AMD Ryzen 5 5500F and 7500 show up at retail with pricing above MSRP — budget CPUs are $20 more expensive than list price, even from first-party sellers

We took the Ryzen 5 5500 (non-F) out for a spin earlier this year for a budget $100 CPU shootout . Generally, it underperforms the Intel competition at this price, but a 5% to 10% jump would close that gap. If performanc…