AMD Ryzen 5 5500

Release & Generation

• Released April 2022
• Zen 3 (Ryzen 5000 Series; Cezanne)
• Desktop processor using AM4 platform near end of its lifecycle

Core Configuration & Speeds

• Performance-cores 6 + Efficiency-cores 0 = 6 cores / 12 threads
• 19 MB total cache (384 KB L1 + 3 MB L2 + 16 MB L3)
• Up to 4.2 GHz boost
• 65W TDP

Memory Support

• DDR4 up to 3200 MT/s

Socket

• Socket AM4; compatible with 500-series and 400-series chipset motherboards

Variants

• Ryzen 5 5500 - Standard desktop CPU without integrated graphics
• Ryzen 5 5500GT - Includes integrated Radeon graphics; slightly higher 4.4 GHz boost clock
• Ryzen 5 5500X3D - Variant with 3D V-Cache technology (announced but limited information available)