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.

Whether gaming or creating, AMD Ryzen™ processors offer ultimate performance. AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series processors power the next generation of demanding games, providing one-of-a-kind immersive experiences and dominating any multithreaded task like 3D and video rendering, and software compiling.

With great processing power comes bleeding-edge technologies to support it. 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 3, and PCIe® 4.0.

Not only are these processors drop-in ready on 500 series motherboards with a simple BIOS update, but you can also easily tweak and tune your processor with AMD “Zen 3” Core Architecture and AMD StoreMI.

FEATURES:

Up to 4.2 GHz
6 Cores / 12 Threads
AM4 Socket
AMD StoreMI Technology
AMD “Zen 3” Core Architecture
AMD Ryzen™ VR-Ready Premium

SPECIFICATIONS:

CPU Cores: 6
Threads: 12
Base Clock: 3.6 GHz
Max Boost Clock: Up to 4.2 GHz
Total L2 Cache: 3MB
Total L3 Cache: 16MB
Unlocked: Yes
CMOS: TSMC 7nm FinFET
Package: AM4
PCI Express® Version: PCIe 3.0
Default TDP / TDP: 65W

WHAT’S IN THE BOX:

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core 3.6 GHz AM4 CPU – Grey x1

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core 3.6 GHz AM4 CPU – Tray