AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D listed in China for about $175

AMD’s Ryzen 5 5500X3D has appeared in China through a recent retail listing priced at 1,199 RMB. That works out to about $175 using a mid-market USD to CNY rate shown on March 1, 2026.
The Ryzen 5 5500X3D is a 6-core, 12-thread Zen 3 desktop processor for the AM4 socket. AMD lists 3.0 GHz base and up to 4.0 GHz boost, along with 96MB of L3 cache and 3MB of L2 cache for 99MB total.
AMD rates the chip at 105W TDP and notes that a cooler is not included in the box. The CPU also requires a discrete graphics card, so it is not an option for iGPU-only builds.
© AMD China Platform support is typical Ryzen 5000-series, DDR4 up to 3200 MT/s and PCIe 4.0 connectivity. AMD’s own chipset list includes X570, B550, and A520, plus older AM4 chipsets such as X470, B450, and others, depending on motherboard BIOS support.
Chinese launch while SKU is still officially LATAM only
On AMD’s product page, the Ryzen 5 5500X3D still lists “LATAM” as its regional availability and shows a June 5, 2025 launch date. The new China listing indicates the SKU is now being offered outside that original region. The key detail is that this is not a third-party seller moving leftover inventory, the CPU is listed through AMD’s official China store, which confirms an official retail channel is involved.
© AMD | AMD RYZEN 5000 SERIES | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VideoCardz.com | Year | Silicon | Cores/Threads | Base/Boost Clocks | TDP | iGPU |
| Ryzen 9 5950X | 2020 | Vermeer | 16C/32T | 3.4/4.9 GHz | 105W | ❌ |
| Ryzen 9 5900XT | 2024 | Vermeer | 16C/32T | 3.3/4.8 GHz | 105W | ❌ |
| Ryzen 9 5900X | 2020 | Vermeer | 12C/24T | 3.7/4.8 GHz | 105W | ❌ |
| Ryzen 9 5900 | 2021 | Vermeer | 12C/24T | 3.0/4.7 GHz | 65W | ❌ |
| Ryzen 7 5800XT | 2024 | Vermeer | 8C/16T | 3.8/4.8 GHz | 105W | ❌ |
| Ryzen 7 5800X3D | 2022 | Vermeer X3D | 8C/16T | 3.4/4.5 GHz | 105W | ❌ |
| Ryzen 7 5800X | 2020 | Vermeer | 8C/16T | 3.8/4.7 GHz | 105W | ❌ |
| Ryzen 7 5700X3D | 2024 | Vermeer X3D | 8C/16T | 3.0/4.1 GHz | 105W | ❌ |
| Ryzen 7 5700G | 2021 | Cezanne | 8C/16T | 3.7/4.6 GHz | 65W | 8CU Vega |
| Ryzen 7 5700X | 2022 | Vermeer | 8C/16T | 3.4/4.6 GHz | 65W | ❌ |
| Ryzen 7 5700 | 2023 | Cezanne | 8C/16T | 3.7/4.6 GHz | 65W | ❌ |
| Ryzen 5 5600X3D | 2023 | Vermeer X3D | 6C/12T | 3.3/4.4 GHz | 105W | ❌ |
| Ryzen 5 5600GT | 2024 | Cezanne | 6C/12T | 3.6/4.6 GHz | 65W | 7CU Vega |
| Ryzen 5 5600G | 2021 | Cezanne | 6C/12T | 3.9/4.4 GHz | 65W | 7CU Vega |
| Ryzen 5 5600XT | 2024 | Vermeer | 6C/12T | 3.8/4.7 GHz | 65W | ❌ |
| Ryzen 5 5600X | 2020 | Vermeer | 6C/12T | 3.7/4.6 GHz | 65W | ❌ |
| Ryzen 5 5600 | 2022 | Vermeer | 6C/12T | 3.5/4.4 GHz | 65W | ❌ |
| Ryzen 5 5600T | 2024 | Vermeer | 6C/12T | 3.7/4.5 GHz | 65W | ❌ |
| Ryzen 5 5500X3D⬅️ | 2025 | Vermeer X3D | 6C/12T | 3.0/4.0 GHz | 105W | ❌ |
| Ryzen 5 5500GT | 2024 | Cezanne | 6C/12T | 3.6/4.4 GHz | 65W | 6CU Vega |
| Ryzen 5 5500 | 2022 | Cezanne | 6C/12T | 3.6/4.2 GHz | 65W | ❌ |
| Ryzen 3 5300G | 2021 | Cezanne | 4C/8T | 4.0/4.2 GHz | 65W | 6CU Vega |
Source: AMD (JD)