⚡ Power your ambition with Ryzen 5 5500 — where speed meets efficiency!
The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 is a 6-core, 12-thread processor with a max boost clock of 4.2 GHz and a 65W thermal design power. Compatible with AM4 socket motherboards (400 & 500 series), it includes the efficient Wraith Stealth cooler and supports unlocked overclocking for enhanced performance. Ideal for professionals and gamers seeking a balance of speed, multitasking, and thermal efficiency.
Brand | MW Gaming |
Product Dimensions | 3.99 x 3.99 x 0.25 cm; 430.91 g |
Item model number | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
Manufacturer | AMD |
Series | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
Colour | black |
Processor Brand | AMD |
Processor Type | Ryzen 5 |
Processor Speed | 4.2 GHz |
Processor Socket | Socket AM4 |
Processor Count | 6 |
Computer Memory Type | DIMM |
Wattage | 65 watts |
Operating System | Windows |
Are Batteries Included | No |
Item Weight | 430 g |
Guaranteed software updates until | unknown |
D**N
Budget-Friendly yet Powerful AM4 Chip
I've bought quite a few of these to upgrade aging Ryzen 2000/3000 processors.There's a significant IPC bump (~15%) from Ryzen 3700 to 5700, and even bigger against 2700.And the older 3600 6-cores benefit from an additional 33% more cores.These chips have breathed life into my ageing AM4 platforms (mine and friends and family). They are fast enough to feed 7800XT graphics cards playing 4K games.Their 65w power rating means they have been able to drop in for old 6-core CPUs without having to upgrade PSU.All-round budget-friendly and "fast enough" for all normal usage and the majority of 1080p and 1440p gaming (and quite a lot of Big-TV couch multiplayer games at 4K).Highly recommended !
K**R
Its good value, performs well!
If you don't mind PCIE gen 3 (AM4) as a limiting factor having the onboard GPU is a no brainer. performs well, overclocks to 4.4ghz, is low power (65w) comes with wraith fan which is so quiet. I run it on an iatx m/b in a thermaltake tower. i'm not a gamer but apparently it's OK and runs Radeon graphics. not os much cutting edge but dependable.
D**N
Excellent !!
upgrade from Ryzen 2700X .. MOBO ROG crosshair VII PCIe 3.0 x16Updated Bios to 5602.Using a HZXT AIO 240 RGB Water cooler. Temprature sits at 41c - 47c desktop and youtube.Video editing and music production Temprature sits aroun 49c - 56c.Absolutely silent.
A**I
Good Value
Very good value, paired with RX 9060 XT 16gb, never over 60% utilisation on AAA games ultra settings, temps below 85 C decent stock cooler, AM4 chipset still very much viable in 2025 especially considering potential upgrades to 5700 X3D and 5800 X3D, would recommend.
J**K
Ryzen to the top.
Brand new sealed Ryzen 5950x for £230 is insane power for the price.Still a powerhouse all rounder.Was delivered fast no damage to box.
D**X
It's half the price of a Ryzen 9 but it's considered "old" already
Going for a full on budget build, I couldn't have done better than this Ryzen 7 5800X CPU. Price to performance ratio appears superb on paper and comparison sites, and everywhere I look it's being listed at 60%+ off of original retail.Installation is very straightforward, but be mindful that you must align the gold arrow on the PCB with the correct corner of your motherboards CPU socket. That will be the one that has an additional Triangle on it which points inward, but your board might have clearer markings than mine does.The pins are on the chip, not the board, and depending whether your board or your chip is more expensive that can be a positive feature or not. If you are handling a CPU the cost of a good second hand car you're probably going to be suitably careful, but CPUs only go in absolutely flat to the socket when those arrows are lined up correctly.I bought a second hand Socket 478 Intel CPU years ago that had exactly that problem, and I was able to fix it with a video tutorial, a magnifying glass and a razor blade, but best to be incredibly careful.Only mentioning this as I have read posts on tech help sites where people were recommending pushing the locking lever down on a rocking chip. For the love of all things tech, do not ever do that, please. I couldn't believe what I was reading, and thankfully knew better than to follow the advice.If the chip doesn't fall in completely solidly with no gaps or rocking at all, you have not lined the arrows up correctly, and if you try to engage the locking arm you will bend the pins. Mine looked as if it was in, bar a tiny crack at either side, and was rocking very slightly. All I had to do was remove it and triple check the arrows to get it right.There is one of the four corners on the socket that has an extra internally pointing arrow, in case that is some help to someone else. It was not easy to see it for me, so I initially went for the first corner I saw had an triangle on it (all of them do!), and it was not the correct one.I'd advise looking for a build video featuring your specific board, as some have much better defined markings than others, and mine was a cheapo board that didn't even have instructions, much less any videos of it being actually used in a build. Nada. Zilch. None.Didn't actually know until I just used this chip in the rig I am running right now (built 12hrs ago!) that AMD were still using chips with pins on them as Intel switched to LGA (pins in the socket) decades ago, and this was my first AMD build of all time.My eyesight sucks these days, so I will excuse myself the temporary error, but if I had mashed the lever down, it would not have been pretty or easy to fix with my current visual acuity.The actual performance of the chip? All I can say is that it works. I'm not doing anything demanding on my system where I would be able to tell the difference between this and the real life performance of the previously top of the range 12 year old components with these new 4 year old components.I'm basically having to force myself to believe it's running faster, just because it technically should, but with my usage, and previous rig set up, the only definite difference was when I installed Windows 11, it was done in a couple of minutes instead of a few.I had the ISO on USB, which is the best option by far, but yeah, installing it took half the time it did on my old rig or maybe less. Maybe it was 3 or 4 mins compared to 6 or 7, but it felt like 2mins to me...didn't time it, but THAT was definitely noticeably faster, and I was not expecting it to install quite as fast as it did at all.If you are not using a pre-downloaded ISO in a USB 3 port and installing to an NVMe SSD, your mileage on this will vary considerably, by anywhere between 10mins to over an hour depending largely on your internet connection speed.Currently downloading the newest game I have on Steam, which is understandably also the biggest, and upgrading my PC did not magically improve my non-fibre internet connection, so I should be able to test actual gaming performance in.... about four more hours by the looks of it. lolUnless you are a gamer, or you do video editing etc, you could probably get away with a CPU half the price of even the 5800X, but I do both and for my humble needs it should be future proof for quite a few more years.
S**I
Very good
I ordered it for my nephew and he liked it.
W**L
Budget friendly
Bought as part of my budget friendly custom PC build. I’ve never built my own PC, but was able to accomplish it thanks to the compatibility, ease of set up and well instructed parts like this. My PC runs great! I’ve run all system checks to make sure everything is working as it should be and there’s no faults to report. Compatible with the rest of my parts like MSI motherboard etc… runs all the games I want to play with no problem and maximum settings
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