Hot Hardware published a review on the AMD Ryzen 5 1600X And 1500X Processor: Affordable Zen Takes On Core i5
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In our Ryzen 7 coverage, we were able to disclose a few details regarding the more mainstream targeted Ryzen 5 series of processors, but save for a few AMD provided data points, performance wasn't one of them. Until today, that is. AMD's Ryzen 5 series of processors should be available soon after you read this, and we?ve got the company's top 6 and 4-core versions on the test bench, the Ryzen 5 1600X and Ryzen 5 1500X...AMD Ryzen 5 1600X And 1500X Processor Review: Affordable Zen Takes On Core i5 @ HotHardware