The last word:
We come to the end of this review on these 3 new non-X AMD Ryzen 7000 processors. In September, when we concluded on the performance of the Ryzen 7000X, we were delighted with the performance but we noted that the price seemed too high at the time of their release. The arrival of our 13th generation Intel processors test at the end of October also counterbalanced our conclusion as they performed very well and were significantly cheaper.
But the price drop of the Ryzen 7000X since a few weeks should have a positive effect on these new non-X Ryzen 7000. The figures speak for themselves, the sales of Ryzen 7000X remain complicated, hence the price drop by AMD and the arrival of these Ryzen 7000 non-X could well change the game in terms of sales. Our test of the day highlights a very well controlled power consumption as well as performances behind the Ryzen 7000X but all for a more attractive price. There is talk of a Ryzen 5 7600 at $ 229.
So are we finally on a scenario more to the advantage of AMD? Mmm, not sure finally since Intel has also just unveiled at CES 2023 these non-K processors that on paper also seem to have some under the elbow, but AMD may have a card to play!
Overclocking to the rescue for non-X Ryzen 7000s?
We were talking about a “but” and this “but” could be important. Our non-X Ryzen 7000s still have the overclocking advantage that seems to be definitively lost for the 13th generation non-K Intel. As a reminder, some motherboards with a clockgen integrated in the motherboard allowed overclocking of 12th generation Intel via the BCLK. However, everything leads us to believe that this will be impossible on this 13th generation.
AMD may have a significant advantage with overclocking when we see that our Ryzen 5 7600 manages to exceed the performance of the Ryzen 5 7600X thanks to a frequency increase. On the other hand, you will need a watercooling solution.
So it’s a very interesting battle that is coming up in the next few weeks, and we will be paying close attention to it! If the i5-13500 performs better than the Ryzen 5 7600, will the Ryzen 5 7600 be able to make up for it with overclocking? In addition to a price war, we will have a performance war with and without overclocking and we are already salivating. This will be an opportunity to think about designing an entry-level 1080p gaming setup based on one of these two processors.
The B650(E) chipset for these non-X processors:
We haven’t officially posted any motherboard reviews of this chipset yet, but we have already tested it in the lab and reviews are coming in the next few days. This chipset is financially more interesting than the X670E. It will be the ideal companion for a non-X Ryzen 7000 based configuration. See you in the coming weeks for the design of non-X Ryzen based configurations and motherboards with the B650 chipset and DDR5 modules.
The Ryzen 7000 non-X series:
AMD could see its processor sales take off again with the arrival of this series of non-X Ryzen 7000 processors. They have many advantages, starting with a reduced power consumption compared to their big brothers 7000X. Of course, the performance is lower because of the lower frequencies, but thanks to their identical characteristics in terms of cores/threads and overclocking, it is quite possible to achieve performance close to that of the X version while having bought the processor for a more affordable price! One thing is for sure, we’ll be talking about these processors and particularly the Ryzen 5 7600 in the weeks to come.
