Kids, don't look at the price of 280 euros and say "I'll spend 20 more for the k or 40 more for the Ryzen 5 5600x." I got it for 280 euros and paired it with the rog strix b460-f for 160 euros. Total cost is 440 euros. Compare this with the 5600x for 320 euros and the same rog strix b550-f for 200 euros, total cost 520 euros.

I repeat, i7 combo 440€
Ryzen 5 combo 520€

The processor has similar performance to the 5600x and essentially costs 80 euros less if we include the cost of the motherboard.

Of course, with the Ryzen 5 5600x, you could put a cooler that is 80 euros cheaper, since I put a 150 euro h115i on the i7, so yes, you may not have a big price difference between the i7 10700 and the 5600x in the end, but

Pros:
- Due to the combo, it allows for a nice appearance with liquid cooling, while the 5600x would have an air cooler like a brick.
- Compared to the 5600x, it has 8 cores, so it has better multicore performance and allows for opening more VM/Servers.
- It is more flexible to say i7 instead of Ryzen 5.
- The autoboost (I remind you it is LOCKED) sits steadily at 4.6ghz if you set it, which is as far as the unlocked 5600x goes with OVERCLOCK.
- It competes even with its Ryzen cousin, the Ryzen 7 5800x, and even though it scores 1000 points less in cinnabench, imagine that the 5800x costs 450€.

Cons:
- It requires a very good cooling solution. In games, it reaches 50-55 degrees with liquid cooling and 70 degrees in stress tests (case nzxt h510, gpu gt 1030).
- You may have better performance in games with the same budget as the 5600x and a cheap cooler for 50 euros.

Conclusion. The processor is good for those who play games and do servers, VMs, editing, and for those who care about the appearance of their computer since they can get an expensive and nice aio, but the 5600x is preferable for those who are solely interested in gaming and don't care about having a brick on their processor for cooling.

Very good choice for image editing, video processing, and multitasking in general. The quality-to-price ratio is unbelievable. Obviously, it performs excellently in games, very close to the K version. Ideal for those who are not interested in overclocking. I paired it with a B560 motherboard, which has XMP, so I installed memory that ran at 3200 without needing a motherboard with Z490 or Z590 chipsets. This makes it a very economical choice compared to the 11th generation, as well as AMD, from which it has nothing to envy.
Also, the temperatures are good for the cores it has, with its cooler they do rise, of course, something expected, but with a good air cooler, it ranges from 28 to 60, depending on usage and the time it runs at maximum.
As for power consumption, it doesn't pull much. I chose the automatic settings from Intel, and I didn't see a difference in gaming situations where the card is at full load, the processor didn't exceed the promised watts. It didn't even reach 125 as stated in the reviews, I have the same overall power consumption as with the previous i7 4790k, and I have a GTX1080ti overclocked.