AMD’s Ryzen 5 desktop processors will launch worldwide on April 11, 2017, offering disruptive price-to-performance. They feature the powerful and efficient “Zen” architecture in 6-core,12-thread as well as 4-core, 8-thread options.
All Ryzen processors support the new AM4 infrastructure, with motherboard designs being produced from top ODMs. Announced at CES 2017, AMD and its motherboard partners have already shown a wide array of new motherboards from ASRock, Asus, Biostar, Gigabyte, and MSI, all built upon the following desktop chipsets for AMD Ryzen processors – the X370, B350 and the A320, the latter intended for mainstream PCs at new, consumer-friendly price points.
The AMD Ryzen 5 line-up also includes new Wraith coolers, including the Wraith Spire and the Wraith Stealth, available with select AMD Ryzen processors. These new AMD thermal solutions are designed to provide near-silent operation, with unique styling and superb cooling.
Jim Anderson, senior vice president and general manager, AMD Computing and Graphics Group, AMD, said, “Ryzen will ultimately bring innovation and competition to virtually every segment of the PC market. Ryzen 5 is the next big step on that journey, designed to achieve new levels of compute performance for millions of PC users. AMD reinvigorated the high-performance desktop market with Ryzen 7 earlier this month, and AMD Ryzen 5 now brings the power and efficiency of the “Zen” core to users in the highly popular sub-US$300 segment of the market.”
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| Product Line | Model |
Cores |
Threads |
Base Clock (GHz) | Boost Clock (GHz) | Included Cooler | TDP (Watts) | Suggested Price, (A$ inc GST) |
| AMD Ryzen 5 | 1600X | 6 | 12 | 3.6 | 4.0 | N/A | 95 | $359 |
| AMD Ryzen 5 | 1600 | 6 | 12 | 3.2 | 3.6 | Wraith Spire | 65 | $319 |
| AMD Ryzen 5 | 1500X | 4 | 8 | 3.5 | 3.7 | Wraith Spire | 65 | $275 |
| AMD Ryzen 5 | 1400 | 4 | 8 | 3.2 | 3.4 | Wraith Stealth | 65 | $245 |
Not just for gamers
Ryzen 5 series is for desktop and business use although the Zen core is optimised for game performance.
iTWire has an article on the Ryzen 7 processor here and the roadmap including the lower cost Ryzen 3 here.