For two years the AMD’s 7500F was the entry to the DDR5 PC builds as that was the cheapest that you can buy and later upgrade to 9800x3d as a final upgrade, now a true successor in the form of Ryzen 9500F is imminent as the Geekbench 6 leak of the same has now been available online. Ideally it should be priced same as the outgoing 7500F, let us just hope that it doesn’t turn out to be paper release like the Ryzen 9600 which to this date cannot be seen at retailers but only the 9600x.
RyzenâŻ5âŻ9500F vs. RyzenâŻ5âŻ7500F
| Feature | RyzenâŻ5âŻ9500F | RyzenâŻ5âŻ7500F | What It Means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | ZenâŻ5 (Granite Ridge MCM) | ZenâŻ4 (Raphael) | 9500F is one generation newer; better IPC and AVXâ512 support. |
| Cores / Threads | 6 / 12 | 6 / 12 | Same core count. |
| Base Clock | 3.80âŻGHz | 3.70âŻGHz | 9500F has a modest 100âŻMHz edge. |
| Max Boost | 5.00âŻGHz | 5.00âŻGHz | Identical peak boost. |
| L1 Cache | 384âŻKB | 384âŻKB | Same. |
| L2 Cache | 6âŻMB (split 1âŻMB per core) | 6âŻMB (per core) | Practically equivalent. |
| L3 Cache | 32âŻMB | 32âŻMB | Same. |
| TDP | 65âŻW | 65âŻW | Same cooling needs. |
| Fab | TSMCâŻ4âŻnm FinFET | TSMCâŻ6âŻnm FinFET | Upgrade |
| PCIâe Gen | 28âlane GenâŻ5 | 28âlane GenâŻ5 | Same. |
| DDR5 Memory | Dualâchannel, up to DDR5â8000âŻ@âŻ1:2 | Dualâchannel, up to DDR5â6400âŻ@âŻ1:1 | 9500F supports higher memory speeds. |
| Integrated GPU | None (Fâseries) | None (Fâseries) | Both require a discrete GPU. |
| GeekbenchâŻ6 (SingleâCore) | 3122⯠| 2758⯠| 9500F ~13âŻ% faster. |
| GeekbenchâŻ6 (MultiâCore) | 14369⯠| 12677⯠| 9500F ~13âŻ% faster. |
The RyzenâŻ5âŻ9500F is a newerâgeneration cousin of the 7500F with a slightly higher base clock, ZenâŻ5 microâarchitecture, and DDR5â8000 support which should heavily increase the memory bandwidth if you are into running local LLMs. Performance differences are minimal in everyday use, but the 9500F offers a small advantage for futureâproofing and AVXâ512 workloads, while the 7500F remains a more affordable, still very capable option.
Via Geekbench
