AMD Ryzen 5 to launch on April 11th

Published: Mar 15th 2017, 06:01 GMT Comments

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AMD Ryzen 5 will be available for sale on April 11th

AMD is preparing four Ryzen 5 SKUs: 1600X, 1600, 1500X and 1400 for launch. The prices of mid-range Ryzen will vary from 249 USD to 169 USD. The 1600 series will feature 6 cores and 12 threads, while the 1500X and 1400 will be 4-core and 8-thread CPUs.

All Ryzen 5 processors are unlocked, which means you can overclock them if your motherboard supports it. Also, each Ryzen CPU features XFR (extended frequency range) technology which adds few MHz to official stated boost clock. Those rangers are higher for X-branded CPUs.

In official information for channel partners AMD revealed that Ryzen 5 are focused on 1080p gaming:

We’re thrilled to let you know we have an incredibly strong roadmap and our upcoming AMD Ryzen™ 5 processor will be focused on 1080p game play. The best is yet to come!

AMD Ryzen 5 CPUs will be available for sale on April 11th.

AMD Ryzen Desktop Processors
Model	Cores	Threads	Base Clock	Turbo Clock	MSRP (USD)
Ryzen 7 1800X	8C	16T	3600 MHz	4000 MHz	499
Ryzen 7 1700X	8C	16T	3400 MHz	3800 MHz	399
Ryzen 7 1700	8C	16T	3000 MHz	3700 MHz	329
Ryzen 5 1600X	6C	12T	3600 MHz	4000 MHz	249
Ryzen 5 1600	6C	12T	3200 MHz	3600 MHz	219
Ryzen 5 1500X	4C	8T	3500 MHz	3700 MHz	189
Ryzen 5 1400	4C	8T	3200 MHz	3400 MHz	169

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