hope of players, its performance will be oriented to mainstream platforms.
THE CORE CODE NAME OF THE NEW GENERATION RYZEN RYZEN 5 5 7600X IS "RAPHAEL", THE PROCESS IS 5NM, THE SPECIFICATION IS 6 CORES 12 THREADS, FREQUENCY 3.6-5.3GIG, L2 CACHE 8MB, L3 CACHE 32MB, THERMAL DESIGN POWER CONSUMPTION 105W. Supports instruction sets such as AVX-512 and FMA3.
It has to be said that the new generation Ryzen 5 7600X adopts a semi-hollow "octagonal" appearance, and some substrates and metal dots are exposed. In addition, the ZEN4 series integrates AMD RDNA2 core graphics, which can be used temporarily if there is no integrated display.
FOR INTEL WHO HAS REPLACED THE LGA SOCKET, AMD HAS A LOT OF CONSCIENCE. However, due to the limited size of the old socket, performance improvement could not be achieved, and this time ZEN4 also replaced the CPU socket with an AM5 socket, which was split into 2 parts from the middle. There are two main changes. 1 The pins are integrated on the motherboard, not on the front of the CPU. 2 The number has been increased, reaching LGA1718.
CPU2：AMD 7600
Each generation of the 6-word processor is the backbone of the volume, this time AMD's 7600, naturally carries the greatest hope of players, its performance will be oriented to mainstream platforms.
THE CORE CODE NAME OF THE NEW GENERATION RYZEN RYZEN 5 5 7600 IS "RAPHAEL", THE PROCESS IS 5NM, SPECIFICATIONS IS 6 CORES 12 THREADS, FREQUENCY 3.5-5.1GZE, L2 CACHE 6MB, L3 CACHE 32MB, THERMAL DESIGN POWER CONSUMPTION 65W. Support AVX-512F, FMA3 and other instruction sets.
It has to be said that the new generation Ryzen 5 7600 adopts a semi-hollow "octagonal" appearance, and some substrates and metal points are exposed. In addition, the ZEN4 series integrates AMD RDNA2 core graphics, which can be used temporarily if there is no integrated display.
FOR INTEL WHO HAS REPLACED THE LGA SOCKET, AMD HAS A LOT OF CONSCIENCE. However, due to the limited size of the old socket, performance improvement could not be achieved, and this time ZEN4 also replaced the CPU socket with an AM5 socket, which was divided into 2 parts from the middle of the room. There are two main changes. 1 The pins are integrated on the motherboard, not on the front of the CPU. 2 The number has been increased, reaching LGA1718.
Mainboard:
IN THIS TEST PLATFORM, MSI USED THE MAG B650M MORTAR WIFI motherboard as the test platform.
MSI MAG B650M MORTAR WIFI motherboard features high cost performance, good materials and strong performance.
Although it is a B series motherboard, TYPE-C 20Gbps interface, dual 8PIN power supply, etc., should be fully supplied.
Out of the box, the MSI B650M MORTAR WIFI adopts a 6-layer PCB design, inheriting the black, white and gray three-color style of the mortar series.
The power supply circuit parts of the motherboard are covered with extended silver-white aluminum heat sinks, in addition to good looks, the heat dissipation performance is also very reliable.
The performance of the new generation ZEN4 processor has been improved, and the power supply requirements have been further improved, and the CPU power supply part of the motherboard has been strengthened, using a 12-phase digital power supply design, which can provide 80A power supply current to provide sufficient energy power for the CPU.
The CPU independent power supply interface of the motherboard is 8+8PIN form.
The number of memory slots is 4, support DDR5 memory, strengthen CPU and memory power supply, overclocking frequency up to 6400MHz, dual-channel formation location has been marked. It is a pity that slot protection for alloy armor is missing. Next to it is a USB3.2 GEN2 TYPE-C front slot.
The south bridge chip of the motherboard is covered with a small area of heat sink, and there are 6 SATA interfaces below, using a 4 horizontal and 2 vertical design.
The motherboard is equipped with 3 PCI-E standard slots and 2 M.2 slots. The audio part is separated from the rest of the section to avoid noise caused by interference.
Among the three PCI-E slots, the top one is a PCI-E5.0x16 slot, which is a reinforced alloy slot, the bottom one is a PCI-E4.0x16 slot, and the middle one is a PCIE 3.0x1 slot.
The two M.2 slots are GEN4x4 specifications and can achieve a maximum transmission speed of 64Gbps.
The IO area of the motherboard adopts a conventional design, the video output interface has HDMI and DP interface, USB3.2 A type interface, WIFI antenna are equipped, the same is the 20Gbps USB3.2 GEN2x2 TYPE-C interface is also standard.
The back of the motherboard
Third, performance comparison test
7600X
CPU-Z benchmark:
Chess Benchmarks:
7-ZIP benchmark:
CINEBENCH R23 BENCHMARK
7600
CPU-Z benchmark:
Chess Benchmarks:
7-ZIP benchmark:
CINEBENCH R23 BENCHMARK:
5. Test summary
Whether it's a 7600 or 7600X, the MSI B650M mortar can be easily faced without any performance bottlenecks. Because of the difference in overclocking attributes between the two CPUs, although there is a gap in the running score test, I believe that in the game test, the gap will be further narrowed. Whether it's a 7600 or a 7600X, it's a good partner with the MSI B650M mortar.
Through comparison, it can be seen that the gap between 7600X and 7600 in terms of performance, about 6% to 12% ago, is basically in line with the price gap, and everyone can choose according to their own budget. It can be seen that although AMD's products are known for their cost performance, Su's mother's positioning of products is also quite accurate.