We have already told you on previous occasions about the new Ryzen 7000 not X, and a couple of weeks ago we told you that its launch is scheduled for January 10, that is, just tomorrow. Within this new family, the Ryzen 5 7600 was emerging as one of the most interesting models, and after seeing the first performance data that TechPowerUp has shared, it is clear to me that It lives up to it, albeit with nuances.
In terms of gross income the Ryzen 5 7600 is only 5.1% slower than the Ryzen 5 7600X in professional applications and synthetic tests, as long as we use a cooling system that allows it to stay within optimal temperature values, something that we will not be able to achieve with the fan that this processor includes, a Wraith Stealth that, as we will see later, does not makes no sense.
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Going back to the performance issue, if we overclock the Ryzen 5 7600 and we are lucky with the silicon lottery when we get to 5.3 GHz we will have achieved almost identical performance to that of the Ryzen 5 7600X. In games, the differences between the two are quite small, at 2.7% at 720p using a GeForce RTX 3080, and disappear at 1440p. With a more powerful graphics card that difference would still be visible at that resolution, but would become next to nothing at 4K.
The same happens in general lines with the Ryzen 7 7700 and Ryzen 9 7900, which they also offer an excellent level of performance and are very close to the X models. These also have the advantage of having a superior cooling system, the Wraith Prism, which is capable of maintaining acceptable working temperatures even at full load, and will allow us to activate Precision Boost Overdrive (PBO) technology to raise the work frequencies safely and improve performance.
The average difference in performance between the Ryzen 7000 and the Ryzen 7000X is around, with the home configuration, that is, without changing the PBO configuration, between 2% and 5%, data that fits perfectly with what I expected. However, the Ryzen 5 7600 comes with a fan which is really useless as it causes temperatures to spike, under full load, of 99 degrees Celsius, and in games the temperature reaches 97 degrees, all at stock frequencies.
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AMD confirmed that the Ryzen 7000 are designed to work safely at a maximum of 95 degreesso if you plan to buy the Ryzen 5 7600, be clear that you are going to need to invest money in a higher quality cooling system, since the model you bring from home is not capable of keeping it at safe values.
Prices in Spain of the Ryzen 7600, Ryzen 7 7700 and Ryzen 9 7900
- The Ryzen 5 7600 has 6 cores and 12 threads at 3.8 GHz-5.1 GHz and its recommended price for the Spanish market is 270 euros. Includes an AMD Wraith Stealth fan. The Ryzen 5 7600X costs 323.68 euro.
- The Ryzen 7 7700 has 8 cores and 16 threads at 3.8GHz-5.3GHz and will be available with a suggested retail price of 390 euro. Includes an AMD Wraith Prism fan. The Ryzen 7 7700X costs €450.99.
- The Ryzen 9 7900 has 12 cores and 24 threads at 3.7GHz-5.4GHz and will cost 510 euros. Includes an AMD Wraith Prism fan. The Ryzen 9 7900X is priced at €541.58.
