AMD Ryzen 5 CPUs to Power Performance Desktop PCs Starting April 11 Worldwide

AMD Ryzen 5 CPUs to
Power Performance Desktop PCs Starting April 11 Worldwide

— Four Ryzen 5 CPUs Bring Leadership Compute and Smooth
Gaming Performance to Popular Price-Points —

SINGAPORE — March 15, 2017 — Following the successful
introduction of AMD Ryzen™ 7 desktop processors including record pre-orders and
award-winning1 performance, AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) today announced Ryzen™ 5 desktop
processors which will launch worldwide on April 11, 2017, offering disruptive
price-to-performance for gamers and creators. With end users at the heart of
everything AMD does, the new Ryzen 5 processors feature the powerful and
efficient “Zen” architecture in 6-core,12-thread as well as 4-core, 8-thread
options, to deliver enhanced performance, immersive experiences and high
performance innovation to gamers and consumers worldwide with a price range of
$169 to $249 USD SEP.

 “Ryzen will
ultimately bring innovation and competition to virtually every segment of the
PC market, and Ryzen 5 is the next big step on that journey, designed to
achieve new levels of compute performance for millions of PC users,” said Jim
Anderson, senior vice president and general manager, Computing and Graphics
Group, AMD. “AMD reinvigorated the high-performance desktop market with Ryzen 7
earlier this month, and AMD Ryzen 5 now brings the power and efficiency of the
“Zen” core to users in the highly popular sub-$300 segment of the market.”

Ryzen 5 Performance
and Lineup

During an event today in Beijing, China for press,
customers, and partners, AMD outlined the AMD Ryzen 5 desktop processor lineup.
AMD specifically designed these processors for performance desktop users,
AAA-title and streaming gamers, and the new AM4 desktop platform. Featuring AMD
SenseMI technology and impressive multi-tasking capabilities, the
groundbreaking AMD Ryzen 5 adapts to consumers’ needs with incredible
responsiveness and performance. Previously, AMD demonstrated the Ryzen 5 1600X
beating the Intel Core i5 7600K by 69 percent2 in CPU performance testing using
Cinebench R15 nT.

Game Optimizations

With the announcement of the Ryzen 5 lineup, AMD reiterated
its commitment to delivering excellent gaming performance to ensure existing
and future game titles take full advantage of Ryzen.

 “We are impressed by
the technological evolution enabled by the Zen architecture, which was designed
to keep pace now and well into the future as gaming, eSports and virtual
reality experiences continually push the limits of devices,” said Vlatko
Andonov, president of Bethesda Softworks. “Working with an all new
microarchitecture, like that in the Ryzen family of processors, means that
everyone has the opportunity to raise their game and bring the very best
interactive experiences to players. All of us at Bethesda are excited about
working with AMD to keep evolving the premium performance that Ryzen offers.”

Ryzen 5 Processor and
Platform Availability

Availability for all four Ryzen 5 models begins April 11 at
etailers around the world. All Ryzen processors support the new AM4
infrastructure, with motherboard designs being produced from top ODMs.
Announced at CES 2017, AMD and its motherboard partners already debuted a wide
array of new motherboards from ASRock, Asus, Biostar, Gigabyte, and MSI, all
built upon the following desktop chipsets for AMD Ryzen processors – the X370,
B350 and the A320, the latter intended for mainstream PCs at new,
consumerfriendly price points.

New Coolers

The AMD Ryzen 5 lineup also includes new Wraith coolers,
including the Wraith Spire and the Wraith Stealth, available with select AMD
Ryzen processors. These new AMD thermal solutions are designed to provide
near-silent operation, with unique styling and superb cooling.

Supporting Resources

• Learn more about AMD Ryzen processors at AMD.com/Ryzen

• Learn more about the “Zen” core architecture at
AMD.com/Zen

• Learn more about AMD Products, Solutions, and Innovations

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