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Cheapest AMD Ryzen 5 5500 price in the UK
The cheapest new AMD Ryzen 5 5500 at the UK shops we track is £79.99 at Scan (AMD Ryzen™ 5 5500, AM4, Zen 3, 6 Core, 12 Thread, 3.6GHz, 4.2GHz Turbo, 19MB Cache, PCIe 3.0, 65W, CPU), . We compare 7 UK shops and 2 EU shops, each one's cheapest current listing.
Prices , from public shop listings (new, stock not verified). We may earn a commission from shop links; it never changes the order.
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 prices at UK shops
| Shop | Cheapest listing | Price | vs cheapest UK | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scan | £79.99 | cheapest | ||
| Novatech | £83.99 | +£4.00 | ||
| Laptops Direct | £85.97 | +£5.98 | ||
| AWD-IT | £87.99 | +£8.00 | ||
| PcNova |  | £88.36 | +£8.37 |
EU shops
Prices converted to pounds; they exclude UK shipping and any import costs, so compare carefully against the UK prices.
| Shop | Cheapest listing | Price | vs cheapest UK | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDLC EU | £100.01 | |||
| Alternate EU | £139.98 |
PCHUB.UK, PcNova and GamingKit prices come from their Awin product feed (refreshed about daily, VAT included, stock as the feed reports it).
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 price history
Lowest new price across the listings we track now, last 90 days. Lowest seen £79.99 (16 Oct 2026) · 30-day average £79.99 · now £79.99 · tracking since 16 Oct 2026, 1 price change recorded.
Buying notes
- Spec: 6 cores / 12 threads on socket AM4, which takes DDR4 memory.
- Performance: 1080p gaming score ~58 (Ryzen 5 7600X = 100; multi-core 67). At £79.99 that's £1.38 per point, #9 of 86 CPUs we price at UK shops (best value now: Intel Core i3-12100F at £1.13 per point).
- Shop spread: £8.37 between the cheapest (Scan) and dearest (PcNova) of the 5 UK shops' cheapest listings. Some CPU listings are tray/OEM (no box or cooler), so compare the listing names.
- Price history: the lowest we've recorded is £79.99 (16 Oct); the tracked price is at its 30-day average. History counts every shop we track.
- Games: it meets the estimated 1080p High processor need in 44 of 59 games we cover (short in Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Cyberpunk 2077, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle).
FAQ
What is the cheapest AMD Ryzen 5 5500 in the UK right now?
£79.99 at Scan (AMD Ryzen™ 5 5500, AM4, Zen 3, 6 Core, 12 Thread, 3.6GHz, 4.2GHz Turbo, 19MB Cache, PCIe 3.0, 65W, CPU), checked 2026-10-20. Next: Novatech at £83.99. Prices change during the day; the shop's price at checkout applies.
Which UK shops sell the AMD Ryzen 5 5500?
On 2026-10-20: Scan £79.99, Novatech £83.99, Laptops Direct £85.97, AWD-IT £87.99, PcNova £88.36, GamingKit £93.96, PCHUB.UK £93.96.
Is £79.99 a good price for the AMD Ryzen 5 5500?
We've tracked it since 16 Oct 2026. The lowest we've seen is £79.99 and the tracked price is 0% above its 30-day average. By gaming value it ranks #9 of 86 CPUs at UK shops.
Is the AMD Ryzen 5 5500 good for gaming?
It meets the estimated 1080p High processor requirement in 44 of the 59 games we cover (from each game's official recommended spec). Its 1080p gaming score is ~58 (Ryzen 5 7600X = 100).
What motherboard and memory does the AMD Ryzen 5 5500 need?
A socket AM4 motherboard with DDR4 memory. Check the board maker's CPU support list: older boards can need a BIOS update.
Related
Data: UK: AWD-IT, Box, GamingKit, Laptops Direct, Novatech, PCHUB.UK, PcNova, Scan; EU: Alternate, Caseking, Coolblue, LDLC, checked about hourly. Performance scores: SpecPrice's index from published review averages (how we rank). Game fit: our estimate from official requirements.