The Ryzen 5 5600 is an amazing budget CPU from AMD. It offers a 6-core 12-thread processor, it base clocks at 3.5 GHz and overclocks up to 4.4 GHz. It is priced at $193.78 on Amazon (as of 2/4/26). This CPU uses an AM4 socket type, which is not the current one, and is not as fast as the AM5. Additionally, it may experience issues updating the BIOS and other motherboard components, simply because it is an older motherboard model, because of the AM4 socket. The other issue is the fact that if any of the pins of the CPU get damaged or bent, the entire CPU is ruined.
Even though there may be Issues with the motherboard and how careful you have to be with the CPU, it is still a great budget-friendly option, and Passmark shows it with a single thread rating of 3257 and a multi of 21545, which is not bad at all for the price tag that this CPU has.
Specs of Ryzen 5 5600
Class: Desktop
Socket: AM4
Clockspeed: 3.5 GHz
Turbo Speed: 4.4 GHz
Cores: 6 Threads: 12
Typical TDP: 65 W
Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 512 KB
L3 Cache: 32 MB
***Please note that this is for a school project.***