AMD's great value Ryzen 5 7600X processor is down to $199 in the US, $100 below MSRP

In the UK? The Ryzen 5 7600 is down to £189, making it £20 cheaper than the 7600X.

In the UK, it’s the 7600 that’s the better deal, at £189 versus the 7600X at £209, but both are fine value options too.

If you’re building an AM5 system, the 7600X and 7600 are great choices as they supports all of the key features - PCIe 5.0, DDR5, integrated graphics - while delivering good in-game performance for much less than the rest of the Ryzen 7000 lineup. You can certainly pay more to get faster gaming performance (Ryzen 7 7800X3D at $389would be the most obvious upgrade pick) or better multi-threaded performance (eg$520 Ryzen 7950Xfor a video editing rig), but in most cases you’re better off sticking with the entry-level six-core model and then having the option of a later Ryzen 7000/8000 upgrade down the road if you need one.