Left · AMD
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
Spec score
Spec score 57
$160
Amazon US, Oct 24
Ryzen 5 7500F against Ryzen 7 8700G
Ryzen 7 8700G leads on the overall index. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
Right · AMD
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
Spec score
Spec score 59
$265
typical price
Which one for what
Office & everyday
Ryzen 7 8700Gright
58 vs 66 on the office & everyday blend.
Coding & development
Ryzen 7 8700Gright
53 vs 60 on the coding & development blend.
Light gaming
Either
Within 0 points; buy on price.
Gaming
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Heavy gaming
Ryzen 5 7500Fleft
62 vs 60 on the heavy gaming blend.
Content creation
Ryzen 7 8700Gright
49 vs 54 on the content creation blend.
3D & rendering
Ryzen 7 8700Gright
44 vs 50 on the 3D & rendering blend.
Gaming & streaming
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
AI & local models
Ryzen 7 8700Gright
47 vs 54 on the AI & local models blend.
Head to head
Scores
Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.
Spec score
Ryzen 5 7500F: 57
Ryzen 7 8700G: 59
2 ptsto the right
Gaming
Ryzen 5 7500F: 64
Ryzen 7 8700G: 58
6 ptsto the left
Multi-core
Ryzen 5 7500F: 34
Ryzen 7 8700G: 40
6 ptsto the right
Single-core
Ryzen 5 7500F: 69
Ryzen 7 8700G: 80
11 ptsto the right
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Ryzen 5 7500F: 33.5
Ryzen 7 8700G: 22.3
50%to the left
Typical price
Ryzen 5 7500F: $170
Ryzen 7 8700G: $265
$95to the left
From the spec sheets
Cores
Ryzen 5 7500F: 6
Ryzen 7 8700G: 8
33%to the right
Threads
Ryzen 5 7500F: 12
Ryzen 7 8700G: 16
33%to the right
Boost clock
Ryzen 5 7500F: 5 GHz
Ryzen 7 8700G: 5.1 GHz
2%to the right
Turbo power
Ryzen 5 7500F: 88 W
Ryzen 7 8700G: 88 W
level
The verdict
- The Ryzen 5 7500F leads in games by 10%.
- The Ryzen 7 8700G has 18% more all-core throughput for renders, compiles and exports.
- The Ryzen 7 8700G is 16% quicker in single-threaded work, which is most of what a desktop does.
- The Ryzen 5 7500F typically costs $95 less.
- Per dollar, the Ryzen 5 7500F is the better buy: 33.5 points per $100 against 22.3.
Specifications
| Spec | Ryzen 5 7500F | Ryzen 7 8700G |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Zen 4 | Zen 4 (Radeon 780M) |
| Socket | AM5 | AM5 |
| Cores / threads | 6 / 12 | 8 / 16 (better) |
| Base clock | 3.7 GHz | 4.2 GHz (better) |
| Boost clock | 5 GHz | 5.1 GHz (better) |
| TDP / turbo power | 65 / 88 W | 65 / 88 W |
| Memory | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Built-in graphics | No | Yes (better) |
| Cooler in the box | Yes | Yes |
| Brand | AMD | AMD |
| Released | 2023 | 2024 (better) |
| Typical price | $170 (better) | $265 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.