Customer Ratings & Reviews

A really good cpu for those on a budget however If you’re upgrading in the near future plan on something a little better. Overall a really great cpu and would definitely buy again if I ever have to build a new system

The CPU performs as expected, however the stock cooler is pretty terrible. Don't know whether to fault that on the thermal paste, or the cooler itself. My thermal paste came with something in it on the very corner. No idea what it could be, but it was on it when i first unboxed it. The only other thing about this is the shipping. The shipping is what really infuriated me. This is probably just the fault of the shipping company, but the estimates were WAYYY off. The CPU ended up arriving last in my build, when it estimated to be the first one to arrive. CPU arrived i think an entire week (probably less) then it originally estimated for. When running a prime 95 (second option) on it, the cpu reaches 90C after about 5 minutes and almost 95C in 8 minutes. The CPU then heavily thermal throttles (down from like 4.2ghz i think, to 3.7ghz at the lowest). If you pick this one up, make sure you have your OWN cpu cooler and thermal paste!

For what it is, it doesn’t do half bad for Live streaming and gaming. I’ve had it in my new build for 2 weeks and so far so good. ☺️ it can handle multiple tasks at once!

The cpu came in the mail perfect no bent pins my pc is built on am4 for budget build I got it for 75 dollar from price matching with amazon.

It's a great processor for a budget build. It's an am4 chip so it slowly becoming outdated but would recommend it. Other than the 5600x.

First CPU upgrade have done and 100% agree with my decision. Only thing is next motherboard time.

Bought this as an upgrade from a Ryzen 3 2300x. Clock speeds were as advertised and installation went smoothly. I would definitely recommend this as an upgrade from any 4 core ryzen CPU or an alternative to the Ryzen 5 3600

Great Mid Tier gaming cpu can run any game I throw at it

amazing quality right out of the box, no signs of shipping damage. everything works perfectly, came in about 2-3 days, great value for $100

Great cpu especially on a budget. Would buy again.

It is a superb value for a CPU that mates well with my Gigabyte AB350N gaming Wifi motherboard. It does not support PCIe 4.0 but those 350 era MBs don't support it either. Performance bump of over 30% from the Ryzen 1600 it replaced. AND it makes my old rig Windows 11 compatible. However, I don't like the cooler. Too hard to install. Aftermarket tower coolers are much easier to install. Hence the one star less in ease of use.

Its response on startups, programs download and installs were great. Even with the setup that I have the performance is really great.

A decent GPU to game on. Keeps a great temp and powers through whatever games or programs I throw at it

Ive been building pc's for myself and friends for years and ive always tend to use the same cpu for how great it works and the low budget point makes it even more enticing of a choice I use this cpu in my own pc and its been a tank for the last 6 years. For anyone looking for great preformance without spending there whole budget this cpu is perfect

The Ryzen 5 5500 isn't breaking any records or coming in on the top of anyone's list. However, it's an extremely capable CPU when pared with a mid-range graphics card like the 7600XT, 3060Ti, 6650XT, and the 4060.

Bought it for my cousins birthday, massive performance bump over an i3 7100, allowed his rx 580 to utilize its full power, plus with SAM, the power is even better, pairing AMD with AMD in dual channel 360mhz and with driver updates, he’s got a solid setup for 1080p gaming

The Ryzen 5 5500 offers great performance for multiple tasks. With its low $159 price point, it’s an attractive option for budget-conscious users.

Bought this for my sons gaming PC. So far it has been a great upgrade from his 4th gen intel he had.

Amazing budget CPU. Works amazingly and has no issues with the CPU itself Stock cooler is meh but easy to change out for a better one

Good performance on PC build that helped speed up gaming performance