The Ryzen 5 7500f is a great processor that deserves more praise. For $125 on AliExpress, you get a Ryzen 5 7600 that’s only 100 MHz slower, and without an integrated GPU. That’s a phenomenal deal! I recently did this with a 4060 Ti and it served me extremely well. It rivaled my $550 7950X in a few instances.
7500f Review
The perfect $125 CPU.
PC Build - $736 USD
| CPU | Ryzen 5 7500f | $125 | [AliExpress] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooler | TR Assassin X 120 SE | $18 | [Amazon, Newegg] |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte B650M D3HP AX | $135 | [Amazon, Newegg] |
| RAM | 2x8GB DDR5 5200 CL36 | $70 | [Amazon, Newegg] |
| SSD | 512GB M.2 PCIe | $38 | [Amazon, Newegg] |
| GPU | RX 6650 XT | $240 | [Amazon, Newegg] |
| GPU Option 2 | RTX 3070 8G Used | $290 | [Ebay] |
| Case | Montech AIR 100 | $65 | [Amazon, Newegg] |
| Case Option 2 | Bitfenix Nova Mesh | $60 | [Amazon, Newegg] |
| Power Supply | MSI MAG 550 | $50 | [Amazon, Newegg] |
Benchmarks
Check out the performance in this video.
Ryzen 5 7500F Specs
A comparison of the sub $200 AM5 CPUs.
Benchmarks
Why the 8500G isn’t a great choice
The 8500G is fine for a budget, all-in-one CPU + GPU solution; but if you just need an affordable GPU, it has several limitations:
Only two FULL Zen 4 cores - the other four cores are Zen 4c cores or “efficiency” cores. They’re less powerful than regular Zen 4 cores.
Less cache - Zen 4 loves L3 cache. Less cache makes a big impact in gaming.
PCIe Limited - If you’re using an PCIe/NVME M.2 SSD, your GPU is limited to PCIe 4.0x4, which is really bad. It’s OK for budget GPUs, but above an RTX 4060, you will have issues.