AMD Ryzen 5 8400F and Ryzen 7 8700F tested by Chinese media

The special Hawk Point processors without integrated graphics.

AMD Ryzen 5 8400F, Source:hxl95

Chinese media outlet “hxl95” has shared the very first benchmarks of AMD’s newest AM5 CPUs. These SKUs were not widely (globally) introduced for a very simple reason: they are primarily targeting the Chinese market.

The company called JGINYUE, a motherboard maker, provided their boards for this test. Both Ryzen models were tested on either B650M Gaming Plus and B650I Night Devil motherboards, which are AM5-based Micro-ATX and Mini-ITX series.

AMD Ryzen 5 8400F & Ryzen 7 8700F, Source:hxl95

The reviewer provided a side-by-side comparison to the closest SKUs in the AM5 series. The Ryzen 5 8400F is a Hawk Point-based model with 6 Zen4 cores, a base clock of 4.2 GHz, and a boost of 4.75 GHz. Worth adding that this means a 500MHz faster base clock than Ryzen 5 7500F (also 6-core) and a 250 MHz slower boost clock. The CPU is designed to meet a 65W TDP configuration and comes with half of the L3 cache that the Ryzen 7500F offers.

AMD Ryzen 5 8400F & Ryzen 7 8700F, Source: hxl95

The AMD Ryzen 7 8700F is an 8-core variant with specs much closer to the 8700G version. Clocks are slightly toned down indeed, reaching up to 5.05 GHz compared to 5.1 GHz on the G version. However, the CPU has the same L3 cache of 16MB and a TDP of 65W. More importantly, the F version lacks integrated GPU support, which is easily one of the biggest benefits of using the Hawk Point APU.

The 8700G version still leads the pack with 1-2% higher performance over the 8700F. Those who seek a cheap 8-core CPU for the AM5 socket should definitely consider the F variant if they already have a GPU available. The gap is wider between the 7500F and 8400F. The latter is on average 7% slower. Sadly, these figures are only based on synthetic tests, while gaming performance is still a bit of a mystery.

AMD has only presented these new processors, but they are not yet available for sale, even in China. That said, the MSRP is not known at the moment, and that could easily tip the scales in any direction. Hopefully, gamers won’t have to wait much longer for official retail sales to start, and we will provide an update once AMD confirms pricing. After all, there is still a chance that these SKUs end up on the global market, either through official or unofficial channels, just as the Ryzen 5 7500F did.

Source: @hxl95