AMD Ryzen 5 7600X CPU Review

1. AMD Ryzen 5 7600X2. A Closer Look - AMD's Zen 4 Architecture3. A Closer Look - The AM5 Platform4. Testing Methodology5. Technical: Power Consumption and Temperatures6. CPU Tests: Blender & Cinebench7. CPU Tests: Handbrake & 7-Zip8. Memory Tests: Memory Bandwidth and Latency9. Synthetic Gaming: 3DMark10. Gaming: BL3, FC6, Hitman 311. Gaming: SotTR, WDL12. Overclocking13. Perf. Per Watt and £14. Closing Thoughts15. View All Pages

AMD’s Precision Boost 2 algorithm maintains lofty light-threaded boost clocks and continues to be my favoured way to overclock AMD processors.

This time, we tried out Curve Optimiser using Ryzen Master. That’s because Precision Boost Overdrive was basically useless.

Curve Optimiser worked well and delivered an almost 200MHz boost to the all-core operating frequency for our Ryzen 5 7600X. The key driver for allowing our chip to run at almost 5.4GHz all-core was a reduction in chip operating voltage.

Manual Overclocking Power and temps

Lower voltage resulted in lower operating temperatures and lower power draw whilst also delivering almost 200MHz higher clock speeds. This is a good overclocking outcome in my opinion, particularly as it is so easy to do through Ryzen Master.

There’s also the 88W PPT Eco Mode that can be easily applied through AMD’s Ryzen Master software. This delivers a quick reduction in power consumption and thermals versus stock for the Ryzen 5 7600X.

Manual overclocking performance

Overclocking via Curve Optimiser and 88W PPT Eco Mode are both good ways to run the Ryzen 5 7600X that improve its overall balance.

At 88W, the twelve-thread chip loses very little performance but drops power and thermals considerably. CO overclocking is positive too, and clearly a better way to run the CPU than stock conditions. However, it still puts the Ryzen 5 7600X well behind the performance of Intel’s Core i5-13600K even when that chip is restricted to 115W.

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