Reviewers Liked
- Decent performance in CPU-intensive tasks
- Very affordable
Reviewers Didn't Like
- A step down in gaming performance
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
The Ryzen 5 5500 certainly works well, but realistically if you're on a budget yet remain a performance-minded enthusiast, this CPU should be avoided even at $140. At that price, the R5 5500 is about 20% more affordable than the 5600, and we only found it to be 14% slower under extreme conditions, but we're also talking about $40, and of course, there are other considerations such as the lack of PCIe 4.0 support.
-- As reviewed by TechSpot
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