In addition, AMD lent me a Ryzen 5 system and I had a very good experience with it which paralleled the reviews I read. AMD Ryzen 7 launch smoother than Ryzen 5In my assessment, the Ryzen 5 launch went more smoothly than Ryzen 7 for some simple reason- there were no surprises. Ryzen 5 value propositionThe Ryzen 5 value proposition is very much like Ryzen 7 with a few subtle differences. With AMD Ryzen 5, AMD wants to stress more cores, more threads, overclockability with an improved IPC and a more robust platform to combat Intel’s higher frequency and higher IPC. My Wraith Spire was very quiet and of course wasn’t silent when doing big chores like my Ryzen 7 which used liquid cooling.

Source: Forbes April 16, 2017 23:37 UTC