AMD 7000 Series CPUs - The Next Gen of Processors, Now at Micro Center!

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Written by Sean Mekinda

AMD's next wave of processors have arrived with a major leap forward in CPUs - the world's first 5nm desktop PC processors! Introducing the 7000 Series of CPUs: The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, Ryzen 9 7900X, Ryzen 7 7700X, and Ryzen 5 7500X, all built to support the latest, greatest, and fastest computer technology, including DDR5 RAM and PCIe 5.0 Read on for a full spec breakdown, then be sure to check out our benchmarks of the absolutely incredible Ryzen 9 7950X (spoilers, it outperformed the Threadripper), and our Ryzen 9 5790X build guide!

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What's New With 7000 Series?

AMD's new 7000 Series doesn't just come with the new AM5 socket type. Packed into the new square design of the world's first 5nm CPU are a ton of new speed, power, and efficiency innovations. That's not to say that the AM5 socket type is without major upgrade. DDR5 is now supported by AMD chips, as is PCIe 5.0, both greatly boost speeds for pretty much everything you can do on a computer, from boot times to gaming, And don't forget about WiFi 6E, for lightning fast internet connections without the hassle of whole-home ethernet cables.

The one thing that hasn't changed? The cooler support - AM4 coolers will work on AM5 boards so you can upgrade without worrying whether your cooler will work on your newly beefed-up rig.

AMD EXPO Technology

Also new with the 7000 Series is AMD EXPO technology, developed for easy memory overclocking so you can get even more out of your new DDR5 RAM. AMD EXPO is designed to be as user-friendly as possible, so anyone can get the most out of their system without having to dig deep into the motherboard BIOS settings.

AMD 7000 Series Specs at a Glance

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Raphael AM5 4.5GHz 16-Core Boxed Processor

• Cores: 16
• Threads: 32
• Base Clock: 4.5Ghz
• Max Boost Clock: up to 5.7GHz
• L1 Cache: 1MB
• L2 Cache: 16MB
• L3 Cache: 64MB
• Default TDP: 170W
• Socket: AM5
• Unlocked for Overclocking

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Raphael AM5 4.7GHz 12-Core Boxed Processor 

• Cores: 12
• Threads: 24
• Base Clock: 4.7Ghz
• Max Boost Clock: up to 5.6GHz
• L1 Cache: 768KB
• L2 Cache: 12MB
• L3 Cache: 64MB
• Default TDP: 170W
• Socket: AM5
• Unlocked for Overclocking

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Raphael AM5 4.5GHz 8-Core Boxed Processor

• Cores: 8
• Threads: 16
• Base Clock: 4.5Ghz
• Max Boost Clock: up to 5.4GHz
• L1 Cache: 512KB
• L2 Cache: 8MB
• L3 Cache: 32MB
• Default TDP: 105W
• Socket: AM5
• Unlocked for Overclocking

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Raphael AM5 4.7GHz 6-Core Boxed Processor

• Cores: 6
• Threads: 12
• Base Clock: 4.7Ghz
• Max Boost Clock: up to 5.3GHz
• L1 Cache: 384KB
• L2 Cache: 6MB
• L3 Cache: 32MB
• Default TDP: 105W
• Socket: AM5
• Unlocked for Overclocking

AMD's new line of 7000 Series CPUs are available now at Micro Center, along with a wide array of AM5 motherboards! Not sure what you want to build? Check out our Ryzen 9 7950X Build Guide for ideas. And don't forget about our AMD Ryzen 7 5750X benchmarks!

Vaganza

I've done some builds with this CPU in preparation for launch, the clockspeeds reading over 5 GHz so effortlessly is really impressive. I can't wait to get a hold of some PCIe 5.0 NVMe drives to see these really open up.

Lesaol

Every time my pc opens something slower than usual my intrusive thoughts try to convince me to upgrade... At least now with DDR5 and those clock speeds I have more than one reason 😂😂

Julia_V

I love that there's also AMD optimized DDR5 Ram to pair with the CPUs.