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expiredphoinix | Staff posted Oct 07, 2025 07:33 AM

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

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It's actually a lot slower than the 5600x because it has half the cache. Would recommend used instead
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Amazon [amazon.com] has AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor on sale for $250. Shipping is free.
Last edited by annie930ny October 8, 2025 at 09:47 AM.
Oct 08, 2025 02:00 AM
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spockoOct 08, 2025 02:00 AM
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The 5500 is a nice cheap upgrade from an older CPU on a socket AM4 board. Officially supported in Windows 11. Make sure your BIOS supports it.
Oct 08, 2025 03:52 AM
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SuperorbOct 08, 2025 03:52 AM
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Only pcie3 and half the cache of a 3600 which you can import for less elsewhere.
Oct 08, 2025 02:21 PM
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superbaldeOct 08, 2025 02:21 PM
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Any thoughts on this vs the Ryzen 9 7900X? Mostly for casual gaming like CoD and BF6. It'll be with a 4080 Super and 32GB DDR5 6000 CL30
Oct 08, 2025 04:42 PM
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FrizzBOct 08, 2025 04:42 PM
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Quote from superbalde :
Any thoughts on this vs the Ryzen 9 7900X? Mostly for casual gaming like CoD and BF6. It'll be with a 4080 Super and 32GB DDR5 6000 CL30
For casual gaming, 9700x. Less power draw, easier to cool and is slightly faster overall (~5%).
Consider the 7900x only if you plan to do some content creation or perform threaded operations (modeling, rendering, coding, etc...) and playing some sim/city builder games.
I have the 9700x paired with a 5080, and at 4K, the CPU is rarely the bottleneck and is able to keep up just fine.
For any resolution lower than 4K, I recommend spending extra for an X3D cpu (preferably the 9800X3D) so that it doesn't bottleneck your 4080 super.
I've played the BO7 and BF6 Betas and I was happy with the performance.Hope this helps!
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Oct 08, 2025 05:08 PM
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Quote from superbalde :
Any thoughts on this vs the Ryzen 9 7900X? Mostly for casual gaming like CoD and BF6. It'll be with a 4080 Super and 32GB DDR5 6000 CL30
The practical difference between the two for any gaming will be negligible. The most notable differentiation will be core count and different generation (5 nm vs 4 nm). I would also look at the 9600X if gaming is your primary purpose. The 7900X would be better if you need the extra cores for productivity (editing, etc.).
I've been waiting for a deal on the 9600X but have considered the the 9700X and 7900X for productivity tasks. At $250, it's very tempting.
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superbaldeOct 08, 2025 07:06 PM
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Quote from FrizzB :
For casual gaming, 9700x. Less power draw, easier to cool and is slightly faster overall (~5%).
Consider the 7900x only if you plan to do some content creation or perform threaded operations (modeling, rendering, coding, etc...) and playing some sim/city builder games.
I have the 9700x paired with a 5080, and at 4K, the CPU is rarely the bottleneck and is able to keep up just fine.
For any resolution lower than 4K, I recommend spending extra for an X3D cpu (preferably the 9800X3D) so that it doesn't bottleneck your 4080 super.
I've played the BO7 and BF6 Betas and I was happy with the performance.Hope this helps!
Thank you, super helpful! I bought both but will probably stick with the 9700x as after the 10% back on amazon card it's close in price to the 9600x. I was hoping there'd be a deal on the 9600x like last time ($150) but there wasn.t
Oct 08, 2025 07:07 PM
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superbaldeOct 08, 2025 07:07 PM
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Quote from aces25 :
The practical difference between the two for any gaming will be negligible. The most notable differentiation will be core count and different generation (5 nm vs 4 nm). I would also look at the 9600X if gaming is your primary purpose. The 7900X would be better if you need the extra cores for productivity (editing, etc.).
I've been waiting for a deal on the 9600X but have considered the the 9700X and 7900X for productivity tasks. At $250, it's very tempting.
Yeah, I was hoping for a deal on the 9600X this sale but doesn't look like it. For $250 w/ 10% cash back, it looks like the 9700X is my way to go this year. Thank you so much!
Oct 08, 2025 07:39 PM
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DaveD7295Oct 08, 2025 07:39 PM
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7600X for $165 is a nice deal https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BBJDS...title&th=1
Oct 08, 2025 08:34 PM
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WittyPanther722Oct 08, 2025 08:34 PM
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Great deal but still can't beat the Microcenter bundle at 450. Pairing with a 5090 - dumb?
Oct 08, 2025 10:12 PM
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fearturtle03Oct 08, 2025 10:12 PM
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Quote from WittyPanther722 :
Great deal but still can't beat the Microcenter bundle at 450. Pairing with a 5090 - dumb?
link to that deal?
Oct 09, 2025 12:44 AM
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litesdsdOct 09, 2025 12:44 AM
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If you can find cheap DDR4 RAM on Ebay or Facebook this is the best budget PC option today.
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Quote from fearturtle03 :
link to that deal?
https://www.microcenter.com/produ...ild-bundle

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