The Ryzen 7 8700F ($270) and Ryzen 5 8400F ($170) are released by AMD.
The Ryzen 7 8700F and Ryzen 5 8400F Socket AM5 desktop processors were formally released by AMD. These are desktop APU variations based on the Ryzen 8000 series, but without integrated graphics. Despite not having integrated graphics, the 8700F has a Ryzen AI NPU that can perform up to 16 AI TOPS. There is no NPU on the 8400F. The 8700F has an 8-core/16-thread CPU based on the current “Zen 4” architecture, similar to the 8700G, but with a maximum boost frequency of 5.00 GHz, which is 100 MHz lower. The retail package comes with a Wraith Stealth cooler, and the TDP is the same at 65 W.
Similar to the 8500G, the Ryzen 5 8400F is a 6-core/12-thread processor built on the “Phoenix 2” silicon, which includes four “Zen 4c” cores that boost at a lower frequency and two “Zen 4” cores that can reach the chip’s maximum 4.70 GHz boost frequency. Since the IPC and ISA of both types of cores are the same, AMD Chipset Software leverages the UEFI CPPC preferred cores software flags to give the “Zen 4” cores priority when allocating workload. According to AMD’s launch presentation, the 8700F should be able to compete with an Intel Core i5-14400F in terms of productivity and gaming, while the 8400F should be able to match an i5-13400F in terms of gaming performance. The 8700F is priced at $269, which is $60 less than the 8700G, according to the firm, while the 8400F is priced at $169, which is $10 less than the 8500G.
