Ryzen 5 5500F vs Phenom II X4 970
AMD · Released Sep 10, 2026
Ryzen 5 5500F
- SocketAM4
- MemoryDDR4
- AM4: Older AM4 boards may need a BIOS update for newer Ryzen chips.
- Threads
- 12
- Cores
- 6
- Max Boost
- 4.4GHz
- L3 Cache
- 16MB
- Base Clock
- 3GHz
- TDP
- 65W
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Ryzen 5 5500F has about a 48% higher spec score than Phenom II X4 970 and launched at $86 less.
$99(better)
Launch MSRP
$185
41.1(better)
Spec score
27.7
12(better)
Threads
4
6(better)
Cores
4
4.4GHz(better)
Max Boost
3.5GHz
16MB(better)
L3 Cache
6MB
3GHz
Base Clock
3.5GHz(better)
65W(better)
TDP
125W
AM4
Socket
AM3
DDR4
Memory
DDR3
Sep 10, 2026
Released
Sep 21, 2010