AMD Ryzen 5 will be available for sale on April 11th

AMD is preparing four Ryzen 5 SKUs: 1600X, 1600, 1500X and 1400 for launch. The prices of mid-range Ryzen will vary from 249 USD to 169 USD. The 1600 series will feature 6 cores and 12 threads, while the 1500X and 1400 will be 4-core and 8-thread CPUs.

All Ryzen 5 processors are unlocked, which means you can overclock them if your motherboard supports it. Also, each Ryzen CPU features XFR (extended frequency range) technology which adds few MHz to official stated boost clock. Those rangers are higher for X-branded CPUs.

In official information for channel partners AMD revealed that Ryzen 5 are focused on 1080p gaming:

We’re thrilled to let you know we have an incredibly strong roadmap and our upcoming AMD Ryzen™ 5 processor will be focused on 1080p game play. The best is yet to come!

AMD Ryzen 5 CPUs will be available for sale on April 11th.

AMD Ryzen Desktop Processors Model Cores Threads Base Clock Turbo Clock MSRP (USD) Ryzen 7 1800X 8C 16T 3600 MHz 4000 MHz 499 Ryzen 7 1700X 8C 16T 3400 MHz 3800 MHz 399 Ryzen 7 1700 8C 16T 3000 MHz 3700 MHz 329 Ryzen 5 1600X 6C 12T 3600 MHz 4000 MHz 249 Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T 3200 MHz 3600 MHz 219 Ryzen 5 1500X 4C 8T 3500 MHz 3700 MHz 189 Ryzen 5 1400 4C 8T 3200 MHz 3400 MHz 169