That's the case with the Ryzen 5 5500, which is on sale ... the CPU itself only $76 -- and it comes with a bundled cooler -- but it also uses an older socket. AM4 motherboards are dirt cheap ...

And right now Walmart is offering an excellent deal on a Ryzen 5 processor, bringing it down to a budget-friendly price. The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 is currently on sale for $198.99 at Walmart ...

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X is a high-performance desktop processor available during Amazon’s Spring sale for just $369.55, a 26% savings. This is a great deal on a stellar CPU with 12 cores and 24 th ...

Here's a link to the processor - and an example of a cheap CPU cooler that pairs well with this CPU. Even the stock Intel cooler works great if you've already got one, but note that this reduced ...