AMD is about to bring the Ryzen 5 7500F

Last year, AMD launched its Ryzen 7000 series processors based on the Zen 4 architecture. Currently, the entry-level model available in the market is the mainstream-oriented Ryzen 5 7600. Earlier, AMD had introduced the A620 chipset to reduce the cost of building an AM5 platform for gamers. To further expand the new platform into the mid-to-low-end market, a more affordably priced processor is needed.

As reported by TechPowerup, a screenshot from the Puget Systems benchmark database suggests that AMD is on the brink of introducing the Ryzen 5 7500F processor. This is a 6-core 12-thread product that appeared in the database paired with the ROG Strix X670E-F Gaming motherboard and the RTX 4080 graphics card. Its ‘F’ suffix, analogous to Intel, indicates the absence of an integrated GPU.

Speculation about the chip inside the Ryzen 5 7500F processor points to two possibilities. One belief is that it could house a ‘Raphael’ chip, which would have its integrated GPU and some cores disabled. Alternatively, it could feature a ‘Phoenix 2’ chip, manufactured using a 4nm process with a mere area of 137mm², theoretically accommodating a maximum of six cores. According to overseas distributors, the Ryzen 5 7500F processor is expected to be priced between $170 and $180, and AMD plans to release it on July 7th.

Previous reports suggested that the low-end model in the mobile platform’s Ryzen 7040U series employed a smaller ‘Phoenix 2’ chip, which reduced the chip’s area by approximately 23%, thereby lowering the manufacturing costs. It encompasses two Zen 4 architecture-based performance cores and four Zen 4c architecture-based efficiency cores, resulting in a 6-core 12-thread design. In essence, the Zen 4 and Zen 4c architectures utilize the same ISA, with the latter simply being a low-power, pared-down version of the former, having identical IPC.