The latest Ryzen 9000 SKUs without integrated graphics have started appearing on retailers, but the prices may or may not be official.
New AMD Ryzen 9000 Chips- Ryzen 5 9500F With Boost Clock of 5.0 GHz and Ryzen 7 9700F Listed on Shop BLT at $217 and $294, Respectively
AMD's first Ryzen 9000 Zen 5-based CPUs without integrated graphics will now start shipping to customers, as a US-based retailer has recently listed the CPUs we saw a few weeks ago. AMD's Ryzen 7 9700F, which is an 8-core/16-thread variant of the Ryzen 7 9700X, is listed at Shop BLT at $294, while the Ryzen 5 9500F, which is a 6-core/12-thread variant of the Ryzen 5 9600X, is priced at $217 on the same store.
The Ryzen 7 9700F was first spotted on the ASUS website, and according to the leaked specifications, it boasts a base clock of 3.8 GHz, which is what you will see on the 9700X as well. The boost clock is unknown, but could be lower than the Ryzen 9700X. We can see that the Shop BLT shows it as an "8-core/12-thread" CPU, which is definitely a typo, but the TDP rating of 65W is accurate.
The Ryzen 5 9500F, which was seen nearly 10 days ago on Geekbench, also comes with a base clock of 3.8 GHz, but its boost clock is 5.0 GHz according to Shop BLT. The Ryzen 5 9600X, on the other hand, can boost up to 5.4 GHz. We don't know if this is 100% accurate, but the Geekbench test also revealed a 5.0 GHz boost clock. The L2+L3 cache is 38 MB, and the TDP rating is 65W, which is the same for the 9600X as well.
This CPU is priced at $217 on the store, but it may or may not be the official price. The Ryzen 7 9700F is priced at $294, which, although falls in the expected range of $250-$300, appears to be somewhat higher (especially when it could bring slower boost clock). Considering we already have the Ryzen 7 9700X at around $329 at the moment, the Ryzen 7 9700F could come with an official price tag of $279, but this is just our speculation.
Ryzen 5 9500F seems much more overpriced, as the 9600X is available at $200 or even less in some stores. Ryzen 5 7500F was launched at $179 officially, and the Ryzen 5 9500F was expected to carry the same MSRP. We expect the availability of these CPUs on other retailers soon, and AMD will likely confirm the pricing and full specifications in a few days.
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