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The Ryzen 5 5500 fits Socket AM4 motherboards using 400 and 500 series chipsets, including B450, B550, X470, and X570 boards with a BIOS update. This is an OEM tray unit, which means it ships without retail packaging or a stock cooler, so plan to use your existing cooler or purchase one separately. 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