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Ryzen 5 5500 + ASRock B450M/AC R2.0 AM4 mATX + 16GB Team DDR4 3600
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The r5 5500 is essentially an r5 5600g with the integrated graphics removed, it has 6 cores and 12 threads. While it still utilizes the zen 3 architecture (two generations old) and is on the last generation am4 socket, there are a couple additional downsides compared to standard zen 3 cpus. Most notably, compared to the r5 5600 it has half as much L3 cache (16mb instead of 32mb), and only supports pcie gen3 rather than gen4. This shouldn't make too major of a difference for a budget build, it mainly affects gaming and certain storage intensive productivity application performance, but it's still worth noting. This cpu does not have integrated graphics, you will need a discrete graphics card for display output. Certain gpus, particularly low end modern gpus like the rtx 5060ti and below, use a pcie x8 interface instead of x16, and will perform notably worse with pcie gen3. Specifically avoid the rx 6500xt, which has a pcie x4 interface. The 5500 comes with a wraith stealth cpu cooler included, while that cooler is rather mediocre it should be sufficient for a low powered cpu like the 5500.
Motherboard specs: https://www.asrock.com/MB/AMD/B45...cificatio
This motherboard is unfortunately fairly mediocre due to its age (b450 is the previous generation midrange am4 chipset), meaning you miss out on features like pcie gen 4, which the r5 5500 doesn't support anyways. It should be sufficient for an ultra-budget build (which this combo is), but I wouldn't plan for a cpu upgrade on it. Maximum memory speed may also be low, while some of the documentation indicates support for speeds of over 3200mt/s, other documentation indicates 3200mt/s may the maximum with two memory slots occupied. You might need to downclock the ram in this bundle to 3200mt/s if it refuses to post with the docp 3600 timings. Should that be necessary, the memory should be able to run 3200mt/s CL16-18-18-38 at 1.35v.
A semi-decent 16gb kit of ddr4 tends to be at least $100 by itself, and this kit is 3600mt/s CL18-22-22-42 @1.35v which is actually a bit above average. The speed and timings aren't anything truly exceptional, but it's not going to drag down even a midrange am4 build either. Team group is more of a budget brand, but they're overall reputable.
The McAfee subscription is an okay-ish extra if you don't have any paid antivirus, but it's really not worth much in my opinion. If you do choose to use it, watch out for the auto-renewal, and make sure to cancel before they can charge you.
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The r5 5500 is essentially an r5 5600g with the integrated graphics removed, it has 6 cores and 12 threads. While it still utilizes the zen 3 architecture (two generations old) and is on the last generation am4 socket, there are a couple additional downsides compared to standard zen 3 cpus. Most notably, compared to the r5 5600 it has half as much L3 cache (16mb instead of 32mb), and only supports pcie gen3 rather than gen4. This shouldn't make too major of a difference for a budget build, it mainly affects gaming and certain storage intensive productivity application performance, but it's still worth noting. This cpu does not have integrated graphics, you will need a discrete graphics card for display output. Certain gpus, particularly low end modern gpus like the rtx 5060ti and below, use a pcie x8 interface instead of x16, and will perform notably worse with pcie gen3. Specifically avoid the rx 6500xt, which has a pcie x4 interface. The 5500 comes with a wraith stealth cpu cooler included, while that cooler is rather mediocre it should be sufficient for a low powered cpu like the 5500.
Motherboard specs: https://www.asrock.com/MB/AMD/B45...cificatio
This motherboard is unfortunately fairly mediocre due to its age (b450 is the previous generation midrange am4 chipset), meaning you miss out on features like pcie gen 4, which the r5 5500 doesn't support anyways. It should be sufficient for an ultra-budget build (which this combo is), but I wouldn't plan for a cpu upgrade on it. Maximum memory speed may also be low, while some of the documentation indicates support for speeds of over 3200mt/s, other documentation indicates 3200mt/s may the maximum with two memory slots occupied. You might need to downclock the ram in this bundle to 3200mt/s if it refuses to post with the docp 3600 timings. Should that be necessary, the memory should be able to run 3200mt/s CL16-18-18-38 at 1.35v.
A semi-decent 16gb kit of ddr4 tends to be at least $100 by itself, and this kit is 3600mt/s CL18-22-22-42 @1.35v which is actually a bit above average. The speed and timings aren't anything truly exceptional, but it's not going to drag down even a midrange am4 build either. Team group is more of a budget brand, but they're overall reputable.
The McAfee subscription is an okay-ish extra if you don't have any paid antivirus, but it's really not worth much in my opinion. If you do choose to use it, watch out for the auto-renewal, and make sure to cancel before they can charge you.
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