AMD has launched what may be the most affordable AM5 CPU (based on Raphael), the Ryzen 5 7400F. Like the Ryzen 5 7500F, the Ryzen 5 7400F is a hexacore binned-down version of the Ryzen 5 7600, with slower clock speeds. The chip appears to be designated for global availability it is expected to be priced lower than the Ryzen 5 7500F that currently retails for $160 at Newegg.
In July 2023, AMD introduced the Ryzen 5 7500F, which was the cheapest Raphael offering to date. With slightly slower clocks than the Ryzen 5 7600, it is still the go-to option for many budget builds. Plus, you can make up for the clock deficit, to some extent, with PBO 2 (Precision Boost Overdrive 2). Last year, AMD launched a handful of Ryzen 8000F-series processors, based on mobile Phoenix APU silicon. However, these processors have half the L3 cache of their Raphael counterparts which is shown to hamper performance in many scenarios.
