AMD Ryzen 5 5500 3.6GHz 6 Core AM4 Processor, 12 Threads, 4.6GHz Boost

GET THE HIGH-SPEED GAMING PERFORMANCE OF THE WORLD’S BEST DESKTOP PROCESSOR
The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 has 6 Cores and 12 threads making this processor great for gamers, content creators and streamers who love to multi-task. When you have the world’s most advanced processor architecture for gamers and content creators, the possibilities are endless. Whether you are playing the latest games, designing the next skyscraper, or crunching data, you need a powerful processor that can handle it all—and more. Hands down, the AMD Ryzen 5000 Series desktop processors set the bar for gamers and artists alike.

PREMIUM AMD PROCESSOR COOLING SOLUTIONS – AMD Wraith Stealth Cooler Included
AMD have listened to customer feedback and designed their newest coolers to deliver near-silent operation, bolstered with capable thermal hardware – with no increase in pricing when these coolers are packaged with existing processors – for a tremendous value.

5000 SERIES PROCESSORS HAVE ALL THE BEST FEATURES TO KEEP YOU IN THE GAME – Extreme Power with 7nm Zen 3 Architecture
The world’s fastest processor core for the world’s fastest gaming processors. The AMD 5000 Series are built using 7nm architecture which gives you extremely high frames rates with high image quality. AMD Ryzen 5000 Series processors power the next generation of demanding games, providing one of a kind immersive experiences and dominate any multithreaded task like 3D and video rendering, and software compiling.

ULTIMATE PERFORMANCE WHEN GAMING OR CREATING – Easy to Configure and Customise
With great processing power comes the bleeding-edge technologies to support. All AMD Ryzen 5000 Series processors come with a full suite of technologies designed to elevate your PC’s processing power including Precision Boost 2, Precision Boost Overdrive and PCIe 4.0.

Not only are these processors drop-in ready on 500 series motherboards with a simple BIOS update, you can easily tweak and tune your processor with Ryzen Master and AMD StoreMI. BIOS updates supporting the AMD Ryzen 5000 Series desktop processors on AMD 400 Series chipsets are expected to be available starting January 2021; exact availability will vary by manufacturer and motherboard model.

COMBINE THE SPEED OF SSD WITH THE CAPACITY OF HDD – Increase your Performance with AMD StoreMi
AMD StoreMI technology is a powerful tool for PC enthusiasts that want to improve load times, boot times, file management, or system responsiveness. If you have an AMD X570, B550, 400 Series, X399 or TRX40 motherboard, you can download AMD StoreMI for free to help accelerate your operating system.

Specifications

Platform
Desktop

Market Segment
Mainstream Desktop

Product Family
AMD Ryzen™ Processors

Product Line
AMD Ryzen™ 5 Desktop Processors

Consumer Use
Yes

Regional Availability
Global, China, NA, EMEA, APJ, LATAM

Former Codename
“Cezanne”

Architecture
“Zen 3”

# of CPU Cores
6

Multithreading (SMT)
Yes

# of Threads
12

Max. Boost Clock
Up to 4.2GHz

Base Clock
3.6GHz

L1 Cache
384KB

L2 Cache
3MB

L3 Cache
16MB

Default TDP
65W

Processor Technology for CPU Cores
TSMC 7nm FinFET

CPU Compute Die (CCD) Size
180mm²

Package Die Count
1

Unlocked for Overclocking
Yes

CPU Socket
AM4

Socket Count
1P

Supporting Chipsets
X570
X470
X370
B550
B450
B350
A520

CPU Boost Technology
Precision Boost 2

Instruction Set
x86-64

Supported Extensions
AES, AMD-V, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, MMX(+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3, x86-64

Thermal Solution (PIB)
AMD Wraith Stealth

Max. Operating Temperature (Tjmax)
90°C

Launch Date
4/4/2022

OS Support
Windows 11 – 64-Bit Edition
Windows 8.1 – 64-Bit Edition
RHEL x86 64-Bit
Ubuntu x86 64-Bit

USB Type-C® Support
Yes

Native USB 4 (40Gbps) Ports
0

Native USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) Ports
4

Native USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps) Ports
0

Native USB 2.0 (480Mbps) Ports
0

Native SATA Ports
2

PCI Express® Version
PCIe 3.0

Native PCIe® Lanes (Total/Usable)
24/20

NVMe Support
Boot, RAID0, RAID1, RAID10

System Memory Type
DDR4

Memory Channels
2

Max. Memory
128GB

System Memory Subtype
UDIMM

System Memory Specification
Up to 3200MHz

Max Memory Speed
2x1R – DDR4-3200
2x2R – DDR4-3200
4x1R – DDR4-2933
4x2R – DDR4-2667

ECC Support
No

Integrated Graphics
No

Graphics Model
Discrete Graphics Card Required