AMD continues to expand its range of last-generation processors, adding the Ryzen 7000 and Ryzen 5000 series. Today the company launched the Ryzen 5 7500 chip for the AM5 platform and the Ryzen 5 5500F for the AM4 platform.
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The Ryzen 5 7500 is a six-core 12-thread processor based on the Zen 4 architecture with a base frequency of 3.7GHz and an overclockable speed of up to 5.0GHz. TDP (65 W) and 38 MB total cache (6 MB L2 and 32 MB L3) are the same as the Ryzen 5 7500F. The main difference between the processors is the presence of integrated graphics cores: AMD equipped the Ryzen 5 7500 with a compact RDNA 2 graphics unit, as well as two compute units running at up to 2.2 GHz.
The company doesn’t plan to say goodbye to the AM4 platform just yet. The new Ryzen 5 5500F is another six-core, 12-thread Zen 3 processor. It’s not just a rebranded Ryzen 5 5500. The 5500F is based on AMD’s Vermeer chips, while the standard Ryzen 5 5500 uses the Cezanne architecture. The Vermeer-based chip has only 16 MB of L3 cache, half that of other 6-core Vermeer processors such as the Ryzen 5 5600. The Ryzen 5 5500F has clock speeds ranging from 3.0 to 4.4 GHz and a standard TDP of 65 W, so the difference from the non-F model is quite significant.
AMD did not announce a price or release date for the new products. These processors may be targeted at specific markets or OEMs. According to TechPowerUp, UK retailer Scan lists the Ryzen 5 5500F at £87.98 ($119) and the Ryzen 5 7500 at £167.99 ($227).
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