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The 20 usable lanes are stored.","native_usb_ports":"Native USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) 4. The page lists 0 for USB 4, 0 for USB 3.2 Gen 1 and 0 for USB 2.0, so those rows are not stored.","has_integrated_gpu":"Graphics Model: Discrete Graphics Card Required.","cooler_included":"Thermal Solution (PIB) is AMD Wraith Stealth.","included_cooler_model":"Thermal Solution (PIB) is AMD Wraith Stealth.","variants":"Boxed and tray product IDs from the Product IDs section."}},{"url":"https://www.amd.com/en/products/specifications/processors.html","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["status"],"notes":{"status":"AMD's processor specification table still lists the Ryzen 5 5500 as a Ryzen 5000 Series desktop boxed processor, with Launch Date 04/04/2022 and the same product IDs. Tom's Hardware, 23 May 2026, tests it as a current $80 chip and calls it the second best-selling CPU on Amazon."}},{"url":"https://www.amd.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2022-3-15-amd-launches-the-ultimate-gaming-processor-brings.html","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["announce_date","launch_price_usd"],"notes":{"announce_date":"AMD press release dated 15 March 2022 lists the Ryzen 5 5500 among the new mainstream Ryzen desktop processors, expected to be available beginning April 4.","launch_price_usd":"Table row for the Ryzen 5 5500: Zen 3, 6 / 12, up to 4.2 / 3.6 GHz, 19 MB total cache, 65W, PCIe Gen 3, Wraith Stealth cooler, price (USD SEP) $159. SEP is before sales tax."}},{"url":"https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/100-budget-cpu-shootout-ddr4","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["max_turbo_power_w","game_fps_measured","measured_cpu_gaming_power_w","benchmark_cinebench_2024_single","benchmark_cinebench_2024_multi","benchmark_cinebench_2026_single","benchmark_cinebench_2026_multi","measured_cpu_sustained_power_w","measured_cpu_idle_power_w"],"notes":{"max_turbo_power_w":"Tom's Hardware, $100 CPU Shootout of 23 May 2026, specifications table: TDP / PPT or MTP 65W / 88W for the Ryzen 5 5500. The text says the chip has a 65W TDP and a PPT of 88W. 88 W is AMD's package power tracking (PPT) limit.","game_fps_measured":"Per-game charts at 1920x1080 Ultra with average and 1 percent low bars, 5500 with the RTX 5090 Founders Edition. Games and values: Baldur's Gate 3 71.4 and 50, Counter-Strike 2 297.3 and 126, Cyberpunk 2077 62.3 and 49, F1 2024 100.1 and 60, Final Fantasy XIV 84.4 and 56, Flight Simulator 2024 63.8 and 55. The Flight Simulator chart is titled Flight Simulator 24. Test system for AM4: Asus TUF Gaming X570-Pro Wi-Fi, 4x8 GB G.Skill Trident Z DDR4-3200 with XMP or DOCP, Corsair iCue Link H150i RGB, Windows 11 Pro, VBS off, Resizable BAR on, PBO off. The article also tests the chip with an RTX 4060 8GB, which is not stored. Upscaling and ray tracing are not stated, so those columns are left out. This is a separate test run from the AM5 pool used for other cpu products, with DDR4 memory.","measured_cpu_gaming_power_w":"14 Game CPU Power Geomean chart: 45.6 W average CPU power at 1920x1080 with variable High and Ultra settings, RTX 5090 Founders Edition. The chart does not name the measurement method. The same chart shows 43.2 W with the RTX 4060 8GB, which is not stored. This geomean covers 14 games, not the 16 of the AM5 pool.","benchmark_cinebench_2024_single":"Cinebench 2024 single-core chart: 83.3 CB marks. Same AM4 test system, DDR4-3200, Corsair iCue Link H150i RGB, Precision Boost Overdrive off.","benchmark_cinebench_2024_multi":"Cinebench 2024 multi-core chart: 584 CB marks. Same test system.","benchmark_cinebench_2026_single":"Cinebench 2026 chart titled Single-Core: 340 points. Tom's does not say whether it is the Single Thread or Single Core test. The chip has SMT, and the other cpu products store this chart as single-thread. Same test system.","benchmark_cinebench_2026_multi":"Cinebench 2026 chart titled Multi-Core: 2,408 points. Same test system.","measured_cpu_sustained_power_w":"Cinebench 2024 multi-core render chart, EPS12V measured with HWiNFO and Benchlab, average 60 W. The chart title reads Higher is better, which is a label error for watts. Same test system.","measured_cpu_idle_power_w":"Idle Power Consumption chart, EPS12V measured with HWiNFO and Benchlab, average 6 W. Same test system. The value is far below the AM5 and Intel chips in the chart because the AM4 Zen 3 chips idle in single digits. Tom's own 5800X3D re-review measures 5 W on the same AM4 platform."}},{"url":"https://www.buildcores.com/products/CPU/2ixkrou1w/AMD-Ryzen-5-5500","kind":"spec_database","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["gtins"],"notes":{"gtins":"BuildCores lists UPC 730143314121 for part number 100-100000457BOX, with Includes Cooler: Yes. eBay listings give the same code. The UPC belongs to the boxed product ID."}},{"url":"https://www.amd.com/en/resources/support-articles/warranty/PIB.html","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["warranty_years"],"notes":{"warranty_years":"AMD Processor in a Box (PIB) 3-Year Limited Warranty for boxed processors bought new at retail. A tray processor is handled by the seller, not AMD. 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