I like to think of the AMD Ryzen 5 as the ideal middle ground for most consumers. It's unlikely you'll need more performance than what's included unless you plan on doing some more demanding tasks ...

With Intel launching new processors for its LGA1700 socket later this year in a refresh ... frame rates in games over the likes of the Ryzen 5 2600, Ryzen 5 3600 and Ryzen 5 5600.

Today, it's launching its first four 2nd Gen Ryzen CPUs with more to follow, which comprise the Ryzen 7 2700X, Ryzen 7 2700, Ryzen 5 2600X and Ryzen 5 2600 ... the processor socket or cooler ...

Those include the Ryzen 7 2700X, 7 2700, 5 2600X, and 5 2600. The 2700 chips effectively replace the 1800X ... How sweet is it to have the same socket from one generation to the next?!

Ryzen 5 2600X is the mainstream darling of AMD CPUs ... Platform stability and compatibility issues that were present in the early days of socket AM4 are gone, in my experience.

An X370 will do you just fine, and potentially all the way until 2020 as AMD have committed to using the AM4 socket for all ... out of the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600 with just a little tweakery.

For people with aging AM4 systems equipped with a Ryzen 5 2600 or Ryzen 5 3600 CPU ... to be the last processor designed for the AM4 socket. At the time, the company promised it would continue ...

This chip will also slot into most modern AMD motherboards thanks to AM4 socket compatibility ... Paired with a cheap CPU, such as the Ryzen 5 2600, either will make for a great gaming PC.

In many ways this makes that 1600 AF more of a 'Ryzen 5 2600 lite' than a Ryzen 5 1600 ... case when these boards are still using the AM4 socket, but it doesn't all come down to the socket.

AMD’s Ryzen 5 3600 replaces 2018’s Ryzen 5 2600, bringing even more performance ... Ryzen 5 3600’s continued support for the AM4 CPU socket. In other words, upgrading from a PC with a ...