This deal is too good to miss.
AMD’s Ryzen 5 5500 launched in 2022 for $159 with six cores and 12 threads, offering plenty of performance for a gaming PC or one for a mixture of work and play. Although an AM4 processor that supports DDR4 RAM, this chip shouldn’t be overlooked if you’re looking for an affordable way to build a new system or upgrade from an older AMD CPU. For Prime Day, it’s discounted to just $61. I recall a time when anything above four cores was viewed as a luxury, and here we are with a 6-core CPU for almost $60.
What makes this an epic deal
The processor and graphics card are usually the most expensive parts of any system. Depending on what you need the PC for, it’s possible to use an AMD Ryzen 5 or Intel Core Ultra 5 and enjoy a pleasant experience without any sluggishness. You could pair an AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT GPU with this processor and still be able to enjoy butter-smooth gaming at higher resolutions, though I would suggest maybe looking at the also discounted AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D if building a 4K gaming PC from scratch.
