AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler

Bought this AMD 5500 to power my first Linux build. Works great. Speedy, little CPU with plenty of bang for the buck. Paired with an old RX 6700 XT and 32Gb memory, it's a tiny giant. The HSF was easy to install and there's been no issue with stability on the latest Ubuntu release.

AMAZING value for money, great quality, decent budget core size, not noisy at all, easy to install, and amazing gaming potential and capability, great cooling potential for howich budget CPU coolers for it are under the am4 title.

if you need a good cpu to increase performance but your on a tight budget, definitely get this cpu. its still a really good processor & it doesn’t get enough credit for it!!! just be careful to not bend the pins at the bottom of it. the installation process was easy as 123!!! i definitely recommend getting this CPU if u don’t want to break the bank & still have great performance! just pair it with a good gpu!

Bought this for my dad’s new budget PC since I do really like AMD process over intel. It’s my old PC and it’s an upgrade from a Ryzen 7 1700x as it’s a tad finicky now.It’s got plenty of processing power and the benchmark was very solid.The only issue was that I was putting it into a B350 chipset MoBo and while it stated that it was compatible, I forgot to update the bios and it would not post. This is more user error than anything.Eventually we got the bios to update after a few failed art attempts and now it works flawlessly.AM4 processors are always annoying to install, but I’ve done enough of them to know how to set the chip into the board with no issues.The thing runs games very well and the air cooler keeps it below 50°C on average when gaming. The fan is a tad noisy but it’s not too bad.Definitely a great budget CPU.

Upgraded Bios and then dropped into Biostar A320 MH Pro.Allowed board to run 8gb x2 dual channel ram at 3200mhz (not possible with 1300x.)Between Ram & CPU you can spend ~ $100.00 to upgrade an A320 board for many more years of use.Bought this for one office PC, Ryzen 5 5600 for another. Performance is 10% less with 5500.This is perfectly fast for Win11 Office PC's and a much better value than 5600 if you're not gaming.Hoping to add another 5-7 years to my 7 year old Biostar A320 MH Pro (which is considered one of the worst, but works perfectly for office PC)

Pretty good for what It is. I thought I had received a faulty one but I ended up figuring it out and it runs great on lower end games and some mid tier games. League runs great and Elden ring runs pretty alright I'd say on Medium settings

This paired with a RX6650x gpu or nvidia equivalent is a great combo. Granted I only play World of Warships and for a while was hooked on fortnite, it's a budget build and the cpu is the best bang for the buck out there. Mine did come with a decent enough cpu cooler, with that in mind this cpu is roughly $50 If you watch comparison videos this cpu is usually within 30 fps of the 5800x3d. Anything over 90fps is a difference us non-pro gamers will ever see. If you do other things like working/converting videos as I do on my 5900x, this is not what you want. More cores is better when multi-tasking. Update: Just did a PBO undervolt from youtube instructions, great for 5000 series cpus, uses less power and a hair better performance.

Amazing bang for buck Prime Day deal. Near equivalent to an i7-8700K for under $70, can’t beat it. Easy to install and runs like a charm for the price, pairs excellently well with mid-tier modern dedicated graphics. Stock cooler keeps it well below maximum safe temps under load with proper airflow.