The new AMD Ryzen 7000 processors based on the Zen 4 architecture, along with the AM5 socket and new chipsets, are undoubtedly the biggest technological step for the AMD processor family in recent years. A new generation of RAM, an all-new socket, and a better production process ensure that AMD can battle Intel armed to the teeth.

That fight is one that AMD really can’t ignore. About a year ago, Intel released the 12th generation Core processors, also known as Alder Lake. By successfully combining a better architecture and a better production process, the processors from the blue camp were able to challenge the Ryzen 5000 processors well and beat them in a significant portion of the tests. With the Zen 4 architecture on the Ryzen 7000 series, that has to change and AMD states that it simultaneously has the fastest CPU for gamers and the most computing for content creators.

In this review, we’ve tested the processors AMD has sent us so far: the Ryzen 9 7950X and the Ryzen 7 7700X. According to the manufacturer, the Ryzen 9 7900X and Ryzen 5 7600X could arrive at any time, so you can expect Tweakers to review these models soon.

AMD Ryzen 7000 Models

Ryzen 5 7600X is the lowest model put into the new generation, it is a hexa-core processor with a turbo speed of 5.3 GHz and it costs 365 euros. Above that is the Ryzen 7 7700X, which runs at a maximum of 5.4GHz with eight cores and should cost €489. Then the Ryzen 9 7900X has twelve cores and a turbo clock of 5.6GHz at a price of 669 euros. The top model is the Ryzen 9 7950X, which, like its predecessor, has sixteen cores. The 5.7GHz turbo clocks in at 800MHz higher than the 5950X, while the USD699 price is up to $100 less than its predecessor. We don’t notice much in euros, given the current prices, which means that the officially suggested retail price of the Ryzen 9 7950X is currently €849.