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AMD has officially launched the Ryzen 5 5500F and Ryzen 5 7500, two strong contenders for the best CPUs on the market if you’re on a budget. Both are hexa-core chips, with the Ryzen 5 5500F featuring AMD’s Zen 3 execution cores and the Ryzen 5 7500 using the newer Zen 4 execution cores. The Ryzen 5 5500F and Ryzen 5 7500, priced at $99 and $189, respectively, are available at U.S. retailers starting today.<\/p>\n
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(Image credit: Tom’s Hardware)<\/span><\/p>\n The Ryzen 5 5500F, despite its similar model name to the Ryzen 5 5500, belongs to a different family in AMD’s portfolio. The Ryzen 5 5500F hails from the Ryzen 5000 series (codenamed Vermeer), which uses a multi-chiplet architecture. Meanwhile, the Ryzen 5 5500 comes from the Ryzen 5000G series (codenamed Cezanne), which uses a monolithic die design.<\/p>\n Therefore, it is more sound to call the Ryzen 5 5500F a lower-binned version of the Ryzen 5 5600, rather than an iGPU-less variant of the Ryzen 5 5500, which lacks integrated graphics to begin with. The distinction matters because the Ryzen 5 5500F is closer to the Ryzen 5 5600, albeit with a 500 MHz lower boost clock speed and half the L3 cache.<\/p>\n Latest Videos From<\/span>Tom’s Hardware<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The Ryzen 5 5600, which launched at $199, now retails for around $159, making the new Ryzen 5 5500F approximately 38% more affordable. Meanwhile, the Ryzen 5 5500, which debuted at $159, has lost substantial value over the years. OEM tray versions of the Ryzen 5 5500 now start at just $74, so it is still the most cost-effective entry point into the AM4 ecosystem. Compared to the Ryzen 5 5500, the Ryzen 5 5500F carries a 34% price premium. The latter justifies its higher cost with a slightly higher boost clock speed, which translates to better gaming performance, and support for PCIe 4.0, unlocking faster SSDs and graphics cards.<\/p>\n Swipe to scroll horizontally<\/p>\n Processor<\/strong><\/p>\n MSRP \/ Current Price<\/strong><\/p>\n Architecture \/ Codename<\/strong><\/p>\n Platform<\/p>\n Cores \/ Threads <\/strong><\/p>\n Base \/ Boost Clock (GHz)<\/strong><\/p>\n L2 Cache (MB)<\/p>\n L3 Cache (MB)<\/p>\n Graphics Model<\/p>\n Graphics Core<\/p>\n Graphics Frequency (MHz)<\/p>\n Memory Support<\/p>\n PCIe Lanes<\/p>\n TDP (W)<\/strong><\/p>\n Ryzen 5 7600<\/p>\n $229 \/ $226<\/p>\n Zen 4 \/ Raphael<\/p>\n AM5<\/p>\n 6 \/ 12<\/p>\n 3.8 \/ 5.1<\/p>\n 6<\/p>\n 32<\/p>\n AMD Radeon<\/p>\n 2<\/p>\n 2,200<\/p>\n DDR5-5200<\/p>\n 24 PCIe 5.0<\/p>\n 65<\/p>\n Ryzen 5 7500<\/strong><\/p>\n $189 \/ $189<\/strong><\/p>\n Zen 4 \/ Raphael<\/strong><\/p>\n AM5<\/strong><\/p>\n 6 \/ 12<\/strong><\/p>\n 3.7 \/ 5.0<\/strong><\/p>\n 6<\/strong><\/p>\n 32<\/strong><\/p>\n AMD Radeon<\/strong><\/p>\n 2<\/strong><\/p>\n 2,200<\/strong><\/p>\n DDR5-5200<\/strong><\/p>\n 24 PCIe 5.0<\/p>\n 65<\/strong><\/p>\n Ryzen 5 7500F<\/p>\n $179 \/ $157<\/p>\n Zen 4 \/ Raphael<\/p>\n AM5<\/p>\n 6 \/ 12<\/p>\n 3.7 \/ 5.0<\/p>\n 6<\/p>\n 32<\/p>\n N\/A<\/p>\n N\/A<\/p>\n N\/A<\/p>\n DDR5-5200<\/p>\n 24 PCIe 5.0<\/p>\n 65<\/p>\n Ryzen 5 5600<\/p>\n $199 \/ $159<\/p>\n Zen 3 \/ Vermeer<\/p>\n AM4<\/p>\n 6 \/ 12<\/p>\n 3.5 \/ 4.4<\/p>\n 3<\/p>\n 32<\/p>\n N\/A<\/p>\n N\/A<\/p>\n N\/A<\/p>\n DDR4-3200<\/p>\n 20 PCIe 4.0<\/p>\n 65<\/p>\n Ryzen 5 5500F<\/strong><\/p>\n $99 \/ $99<\/strong><\/p>\n Zen 3 \/ Vermeer<\/strong><\/p>\n AM4<\/strong><\/p>\n 6 \/ 12<\/strong><\/p>\n 3.0 \/ 4.4<\/strong><\/p>\n 3<\/strong><\/p>\n 16<\/strong><\/p>\n N\/A<\/strong><\/p>\n N\/A<\/strong><\/p>\n N\/A<\/strong><\/p>\n DDR4-3200<\/strong><\/p>\n 20 PCIe 4.0<\/p>\n 65<\/strong><\/p>\n Ryzen 5 5500<\/p>\n $159 \/ $74<\/p>\n Zen 3 \/ Cezanne<\/p>\n AM4<\/p>\n 6 \/ 12<\/p>\n 3.6 \/ 4.2<\/p>\n 3<\/p>\n 16<\/p>\n N\/A<\/p>\n N\/A<\/p>\n N\/A<\/p>\n DDR4-3200<\/p>\n 20 PCIe 3.0<\/p>\n 65<\/p>\n When it comes to the Ryzen 5 7500, little mystery surrounds its place in AMD’s product stack. True to its name, the Ryzen 5 7500 is the same processor as the Ryzen 5 7500F, which launched three years ago, but with integrated Radeon graphics. This small addition suits users who need basic display output and do not plan to spend money on a discrete graphics card. Apart from the integrated graphics, all core specifications remain identical between the two models.<\/p>\n As a result, the difference between the Ryzen 5 7600 and the Ryzen 5 7500 stands. The former boasts a 100 MHz higher base and boost clock, so performance is somewhat better in certain processor-intensive workloads or gaming scenarios. However, most users may not notice the difference.<\/p>\n The Ryzen 5 7500F hit the market at $179, but over time its retail price has dropped to about $157. In contrast, the Ryzen 5 7600 has held its value over the years, falling only slightly from its original MSRP of $229 to around $226. As a result, the Ryzen 5 7500 positions itself as a mid-point option, priced 16% lower than the Ryzen 5 7600 and 20% above the Ryzen 5 7500F.<\/p>\n The Ryzen 5 7500 makes sense in this market because not everyone is a gamer, so integrated graphics mean you do not have to spend a fortune on a discrete graphics card at today’s ridiculous prices. However, because it runs on AMD’s AM5 platform, the Ryzen 5 7500 is still bound by the sky-high cost of DDR5.<\/p>\n \nRyzen 5 5500F and Ryzen 5 7500 Specifications<\/h2>\n
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