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AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core 12-Thread Desktop AM4 Processor w/ Wraith Stealth Cooler

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Amazon has AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core 12-Thread Desktop AM4 Processor w/ Wraith Stealth Cooler on sale for $73.19 -> now $74. Shipping is free.

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Specs:
  • 6 Cores & 12 Threads
  • 3.6 GHz Base Clock
  • 4.2 GHz Max Boost Clock
  • Socket AM4
  • 3MB L2 & 16MB L3 Cache
  • Includes Wraith Stealth Cooler
  • Unlocked Processor
  • Zen 3 Architecture
  • 3-Year Warranty

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    • This offer is priced slightly less than our front page deal from April 2025 which earned over 20 thumbs up.
    • Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars on Amazon based on over 6k customer reviews.
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Amazon has AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core 12-Thread Desktop AM4 Processor w/ Wraith Stealth Cooler on sale for $73.19 -> now $74. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Hunter phoinix for sharing this deal.

Specs:
  • 6 Cores & 12 Threads
  • 3.6 GHz Base Clock
  • 4.2 GHz Max Boost Clock
  • Socket AM4
  • 3MB L2 & 16MB L3 Cache
  • Includes Wraith Stealth Cooler
  • Unlocked Processor
  • Zen 3 Architecture
  • 3-Year Warranty

Editor's Notes

Written by jimmytx | Staff
  • About this Store:
  • Additional Information:
    • This offer is priced slightly less than our front page deal from April 2025 which earned over 20 thumbs up.
    • Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars on Amazon based on over 6k customer reviews.
    • Please see the original post for additional details and/or view the Wiki and forum comments for further helpful discussion if available.

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The_Love_Spud
Once again, a widely available (Amazon vs. Micro Center) option that could be used to build a DIY upgrade option that competes price-wise with what have typically been bundle deals from Newegg and Micro Center (as of late). This CPU model retails for $69.99 at Micro Center today.

This CPU is far from a barn-burner, but for old enough systems this is a great option for upgrading your PC to eligibility for an automatic upgrade to Windows 11.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us...processors

The comments section will inevitably include notes about AM4 being a dead-end platform and/or the relatively low-horsepower of this CPU. Of course, if you've been holding out with a PC rocking something like an AMD Phenom II or Core 2 Quad CPU (both actual upgrades I've done to AM4 systems), those considerations may be of limited significance to your intended purposes.

I'm certain particularly helpful SDers could help locate some widely available motherboard platforms for this CPU. Newegg (shipped and sold) appears to have a few options from MSI and Gigabyte between $70-90.
https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?N=800...rd&Order=1


Good luck!
Jon
Luigis3rdcousin
I don't think AM4 is a dead platform. AMD doesn't think it is considering they KEEP making processors for it STILL. And AM4 is a very reliable platform that doesn't have any of the sometimes weird issues that AM5 has had with memory and weird boot issues that's happened in the past. If someone just wants a modern platform on the cheap without spending 150$ on memory and 250$ on a motherboard then AM4 is a good way to go because 32GB ddr4 3200mhz can be had around 50$ and a good motherboard sub 100$. And the world is your oyster when it comes to GPUs
max1001
Only pcie 3.0 support on this.

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Quote from Kopite :
I already have a Samsung 970 EVO plus and 16GB of RAM. Currently I'm debating whether I should do an intermediate upgrade now by swapping the CPU, or wait for a couple of years and do an entire system overhaul. Thanks for your replies.
If you're not doing CPU intensive work then I'd probably hold off and wait to get a new system in a few years. But if you upgrade to this, then one could argue that you could wait even longer before upgrading to a new system. It really depends on how much you value $74 and the time it would take to install the new CPU.
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Quote from Mindspeed :
Honestly Id just wait to either build or buy a new system then, more ram would feel better but neither ram nor this cpu is going to be a game changer. Im in the same position with one of my pc's as well, there are no intermediate steps for the gpu I have, well none that warrant a purchase. Its either spend $1000 on a high end gpu or nothing. Totally understand where you are at.
Quote from PT89 :
If you're not doing CPU intensive work then I'd probably hold off and wait to get a new system in a few years. But if you upgrade to this, then one could argue that you could wait even longer before upgrading to a new system. It really depends on how much you value $74 and the time it would take to install the new CPU.
Good advice. I'm now inclined to wait for a couple more years and then build an entirely new system. It is supposed to be a simple swap, but there is always a chance that I may damage the CPU socket while removing the old one. And also the potential hassle of re-installing Windows and all my software (though most people say existing Windows should run on a new CPU).
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PT89
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Quote from Kopite :
Good advice. I'm now inclined to wait for a couple more years and then build an entirely new system. It is supposed to be a simple swap, but there is always a chance that I may damage the CPU socket while removing the old one. And also the potential hassle of re-installing Windows and all my software (though most people say existing Windows should run on a new CPU).
Your existing Windows will run fine with the new CPU. The CPU swap should be straight forward but of course it depends on your experience.
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Good advice. I'm now inclined to wait for a couple more years and then build an entirely new system. It is supposed to be a simple swap, but there is always a chance that I may damage the CPU socket while removing the old one. And also the potential hassle of re-installing Windows and all my software (though most people say existing Windows should run on a new CPU).
Have you ever built a computer? If not, its much scarier in thought than it is in practice. Removing the and installing the new cpu is trivial, the only "scary" thing is seating the cpu if have never done it, you will check 30 times to make sure you are installing it the right way haha. Besides that, you just put a couple dabs of thermal paste on it and put on the heat sink again, done and done.

I have built over 10 computers, most being upgrades from an existing build. I never once ran into having to reinstall windows, so I am not quite sure the validity in that.
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Quote from Rethcir :
Honestly no reason this can't handle modern games assuming you have a decent GPU.
For gaming, you want a CPU with enough cache. This one has half the cache of a 5600, which was also available in the same price range. I haven't checked the current offers, but I imagine there will be good deals on the 5600 as well.
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Quote from PT89 :
Your existing Windows will run fine with the new CPU. The CPU swap should be straight forward but of course it depends on your experience.
Quote from Mindspeed :
Have you ever built a computer? If not, its much scarier in thought than it is in practice. Removing the and installing the new cpu is trivial, the only "scary" thing is seating the cpu if have never done it, you will check 30 times to make sure you are installing it the right way haha. Besides that, you just put a couple dabs of thermal paste on it and put on the heat sink again, done and done.

I have built over 10 computers, most being upgrades from an existing build. I never once ran into having to reinstall windows, so I am not quite sure the validity in that.
Good to know that I don't need to re-install Windows.

Yes I've built a couple of systems before, but I just don't have much confidence in my hardware skills. I guess I need to watch more youtube videos.
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Good to know that I don't need to re-install Windows.

Yes I've built a couple of systems before, but I just don't have much confidence in my hardware skills. I guess I need to watch more youtube videos.
Its a lot easier than you think, the most confusing part will probably psu connections and maybe the cpu as stated earlier. If you ever are interested, here is a very good video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1fxZ-VWs2U Good luck!

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Some bought like ten of these this week l packed them nice a neat
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Quote from PT89 :
For pcie x16 cards there won't be a noticeable difference, but for something like an RTX 5060 Ti which has pcie 5.0 x8 you'll definitely see degraded performance in a system that only supports pcie 3.0.
No you will not "definitely" see degraded performance. There's a 2-4% performance difference between PCIe 3.0 and 5.0 on a 5090... there will be less than a 1% difference for a 5060ti...techpowerupDOTcom/review/nvidia-geforce-rtx-5090-pci-express-scaling/29.html
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Quote from Budderbear :
No you will not "definitely" see degraded performance. There's a 2-4% performance difference between PCIe 3.0 and 5.0 on a 5090... there will be less than a 1% difference for a 5060ti...techpowerupDOTcom/review/nvidia-geforce-rtx-5090-pci-express-scaling/29.html
Like I said it's only got x8 lanes which would be equivalent to pcie 2.0 x16 bandwidth
Last edited by PT89 June 8, 2025 at 11:27 PM.
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