At CES this year AMD announced a few things in their CPU lineup including their upcoming 7000 series 3D CPUs and they also introduced three new non-X CPUs for their previously launched 7000 series of CPUs. The CPUs are the Ryzen 9 7900, the Ryzen 7 7700, and the Ryzen 5 7600. All three share a lot including core and thread counts to their similarly named X brothers but all three have lowered TDP wattages down to 65 watts which is to offer options for people not looking for something as extreme as the initially launched CPUs and for small form factor builds which are a lot more limited in cooling. If you have been around here in the past I love small form factor builds, especially builds focused on LAN use and this was an exciting announcement on that front. I’m a little late to the party on testing them but just received all three CPUs and today we are going to check them out and see how they compare so let’s dive in!
Product Name: Ryzen 7000 Series Non-X CPUs
Review Sample Provided by: AMD
Written by: Wes Compton
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What is the Ryzen 7000 Series Non-X and what does it do for me
With the introduction of the 7000 series of CPUs, AMD brought out a mix of CPUs, not just their highest-end CPU the 7950X. They had 12, 8, and 6 core options and the addition of some of the non-X CPUs just builds on that. They had the 7900X, 7700X, and the 7600X and for each of those they now have a matching model with the same core and thread counts but now with a lower 65-watt TDP. That at the core is what the non-X CPUs are, lower power draw models. To accomplish that they did all get changes to their clock speeds. So for the Ryzen 9 7900, they have gone from a max boost clock of 5.6 GHz down to 5.4 GHz and its base clock is a lot lower at 3.7 GHz rather than 4.7 GHz. The Ryzen 7 7700 is similar with its max boost clock being 5.3 GHz from 5.4 GHz on the 7700X and its base clock is a little better at 3.8 GHz to 4.5 GHz. Then the Ryzen 5 7600 has a max boost clock of 5.1 GHz from 5.3 GHz and a base clock of 3.8 GHz as well from 4.7 GHz on the 7600X.
None of the CPUs have any changes to their L2 or L3 caches or the TjMax which is still 95C. But with the new lower 65 Watt TDP on all three CPUs, you are a lot less likely to be hitting those temperatures. All three non-X CPUs have the same max socket power of 88 watts and a max current of 150A. Lower power usage means lower heat and with that, all three CPUs now come with an air cooler. The 7900 and 7700 get the Wraith Prism and the 7600 gets the cheaper non-RGB Wraith Stealth. Nothing else beyond that has changed, they are all still overclockable and have precision boost 2. The max non-overclocked memory speed is still DDR5-5200 as well. The only other big change is in the pricing. The Ryzen 9 7900 has an MSRP of $429 vs the $549 of the 7900X which is a big change. The Ryzen 7 7700 is $329 down from $399 on the 7700X and then the Ryzen 5 7600 is $229 from $299 for the 7600X.
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Specifications |
Ryzen 9 7900X |
Ryzen 9 7900 |
Ryzen 7 7700X |
Ryzen 7 7700 |
Ryzen 5 7600X |
Ryzen 5 7600 |
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Core/Threads |
12/24 |
8/16 |
6/12 |
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Max Boost |
5.6 GHz |
5.4 GHz |
5.4 GHz |
5.3 GHz |
5.3 GHz |
5.1 GHz |
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Base Clock |
4.7 GHz |
3.7 GHz |
4.5 GHz |
3.8 GHz |
4.7 GHz |
3.8 GHz |
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L2 Cache |
12x1MB |
8x1MB |
6x1MB |
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L3 Cache |
64MB |
32MB |
32MB |
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TDP |
170W |
65W |
105W |
65W |
105W |
65W |
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Max Socket Power (PPT) |
230W |
88W |
142W |
88W |
105W |
88W |
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Max Current (EDC) |
225A |
150A |
170A |
150A |
170A |
150A |
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Max Curren, Thermally Limited (TDC) |
160A |
75A |
110A |
75A |
110A |
75A |
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TjMax |
95C |
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Stock/Auto Voltage Range (Active Core) |
0.650 – 1.475V |
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Boost Algorithm |
Precision Boost 2 |
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Recommended Cooler |
240-280 Liquid (or equivalent) |
AMD Wraith Prism |
240-280 Liquid (or equivalent) |
AMD Wraith Prism |
Mid-Frame Tower Cooler (or equivalent) |
AMD Wraith Stealth |
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Max Memory Speed (Non-OC) |
DDR5-5200 (2x16GB) |
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ECC Support |
Enabled in-silicon, support varies by motherboard |
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CCD Die Size |
70mm ² |
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CCD Transistor Count |
6.5 billion |
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IOD Die Size |
122mm ² |
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IOD Transistor Count |
3.4 billion |
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MSRP |
$549 |
$429 |
$399 |
$329 |
$299 |
$229 |
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