Ryzen 5 reports in on April 11 with chips from $169 to $249
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AMD's Ryzen 7 CPUs have made a splash for the workstation-class builder with their many threads at friendly prices, but not all of us need eight cores and 16 threads to churn through our computing tasks. The logical step down for more mainstream folks is the Ryzen 5 series of chips. AMD revealed two of those parts-the Ryzen 5 1600X and the Ryzen 5 1500X-alongside the Ryzen 7 family, and today we're learning more about a new pair of Ryzen 5 CPUs that complete the midrange tier of AMD's new processor lineup.
| Model | Cores | Threads | Base clock | Boost clock | XFR | TDP | Price |
| Ryzen 5 1600X | 6 | 12 | 3.6 GHz | 4.0 GHz | Yes | 95W | $249 |
| Ryzen 5 1600 | 3.2 GHz | 3.6 GHz | 65W | $219 | |||
| Ryzen 5 1500X | 4 | 8 | 3.5 GHz | 3.7 GHz | $189 | ||
| Ryzen 5 1400 | 3.2 GHz | 3.4 GHz | $169 |