Tuesday, July 25th 2023
AMD Prepares Global Launch of Ryzen 5 7500F at $180, Faster at Gaming than Core i5-13400
The China-specific AMD Ryzen 5 7500F desktop processor could see a wider international launch, reports VideoCardz, citing the AMD website, which has marked its regional availability as "global." The processor is priced at USD $180 for the retail PIB package. The 7500F is a 6-core/12-thread processor based on the same "Raphael" Zen 4 MCM as the 7600X, but lacks integrated graphics, has a lower 65 W TDP, and slightly lower clock speeds. The processor saw a China-exclusive release earlier this week. Chinese and regional media with access to samples reviewed the processor, noting that its gaming performance 6% behind that of the Ryzen 5 7600X at 1080p, but more importantly, the Ryzen 5 7500F is 13% faster than the Core i5-13400 in terms of average FPS, and about 8% faster in 1% low FPS.
This makes the Ryzen 5 7500F a faster gaming processor than the $200 Core i5-13400, and the $180 Core i5-13400F, which it was originally designed to square off against. The Ryzen 5 7500F is configured with 6 cores and 12 threads, 1 MB of L2 cache per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache. The processor has a base frequency of 3.70 GHz, with a 5.00 GHz boost that's just 100 MHz behind that of the Ryzen 5 7600 (65 W), and 300 MHz behind the 7600X (105 W). The "F" in the brand extension indicates a lack of integrated graphics, which shouldn't be a dealbreaker for the processor's intended audience—PC gamers. AMD is including a Wraith Stealth stock cooler with the retail 7500F, which coupled with A620 chipset motherboards that start at $125, should make for a formidable mainstream gaming PC platform with ample upgrade headroom.
Sources:
VideoCardz, QuasarZone, Expreview, MyDrivers
This makes the Ryzen 5 7500F a faster gaming processor than the $200 Core i5-13400, and the $180 Core i5-13400F, which it was originally designed to square off against. The Ryzen 5 7500F is configured with 6 cores and 12 threads, 1 MB of L2 cache per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache. The processor has a base frequency of 3.70 GHz, with a 5.00 GHz boost that's just 100 MHz behind that of the Ryzen 5 7600 (65 W), and 300 MHz behind the 7600X (105 W). The "F" in the brand extension indicates a lack of integrated graphics, which shouldn't be a dealbreaker for the processor's intended audience—PC gamers. AMD is including a Wraith Stealth stock cooler with the retail 7500F, which coupled with A620 chipset motherboards that start at $125, should make for a formidable mainstream gaming PC platform with ample upgrade headroom.
21 Comments on AMD Prepares Global Launch of Ryzen 5 7500F at $180, Faster at Gaming than Core i5-13400
Now back to the real thing. When can we get desktop cpu's at 50 and 100€? :D
Matisse based 3600 is 70€ (also Zen 2). 6c/12t and tho technically uses 32MB of L3 it is split design 2x16 and thus slower in games compared to unified L3 in Zen 3.
Cheapest Zen 3 based model is 5500 (6c/12t) @90€ but it's based on Cezanne monolithic design and this means cut L3.
The cheapest model that has full L3 is 5600 (Vermeer, 6c/12T) @ 113€.
Edit: There are some choices:
Ryzen 3 4100 $67
Ryzen 5 4500 $79
Core i3 12100F $93
Pentium G7400 $98
Ryzen 5 5500 $99
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7500F 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor ($180.00)
Motherboard: Gigabyte A620M S2H Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-5600 CL32 Memory ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $354.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-07-25 09:00 EDT-0400
PCPartPicker Part List: pcpartpicker.com/list/yXxv8r
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7500F 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor ($180.00)
Motherboard: MSI PRO B650M-P Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-5600 CL32 Memory ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $374.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-07-25 09:18 EDT-0400
Not too bad to compete with 13400 but AMD can just lower the price of the 7600 non-x. The 7600X is currently $199. If they really want to push this for a cheap entry, gaming chip then sell it at $160. AMD also needs to bring cheaper and more ITX boards on the market. The lone $150 A620i isn't going to cut it.
PCPartPicker Part List: pcpartpicker.com/list/RMFFgb
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5500 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($98.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI B450M-A PRO MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($70.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Silicon Power GAMING 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($29.97 @ Amazon)
Total: $199.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-07-25 11:16 EDT-0400
PCPartPicker Part List: pcpartpicker.com/list/C4tBBj
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5500 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($98.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550M K Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Silicon Power GAMING 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($29.97 @ Amazon)
Total: $213.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-07-25 11:18 EDT-0400
If you want to "upgrade" every few years and waste money, you should be buying AM5 anyway. Why would you buy a dead end socket with the aim of upgrading it in the future? Cheaper platform cost. Lower power use, especially with tuning. The 5500 is a gimped part anyway, with only PCIe 3.0 and half the cache.