AMD releases new Ryzen 5 5500F and Ryzen 5 7500 to save budget PC building — new budget Zen 3 and Zen 4 CPUs to soften the blow from high RAM prices
AMD has officially launched the Ryzen 5 5500F and Ryzen 5 7500 processors with six Zen 4 and Zen 3 cores, respectively.
The tech giant AMD has introduced two new processors, the Ryzen 5 5500F and the Ryzen 5 7500, to cater to the budget-conscious market for PC building. Both are hexa-core CPUs, with the Ryzen 5 5500F utilizing AMD's Zen 3 architecture and the Ryzen 5 7500 featuring the newer Zen 4 architecture. Priced at $99 and $189 respectively, these CPUs are now available at U.S. retailers.
AMD's Ryzen 5 5500F, although bearing a name similar to the Ryzen 5 5500, is a member of a different family in AMD's portfolio, specifically from the Ryzen 5000 series (Vermeer). It is a lower-binned version of the Ryzen 5 5600, featuring a 500 MHz lower boost clock speed and half the L3 cache. This makes the Ryzen 5 5500F roughly 38% more affordable than its counterpart.
On the other hand, the Ryzen 5 7500 is essentially the same processor as the Ryzen 5 7500F, but with integrated Radeon graphics. This makes it an ideal choice for users who require basic display output and do not plan to invest in a separate graphics card. The Ryzen 5 7500 boasts a slightly higher base and boost clock speed compared to the Ryzen 5 7500F, although most users may not notice the difference.
In comparison to the Ryzen 5 7500, the Ryzen 5 7500F carries a 34% price premium, offering a slightly higher boost clock speed for improved gaming performance and PCIe 4.0 support for faster SSDs and graphics cards. Despite its AM5 platform, the Ryzen 5 7500 is still constrained by the high cost of DDR5 memory.
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