The Rzyen 5 5600X is the no-brainer gaming CPU going forward. If you need more cores, its bigger siblings are just as good.
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Build your own custom motherboard beginning with this AMD Ryzen 5 processor. Its six cores and 12 threads provide powerful processing capability for system-intensive tasks and its base/boost speed sits at 3.4GHz and 3.9GHz respectively for efficient overclocking. This AMD Ryzen 5 processor has a Wraith Stealth cooler to keep components from overheating.
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