AMD Ryzen 5 5500F review: six-core Zen 3 for $100 budget builds

Tom's Hardware reviewed the Ryzen 5 5500F, a six-core, 12-thread Zen 3 (Vermeer) CPU with a 4.4 GHz boost and PCIe 4.0 support at a $100 MSRP, though street prices sit near $120. In 1080p gaming it trails Intel's Core i3-14100F by just 2.9% while beating it in multithreaded work and running 10% faster than the base Ryzen 5 5500.

• 6 cores/12 threads Zen 3, 4.4 GHz boost, 65W TDP, 16 MB L3 cache
• $100 MSRP, selling for around $120
• Trails Core i3-14100F by 2.9% in 1080p gaming
• 10% faster than Ryzen 5 5500 and adds PCIe 4.0