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frontpagephoinix | Staff posted Today 5:53 AM
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 3.6 GHz Six-Core AM4 Processor
$74
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Amazon has AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core/12-Thread Desktop Processor (with Wraith Stealth Cooler) for $81.99 - $7.99 when you 'clip' the coupon on product page = $74. Shipping is free.
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Newegg has AMD Ryzen 5 5500 3.6 GHz Six-Core AM4 Processor + Rosewill CPU Air Cooler with Digital Display for $99 - $25 w/ promo code BTS2555 = $74. Shipping is free.
Note: Rosewill CPU Air Cooler with Digital Display will be auto-added to cart.
Thanks to Deal Hunter phoinix for finding this deal.
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Newegg has AMD Ryzen 5 5500 3.6 GHz Six-Core AM4 Processor + Rosewill CPU Air Cooler with Digital Display for $99 - $25 w/ promo code BTS2555 = $74. Shipping is free.
Note: Rosewill CPU Air Cooler with Digital Display will be auto-added to cart.
Thanks to Deal Hunter phoinix for finding this deal.
Features:
- 6 Cores & 12 Threads
- 3.6 GHz Base Clock
- 4.2 GHz Max Boost Clock
- Socket AM4
- 3MB L2 & 16MB L3 Cache
- DDR4-3200 Memory
- Includes Wraith Stealth Cooler
- Unlocked Processor
- Zen 3 Architecture
Editor's Notes
Written by powerfuldoppler | Staff- About this deal:
- Our research indicates that this offer is $15 lower than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $89
- This price is $5 lower than the previous Frontpage deal (CPU Only).
- About this store:
- Don't have Amazon Prime? Students can get a free 6-Month Amazon Prime trial with free 2-day shipping, unlimited video streaming & more.
- If you're not a student, there's also a free 1-Month Amazon Prime trial available.
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Amazon has AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core/12-Thread Desktop Processor (with Wraith Stealth Cooler) for $81.99 - $7.99 when you 'clip' the coupon on product page = $74. Shipping is free.
Note: You must be logged in to clip coupons; coupons are typically for one-time use.
Newegg has AMD Ryzen 5 5500 3.6 GHz Six-Core AM4 Processor + Rosewill CPU Air Cooler with Digital Display for $99 - $25 w/ promo code BTS2555 = $74. Shipping is free.
Note: Rosewill CPU Air Cooler with Digital Display will be auto-added to cart.
Thanks to Deal Hunter phoinix for finding this deal.
Features:
Note: You must be logged in to clip coupons; coupons are typically for one-time use.
Newegg has AMD Ryzen 5 5500 3.6 GHz Six-Core AM4 Processor + Rosewill CPU Air Cooler with Digital Display for $99 - $25 w/ promo code BTS2555 = $74. Shipping is free.
Note: Rosewill CPU Air Cooler with Digital Display will be auto-added to cart.
Thanks to Deal Hunter phoinix for finding this deal.
Features:
- 6 Cores & 12 Threads
- 3.6 GHz Base Clock
- 4.2 GHz Max Boost Clock
- Socket AM4
- 3MB L2 & 16MB L3 Cache
- DDR4-3200 Memory
- Includes Wraith Stealth Cooler
- Unlocked Processor
- Zen 3 Architecture
Editor's Notes
Written by powerfuldoppler | Staff- About this deal:
- Our research indicates that this offer is $15 lower than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $89
- This price is $5 lower than the previous Frontpage deal (CPU Only).
- About this store:
- Don't have Amazon Prime? Students can get a free 6-Month Amazon Prime trial with free 2-day shipping, unlimited video streaming & more.
- If you're not a student, there's also a free 1-Month Amazon Prime trial available.
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The 5500 is a massive trap compared to a trusty old 3600.
For anyone looking at this deal, keep these two massive downgrades in mind:
Half the L3 Cache: The 3600 has 32MB of L3 cache, while the 5500 only has 16MB. Games absolutely crave cache, so cutting it in half completely wipes out any generational architecture architectural gains.
Locked to PCIe 3.0: The 3600 fully supports PCIe 4.0, but the 5500 is strictly locked to PCIe 3.0. If you plan to pair this with a modern budget GPU that uses limited PCIe lanes (like an RX 6600 or RTX 4060) or want a fast Gen 4 NVMe SSD, the 5500 is going to actively bottleneck your bandwidth.
The 5500 is literally just a mobile laptop chip (the 5600G) with the integrated graphics disabled. AMD gutted the cache and the PCIe lanes just to fit it into a laptop power envelope. If you already have a 3600, this is a side-grade at best, and a platform downgrade at worst. Stick with the 3600.
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The 5500 is a massive trap compared to a trusty old 3600.
For anyone looking at this deal, keep these two massive downgrades in mind:
- Half the L3 Cache: The 3600 has 32MB of L3 cache, while the 5500 only has 16MB. Games absolutely crave cache, so cutting it in half completely wipes out any generational architecture architectural gains.
- Locked to PCIe 3.0: The 3600 fully supports PCIe 4.0, but the 5500 is strictly locked to PCIe 3.0. If you plan to pair this with a modern budget GPU that uses limited PCIe lanes (like an RX 6600 or RTX 4060) or want a fast Gen 4 NVMe SSD, the 5500 is going to actively bottleneck your bandwidth.
The 5500 is literally just a mobile laptop chip (the 5600G) with the integrated graphics disabled. AMD gutted the cache and the PCIe lanes just to fit it into a laptop power envelope. If you already have a 3600, this is a side-grade at best, and a platform downgrade at worst. Stick with the 3600.I still have a 1060 and a decent backlog so its limitations vs the 3600 are fine with me.
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