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expiredshivster1796 posted Jan 27, 2026 12:37 PM

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

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Newegg has AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core 12-Thread Desktop AM4 Processor w/ Wraith Stealth Cooler for $89 - $20 w/ promo code ASF59 applied at checkout = $69. Shipping is free.

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Features:
  • Can deliver fast 100 plus FPS performance in the world's most popular games, discrete graphics card required
  • 6 Cores and 12 processing threads, bundled with the AMD Wraith Stealth cooler
  • 4.2 GHz Max Boost, unlocked for overclocking, 19 MB cache, DDR4-3200 support
  • For the advanced Socket AM4 platform

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  • About this deal:
    • Our research indicates that this offer is $20 lower (22% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $89
  • About this product:
    • Rating of 4.8 from over 330 customer reviews.

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Newegg has AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core 12-Thread Desktop AM4 Processor w/ Wraith Stealth Cooler for $89 - $20 w/ promo code ASF59 applied at checkout = $69. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member shivster1795 for finding this deal.

Features:
  • Can deliver fast 100 plus FPS performance in the world's most popular games, discrete graphics card required
  • 6 Cores and 12 processing threads, bundled with the AMD Wraith Stealth cooler
  • 4.2 GHz Max Boost, unlocked for overclocking, 19 MB cache, DDR4-3200 support
  • For the advanced Socket AM4 platform

Editor's Notes

Written by powerfuldoppler | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Our research indicates that this offer is $20 lower (22% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $89
  • About this product:
    • Rating of 4.8 from over 330 customer reviews.

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trza
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It's a low end CPU, but it offers a huge amount of value for the price. I used this to retire an 8th gen i5 and have been very happy with it.

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Jan 27, 2026 03:26 PM
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trzaJan 27, 2026 03:26 PM
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It's a low end CPU, but it offers a huge amount of value for the price. I used this to retire an 8th gen i5 and have been very happy with it.
Jan 27, 2026 04:36 PM
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YouranticJan 27, 2026 04:36 PM
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Quote from trza :
It's a low end CPU, but it offers a huge amount of value for the price. I used this to retire an 8th gen i5 and have been very happy with it.
I am going to guess this would blow out of the water a 2012 AMD Fx-6300 Black Edition 🤔🤔🤣
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Jan 27, 2026 04:53 PM
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NeatField3352Jan 27, 2026 04:53 PM
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Quote from Yourantic :
I am going to guess this would blow out of the water a 2012 AMD Fx-6300 Black Edition 🤔🤔🤣
very good guess 😂
Jan 27, 2026 05:55 PM
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computermod14Jan 27, 2026 05:55 PM
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Quote from Yourantic :
I am going to guess this would blow out of the water a 2012 AMD Fx-6300 Black Edition 🤔🤔🤣
Yes very much so. Your 6300 and all other Vishera chips were some of the worst ever made. I had that and "upgraded" to the FX-8350; absolute garbage. Works better as a space heater.
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Jan 27, 2026 06:17 PM
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83tnaznavJan 27, 2026 06:17 PM
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Quote from computermod14 :
Yes very much so. Your 6300 and all other Vishera chips were some of the worst ever made. I had that and "upgraded" to the FX-8350; absolute garbage. Works better as a space heater.
You made my 8320 cry
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Jan 27, 2026 06:29 PM
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AppieJan 27, 2026 06:29 PM
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Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank Appie

FYI - was considering this a cheap AM4 upgrade for my son who still has a AMD 3600 - basically not an improvement but more of a tie.
  • 5500: Newer "Zen 3" architecture; 1/2 L3 cache (16MB) and only PCIe 3.0 functionality (chip dependent, regardless of motherboard)
  • 3600: Older "Zen 2" architecture; 32MB of L3 cache and PCIe 4.0 functionality (will require B550/X570-chipset motherboards)
source: https://www.techspot.com/review/2...yzen-5500/
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Jan 27, 2026 06:33 PM
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NeatCable281Jan 27, 2026 06:33 PM
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5500 is a 5600G stripped of iGPU

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Jan 27, 2026 07:20 PM
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YouranticJan 27, 2026 07:20 PM
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Quote from computermod14 :
Yes very much so. Your 6300 and all other Vishera chips were some of the worst ever made. I had that and "upgraded" to the FX-8350; absolute garbage. Works better as a space heater.
I was wondering why my son's bedroom was always so warm. In my defense I bought this back in 2013 and since then have updated twice for my own but I had no issue giving it to my 8 year old son at the time to play Minecraft for which it has been doing alright until he started discovering mods and now it does get pretty warm and freezes from time to time lol.

Any budget friendly motherboard/ram recommendations? He is just doing Minecraft modding, Roblox and some five nights at Freddy's games so nothing crazy. He has my old 1060 graphics card which handles those games well.
Jan 27, 2026 07:32 PM
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punkdigeratiJan 27, 2026 07:32 PM
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This would be okay with some of the B450 boards that have been bundled with RAM/SSD lately since they're already limited to PCIe 3.0. It's about the same price used 3600s are going for. Still really only makes sense if you already have some parts that would go with it, building new there's usually better performance for the same price from some of the mini PCs that have gone on sale lately.
Jan 27, 2026 08:38 PM
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Frank_NittyJan 27, 2026 08:38 PM
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NewEgg swinging for the fences, revealing all this dead stock stuck in inventory they're still trying to get rid of. R5 5500s being sold as new in 2026 wasn't on my bingo card 😂
Last edited by Frank_Nitty January 28, 2026 at 10:25 AM.
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Jan 28, 2026 03:03 AM
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SuperorbJan 28, 2026 03:03 AM
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Quote from Appie :
FYI - was considering this a cheap AM4 upgrade for my son who still has a AMD 3600 - basically not an improvement but more of a tie.
  • 5500: Newer "Zen 3" architecture; 1/2 L3 cache (16MB) and only PCIe 3.0 functionality (chip dependent, regardless of motherboard)
  • 3600: Older "Zen 2" architecture; 32MB of L3 cache and PCIe 4.0 functionality (will require B550/X570-chipset motherboards)
source: https://www.techspot.com/review/2...yzen-5500/

Stick with the 3600 till prices come back down from outer space and then upgrade to something AM5 or AM6 or whatever they're on once AI stops gobbling up all the chips in the world.
Jan 28, 2026 03:04 AM
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SuperorbJan 28, 2026 03:04 AM
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Quote from frank_nitty :
newegg swinging for the fences, revealing all this dead stock stuck in inventory they're still trying to get rid of. rx 5500s being sold as new in 2026 wasn't on my bingo card 😂
rx 5500?
Jan 28, 2026 05:38 AM
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JustyourdadJan 28, 2026 05:38 AM
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Better than PS5 cpu
Jan 28, 2026 06:05 AM
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cscamp20Jan 28, 2026 06:05 AM
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When the price of RAM now costs as much as CPU, they don't have a choice but to bring the CPU prices down.

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Jan 28, 2026 01:54 PM
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jimboman78Jan 28, 2026 01:54 PM
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Tempting as an upgrade from my son's 1600.

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