AMD’s Next-Gen Ryzen 7000 CPUs Launched For As Low As $299

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AMD's long-awaited next generation of desktop processors is finally here. Some details were leaked earlier this month, but AMD has now unveiled the full spec sheet, as well as pricing, performance and availability for the new Ryzen 7000 CPUs.

The chipmaker has unveiled four variants namely the base Ryzen 5 7600X, the mid-range Ryzen 7 7700X, the high-end Ryzen 9 7900X, and finally, the flagship Ryzen 9 7950X. All these processors are based on AMD's latest Zen 4 architecture and TSMC's 5nm fabrication process.

Improvement

There is a 13% instruction per cycle (IPC) improvement, which refers to how much the CPU can do in one cycle. However, most upgrades come with higher clock speeds and higher power consumption. AMD says there is a 29% improvement in single-threaded performance, a 35% improvement in multi-threaded performance, and a 25% increase in performance per watt compared to Zen 3 CPUs.

Zen 4 processors will also be much more efficient than Zen 3 with up to 62% lower power consumption at the same performance and 49% higher efficiency at the same power level. Thanks to the 5nm process, the CPU takes up 50% less area than rival processors from Intel (10nmESF Alder Lake) despite being 47% more power efficient.

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Specification

That being said, here are the specifications for each of the new Ryzen 7000 processors. The top-of-the-line Ryzen 9 7950X retains the 16 cores and 32 thread count from the previous two generations. It will have an impressive base frequency of 4.5GHz which can be boosted up to 5.7GHz with 80MB cache and 170W TDP.

The base Ryzen 5 7600X has 6 cores, 12 threads, 38MB cache, and a 105W TDP, up from 65W in the previous generation. Its base frequency will be 4.7GHz and the boost clock will go up to 5.3GHz. The image below shows the specs and prices for each processor.

The following graph shows how its performance compares to the previous generation in terms of both gaming and content creation. It's worth noting that we'll have to wait for real-life performance tests before drawing real conclusions. These will not be available until October this year.

Pricing and Availability

The aforementioned Ryzen 7000 processors will go on sale from September 27 for the following prices:

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X – $699

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X – $549

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X - $399

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X - $299