AMD’s New Ryzen Processors: Power Play or Just a Pawn Move?

The company AMD some time ago unveiled the Ryzen 5 9500F and Ryzen 7 9700F processors. The former became the most affordable CPU in the lineup, and TechSpot authors have tested its gaming capabilities.

Ryzen 5 9500F, contains six Zen 5 cores with a frequency up to 5 GHz. Technically, it is close to the Ryzen 5 9600X, but the previous generation Ryzen 7000 is also very similar in parameters and performance.

As can be seen, on average, in a selection of 12 Full HD games, the novelty among all Ryzen 5 lags only behind the older model 9600X, but the difference is only about 3%. The same level is shown by the Ryzen 5 7600X, but even the Ryzen 5 7400F-the originally cheapest six-core desktop CPU for AM 5-lags only by 8%. And only a comparison with the Ryzen 5 8400F gives a significant 21% increase.

This processor is much cheaper, but it must be remembered that this is a mobile chip translated into the desktop segment, and it is slower in games due to half the L3 cache size. Authors note that due to its price, the Ryzen 5 9500F is still far from the most optimal for gaming. The cheapest of all is the most profitable among Ryzen 5.

In the context of recent developments, it’s important to consider that the overall performance landscape for AMD’s Ryzen lineup has experienced some shifts, with newer models potentially altering the competitive edge. Currently, rumors suggest AMD could be preparing updates or successor models to these processors, which might further refine price-to-performance ratios and keep AMD in strong competition with Intel’s latest offerings.