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title: AMD RYZEN 5 5500 - AM4 CPU ,6 Core/12 Thread Base Clock 3.6GHz; Max Boost Clock 4.2GHz .
date: 2022-09-19T09:25:54Z
modified: 2026-05-24T08:05:22Z
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**General Specifications**

**Platform**

Desktop

**Market Segment**

Mainstream Desktop

**Product Family**

AMD Ryzen™ Processors

**Product Line**

AMD Ryzen™ 5 Desktop Processors

**Consumer Use**

Yes

**Regional Availability**

Global, China, NA, EMEA, APJ, LATAM

**Former Codename**

“Cezanne”

**Architecture**

“Zen 3”

**\# of CPU Cores**

6

**Multithreading (SMT)**

Yes

**\# of Threads**

12

**Max. Boost Clock**

Up to 4.2GHz

**Base Clock**

3.6GHz

**L1 Cache**

384KB

**L2 Cache**

3MB

**L3 Cache**

16MB

**Default TDP**

65W

**Processor Technology for CPU Cores**

TSMC 7nm FinFET

**CPU Compute Die (CCD) Size**

180mm²

**Package Die Count**

1

**Unlocked for Overclocking**

Yes

**CPU Socket**

AM4

**Socket Count**

1P

**Supporting Chipsets**

X570

X470

X370

B550

B450

B350

A520

**CPU Boost Technology**

Precision Boost 2

**Instruction Set**

x86-64

**Supported Extensions**

AES, AMD-V, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, MMX(+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3, x86-64

**Thermal Solution (PIB)**

AMD Wraith Stealth

**Max. Operating Temperature (Tjmax)**

90°C

**Launch Date**

4/4/2022

**\*OS Support**

Windows 11 – 64-Bit Edition

Windows 8.1 – 64-Bit Edition

RHEL x86 64-Bit

Ubuntu x86 64-Bit

\*Operating System (OS) support will vary by manufacturer.

**Connectivity**

**USB Type-C® Support**

Yes

**Native USB 4 (40Gbps) Ports**

0

**Native USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) Ports**

4

**Native USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps) Ports**

0

**Native USB 2.0 (480Mbps) Ports**

0

**Native SATA Ports**

2

**PCI Express® Version**

PCIe 3.0

**Native PCIe® Lanes (Total/Usable)**

24/20

**Additional Usable PCIe Lanes from Motherboard**

AMD X570

16x Gen 3

AMD X470

2x Gen 3

AMD X470

8x Gen 2

**NVMe Support**

Boot, RAID0, RAID1, RAID10

**System Memory Type**

DDR4

**Memory Channels**

2

**Max. Memory**

128GB

**System Memory Subtype**

UDIMM

**System Memory Specification**

Up to 3200MHz

**Max Memory Speed**

2x1R

DDR4-3200

2x2R

DDR4-3200

4x1R

DDR4-2933

4x2R

DDR4-2667

**ECC Support**

No

**Graphics Capabilities**

**Integrated Graphics**

No

**Graphics Model**

Discrete Graphics Card Required