AMD’s China-Exclusive Ryzen 7 8700F & Ryzen 5 8400F Desktop APUs for the AM5 socket have now been tested by motherboard vendor, JGINYUE.
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F & Ryzen 5 8400F Desktop APUs Offer Very Similar Performance As “G” SKUs At Lower Prices & Lower Boost Clocks
A few weeks back, AMD announced that it was preparing two new SKUs for the Chinese market, the Ryzen 7 8700F & the Ryzen 5 8400F. Details regarding these SKUs were limited but now we know the full specifications of both chips which are essentially more cost-effective solutions to attract a mainstream and budget gaming market.
Starting with the specifications, the AMD Ryzen 7 8700F APU features 8 cores and 16 threads based on the Zen 4 core architecture. It has a base clock of 4.1 GHz and a boost clock of 5.05 GHz which is both slower in base and boost versus the Ryzen 7 8700G (-0.05 GHz Boost / -0.10 GHz Base). It has a total of 16 MB of L3 cache and lacks the RDNA 3 iGPU.
Similarly, the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F features 6 cores and 12 threads based on the Zen 4 architecture. It features a base clock of 4.2 GHz and a boost clock of 4.75 GHz (-0.25 GHz Boost / +0.1 GHz Base). The chip also features 16 MB of L3 cache with 6 MB L2 cache and doesn’t feature any RDNA 3 iGPU. As for the TDP, both chips are configured at 65W.
In terms of performance, the AMD Ryzen 7 8700F and Ryzen 5 8400F offer very similar numbers versus the Ryzen 7 8700G and Ryzen 5 7500F. The Ryzen 7 8700F is around 2% slower at max and differences are only seen in multi-threaded tests. The Ryzen 5 8400F also keeps up with the Ryzen 5 7500F in single-threaded tests but comes down to 11% slower in multi-threading tests since the Ryzen 7000 series offers better performance through their chiplet architecture versus the SoC lay-out on the APUs. The Ryzen 7000 CPUs also have twice the L3 cache.
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F & Ryzen 5 8400F CPU Tests (Credits: JGINYUE)
| CPU Name | AMD Ryzen 5 8400F | AMD Ryzen 5 7500F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU-z ST | 662 | 677 | 697 | 695 |
| CPU-z MT | 5539 | 5805 | 7194 | 7334 |
| Cinebench R23 ST | 1686 | 1812 | 1788 | 1828 |
| Cinebench R23 MT | 13035 | 14617 | 17626 | 17941 |
Prices for either chip aren’t mentioned but we expect them to be slightly lower than the Ryzen 7 8700G and Ryzen 5 8500G which will make them a good deal for users upgrading to the new AM5 platforms.
AMD Ryzen 8000G Desktop APUs:
| APU Name | Architecture | Core / Threads | Clocks (Base / Max) | L3 Cache | GPU | TDP | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryzen 7 8700G (PRO) | Zen 4 / RDNA 3 (Phoenix 1) | 8 / 16 | 4.20 / 5.10 GHz | 16 MB | Radeon 780M (12 CU) | 65W | $329 US |
| Ryzen 7 8700F | Zen 4 | 8 / 16 | 4.10 / 5.05 GHz | 16 MB | N/A | 65W | TBD |
| Ryzen 5 8600G (PRO) | Zen 4 / RDNA 3 (Phoenix 1) | 6 / 12 | 4.35 / 5.00 GHz | 16 MB | Radeon 760M (8 CU) | 65W | $229 US |
| Ryzen 5 8500G (PRO) | Zen 4 / RDNA 3 (Phoenix 2) | 6 / 12 (4 Zen4C + 2 Zen 4) | 3.55 / 5.00 GHz | 16 MB | Radeon 740M (4 CU) | 65W | $179 US |
| Ryzen 5 8400F | Zen 4 | 6 / 12 (4 Zen4C + 2 Zen 4) | 4.20 / 4.75 GHz | 16 MB | N/A | 65W | TBD |
| Ryzen 3 8300G (PRO) | Zen 4 / RDNA 3 (Phoenix 2) | 4 / 8 (3 Zen 4C + 1 Zen 4) | 3.45 / 4.90 GHz | 8 MB | Radeon 740M (4 CU) | 65W | OEM Only |
| Ryzen 7 8700GE PRO | Zen 4 / RDNA 3 (Phoenix 1) | 8 / 16 | 3.65 / 5.10 GHz | 16 MB | Radeon 780M (12 CU) | 35W | OEM Only |
| Ryzen 5 8600GE PRO | Zen 4 / RDNA 3 (Phoenix 1) | 6 / 12 | 3.90 / 5.00 GHz | 16 MB | Radeon 760M (8 CU) | 35W | OEM Only |
| Ryzen 5 8500GE (PRO) | Zen 4 / RDNA 3 (Phoenix 2) | 6 / 12 (4 Zen4C + 2 Zen 4) | 3.40 / 5.00 GHz | 16 MB | Radeon 740M (4 CU) | 35W | OEM Only |
| Ryzen 3 8300GE (PRO) | Zen 4 / RDNA 3 (Phoenix 2) | 4 / 8 (3 Zen 4C + 1 Zen 4) | 3.50 / 4.90 GHz | 8 MB | Radeon 740M (4 CU) | 35W | OEM Only |