AMD's China-exclusive (for now) Ryzen 5 7500F was tested by three Chinese outlets to see how the new mid-range CPU would perform against its more-powerful Ryzen 5 7600/7600X brethren and Intel's Best CPUs. Overall, the chip performed on par with the 7600 series and was able to outperform the i5 13400/13490F in gaming.
The Ryzen 5 7500F is a new mid-range part that features slightly reduced clock speeds compared to the 7600 and lacks integrated graphics. The chip comes with 6 cores, 12 threads, 32MB of L3 cache, a base clock of 3.7GHz, and a turbo frequency of 5 GHz — a 100MHz reduction compared to the Ryzen 5 7600. With a price of $180, the chip is the least expensive AM5 CPU to date, which will make it a good choice for budget builders and gamers alike.
