GoKawiilAMD's rumored Ryzen 5 7500 to cost double the 7500F for same specs plus weak iGPU
According to leaker Roland Quandt, AMD is preparing a Ryzen 5 7500 without the 'F' suffix, matching the Ryzen 5 7500F's six-core, twelve-thread design, 3.7GHz base and 5.0GHz boost clocks, 38MB combined cache, and 65W TDP. The only real difference is a basic two-CU RDNA 2 integrated GPU suitable for display output but not gaming, yet the chip is rumored to launch at around 230 Euros ($267), more than double the 7500F's current street price.
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This fits AMD's pattern of stretching aging platforms with minor SKU variants rather than pushing fresh architecture, likely to fill budget price tiers without cannibalizing higher-margin chips. But the reported pricing looks hard to justify when cheaper alternatives, including the more powerful Ryzen 5 9600X bundled with a motherboard, already undercut it.
- Ryzen 5 7500 reportedly shares identical core specs with the existing 7500F.
- Its only addition is a minimal two-CU RDNA 2 iGPU, not meant for gaming.
- Rumored $267 pricing is far above the 7500F's current $116 street price and rivals like the 9600X.
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Desktop Processor — If you want a six-core Zen 4 chip with integrated graphics today instead of waiting on a rumored Ryzen 5 7500, the Ryzen 5 7600 is the readily available AM5 option. It gives you the same class of everyday performance plus the built-in RDNA 2 graphics for display output without needing a discrete GPU, and it drops into any AM5 motherboard.
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