Worthy Upgrade Over 1st-gen Ryzen
This chip is a huge upgrade over my old Ryzen 5 1600 6-Core processor. I bought it to run Star Citizen better, and it runs it about twice as fast as my old processor (aka: ~ twice the FPS in the most taxing scenes.) (I also got a 360mm liquid cooler to replace the stock cooler I got with my old processor, so that probably accounts for some of the performace improvement.) It has a max boost clock of 4.5 GHz, but even with the 360mm liquid cooler I put on it, it only gets up to about 4.29-4.32 GHz under load. I have not tried to overclock it, yet.
I bought it because my X370 motherboard does not support newer 5000-series Ryzen processors.
Overall, I would recommend this processor to anyone needing an upgrade over a first-gen Ryzen processor who does not want to replace their motherboard. (Check you mobo's CPU support list before buying! Yours may not support this processor, even though mine did.)
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned