Ryzen 7000: AMD may raise the prices of its processors significantly   

New leak reveals you’ll need to dig deep into your pocket

As we have informed you , AMD will participate in gamescom 2022 and it sounds like shortly before the end of the summer it is preparing to fully reveal the latest details for its new generation Ryzen 7000 processors . Specifically, if these rumors are true, the new models are expected to be released in September.

Now, adding fuel to the fire comes a new leak that shows that we are probably very close to the debut of Zen 4 architecture CPUs . Specifically, the PC Canada store has posted listings ahead of time for several of AMD’s new products. As noted by Twitter user momomo_us , the store listed the Ryzen 5 7600X for $340 (converted from Canadian dollars), the Ryzen 7 7700X at $494, the Ryzen 9 7900X at $625, and finally the flagship model, the Ryzen 9 7950X at the steep price of $906.

Compared to the previous generation models, these prices are significantly higher. In particular, comparing the starting prices of the Ryzen 5000, AMD’s new series will come with about 10% to 12% higher cost for the corresponding models. However, comparing it to the current prices, which have dropped quite a bit from the original debut, the gap is even wider.

Indicatively, for the American market and according to the data collected by Tom’s Hardware, the price difference is as follows:

Ryzen 5 7600X – $340
Ryzen 5 5600X – $199

Ryzen 7 7700X – $494
Ryzen 7 5700X – $268

Ryzen 9 7900X – $625
Ryzen 9 5900X – $398

Ryzen 9 7950X – $906
Ryzen 9 5950X – $546

At this point it is worth mentioning that the new generation of AMD processors also requires the transition to a brand new platform, since they need motherboards with the new AM5 socket, as well as DDR5 RAM memories. This practically means that those who are thinking about the upgrade will need to dig deep into their pockets.

In case you need a refresher, right now we officially know that the new Ryzen 7000 will be the world’s first desktop processors with 5nm CPU cores. In particular, AMD is using 5nm CPU chiplets for the cores, a 6nm I/O die and will integrate RDNA 2 architecture graphics for the first time in all its models. At the same time, they will come with twice the L2 cache, with the size now reaching 1MB per core, while the new architecture offers 15% better single-threaded performance (but not only through better IPC), will only support DDR5 memories and an impressive maximum boost frequency that will exceed 5GHz.

Of course, this maximum frequency can only be achieved by one core in workloads that require it, as is the case with Zen 2 and Zen 3 processors. At the same time, it should be noted that AMD did not clarify exactly how much higher the IPC will be, with the “+15%” coming from both the higher IPC and the higher frequency. It is also worth noting that the new Ryzen 7000 processors will also support additional instructions for accelerating AI processes, although AMD has not yet shared more details.

Finally, the new AM5 socket that will accommodate them raises the maximum power supply to 170W, an increase of 28W compared to the maximum of 142W of the previous socket.