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.
Ryzen 5 9500F vs. Ryzen 5 7500F
| Feature | Ryzen 5 9500F | Ryzen 5 7500F | What It Means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Zen 5 (Granite Ridge MCM) | Zen 4 (Raphael) | 9500F is one generation newer; better IPC and AVX‑512 support. |
| Cores / Threads | 6 / 12 | 6 / 12 | Same core count. |
| Base Clock | 3.80 GHz | 3.70 GHz | 9500F has a modest 100 MHz edge. |
| Max Boost | 5.00 GHz | 5.00 GHz | Identical peak boost. |
| L1 Cache | 384 KB | 384 KB | Same. |
| L2 Cache | 6 MB (split 1 MB per core) | 6 MB (per core) | Practically equivalent. |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB | 32 MB | Same. |
| TDP | 65 W | 65 W | Same cooling needs. |
| Fab | TSMC 4 nm FinFET | TSMC 6 nm FinFET | Upgrade |
| PCI‑e Gen | 28‑lane Gen 5 | 28‑lane Gen 5 | Same. |
| DDR5 Memory | Dual‑channel, up to DDR5‑8000 @ 1:2 | Dual‑channel, up to DDR5‑6400 @ 1:1 | 9500F supports higher memory speeds. |
| Integrated GPU | None (F‑series) | None (F‑series) | Both require a discrete GPU. |
| Geekbench 6 (Single‑Core) | 3122 | 2758 | 9500F ~13 % faster. |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi‑Core) | 14369 | 12677 | 9500F ~13 % faster. |
The Ryzen 5 9500F is a newer‑generation cousin of the 7500F with a slightly higher base clock, Zen 5 micro‑architecture, and DDR5‑8000 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 future‑proofing and AVX‑512 workloads, while the 7500F remains a more affordable, still very capable option.
Via Geekbench
