AMD Ryzen 5

The AMD Ryzen 5 processor, part of the Summit Ridge generation released in 2017, offers a solid foundation for your system. It features six cores and twelve threads, with a clock speed of 3600 MHz, capable of reaching up to 4000 MHz. Built on a 486 nm process and with a power draw of 95W, it launched at approximately $249.

Released2017
Cores / threads6 / 12
Clock3600 MHz
Power95 W
Atlas performance index220 model estimate

Ranks #48 of 559 rated CPUs · top 9%. Fastest CPU we rate: 940.

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BrandAMD
FamilySummit Ridge
Released2017
Cores / threads6 / 12
Base clock3600 MHz
Boost clock4000 MHz
Power (TDP)95 W
Process486 nm
Launch price$249
Atlas performance index220 model estimate

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