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[AC] $74 | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core/12-Thread Desktop Processor (with Wraith Stealth Cooler) at Amazon

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Amazon [amazon.com] has AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core/12-Thread Desktop Processor (with Wraith Stealth Cooler) for $86 - $12.00 when you 'clip' the coupon on product page = $74.
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$85 lower (53% savings) than the list price of $159
$12 lower (14% savings) than the previous price of $86

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Coupon price $74.00 (check and activate [amazon.com])

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Post Date	Sold By	Sale Price	Activity
03/29/26	Newegg	$89	2
03/24/26	Amazon	$79 Frontpage	18
02/20/26	Amazon	$85	7
02/11/26	Newegg	$69 Popular	10
01/28/26	Amazon	$69 Popular	6
01/27/26	Newegg	$69 Frontpage	20
01/09/26	Amazon	$92	3
10/16/25	Amazon	$50 Popular	0
10/13/25	Amazon	$55 Frontpage	31
10/07/25	Amazon	$61 Frontpage	21
07/08/25	Amazon	$62 Frontpage	12
07/06/25	Amazon	$134 Frontpage	58
06/17/25	Amazon	$70 Frontpage	27
06/01/25	Amazon	$74 Frontpage	41
04/27/25	Amazon	$74 Frontpage	9
03/23/25	Amazon	$76 Frontpage	39
01/29/25	Newegg	$79	10
01/27/25	Amazon	$76	2
10/23/24	Newegg	$77 Popular	2
04/19/26	Newegg	$74	0

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Aquamariner

Today 10:58 AM

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AquamarinerToday 10:58 AM

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Decent deal if someone's putting together a budget build now

SlickMint9184

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SlickMint9184Today 12:47 PM

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AMD better or Intel better?

NeatField3352

Today 01:20 PM

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NeatField3352Today 01:20 PM

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Quote from SlickMint9184

AMD better or Intel better?

Depends. Gaming, production or both? if you want a platform with longevity and with great gaming performance, go with AMD. If you want the best overall value/ balanced performance right now, go with Intel. The biggest issue with AM5 Ryzens is that they are absurdly overpriced in terms of performance/cost ratio. For example, a Ryzen 9600x is usually just under $200 but for $200, you can get an Ultra 5 250KF Plus which literally runs circles around that Ryzen as the Ultra 5 250KF Plus is closer to a Ryzen 9900x which is almost twice the price as the Intel.
You will get much better bang for your buck with Intel chips, especially the new Intel Core Ultra Plus line. The big issue with Intel though is that they change sockets too often so upgrade paths are limited. Of course none of that pertains to this AM4 cpu which is likely the best budget chip for AM4.

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Quote from SlickMint9184

AMD better or Intel better?

My issue with AMD is the majority of their CPUs lack integrated graphics - fine if you're building a gaming PC with a standalone graphics card, but useless for repurposing as anything else after its gaming days are over, unless you're leveraging the GPU for something; otherwise the GPU is taking up a valuable slot that's better occupied by a multi-port NIC or HBA expansion card for home labbing. I've also found AMD processors to be finicky with RAM. Perhaps there's a better upgrade platform for AMD processors, but IMO the vast majority of systems never receive a CPU upgrade.

In either case, this deal appears to be dead. If you have a Microcenter nearby and are interested in an AMD CPU based system, they have some great combo deals going on right now, including one with this processor, RAM, and a motherbaord (choice of ATX or mATX) for $200.

https://slickdeals.net/f/19299615-micro-center-bundle-amd-ryzen-5-5500-cpu-gigabyte-b550m-ds3h-ac-r2-am4-mb-16gb-g-skill-ripjaws-v-ddr4-3200-ram-199-99-free-store-pickup?src=SDSearchv3&attrsrc=Thread%3AExpired%3AFalse%7CSearch%3AType%3Anormal%7CSearch%3ASort%3Arecent%7CSearch%3AHideExpired%3Afalse

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Rating:	(4.7 out of 5 stars)
Reviews:	10,366 Amazon Reviews
Manufacturer:	AMD
Model Number:	AMD Ryzen 5 5500
Product SKU:	B09VCJ171S
UPC:	730143314121
ASIN:	B09VCJ171S
Brand:	AMD
Item Dimensions LxWxH:	1.5748 x 1.5748 x 0.23622 inches
Item Weight:	0.17416519 Pounds
Item model number:	AMD Ryzen 5 5500
Manufacturer:	AMD

[AC] $74 | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core/12-Thread Desktop Processor (with Wraith Stealth Cooler) at Amazon

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