We have already told you about the new Ryzen 7000 not X on previous occasions, and a few weeks ago we told you that its launch is scheduled for January 10th, which is tomorrow. Within this new family, the Ryzen 5 7600 has emerged as one of the most interesting models, and after seeing the first performance figures shared by TechPowerUp, it’s clear to me that It corresponds to this, albeit with nuances.

In terms of gross income Ryzen 5 7600 is only 5.1% slower than Ryzen 5 7600X in professional applications and synthetic tests, if we use a cooling system that allows it to stay in optimal temperature values, which we will not be able to achieve with the fan that this processor includes, the Wraith Stealth, which, as we will see later, does not make sense.

Back to the performance issue, if we overclock the Ryzen 5 7600 and get lucky in the silicon lottery if we get to 5.3GHz we achieve almost identical performance to the Ryzen 5 7600X. In games, the differences between the two are quite small, 2.7% at 720p using the GeForce RTX 3080 and disappearing at 1440p. With a more powerful graphics card, this difference would still be noticeable at this resolution, but at 4K it would become almost nothing.

The same thing happens in general with Ryzen 7 7700 and Ryzen 9 7900 which they also offer excellent performance levels and are very close to the X models. They also have the advantage of having the excellent Wraith Prism cooling system, which is able to maintain acceptable operating temperatures even under full load, and will allow us to activate the Precision Boost Overdrive (PBO) technology to safely increase the operating frequency and improve. performance.

The average performance difference between Ryzen 7000 and Ryzen 7000X is around, with the home configuration, i.e. without changing the PBO configuration, between 2% and 5%, data that perfectly matches what I expected. However, the Ryzen 5 7600 comes with a fan which is really useless as it causes the temperatures to rise sharply under full load. 99 degrees Celsius and in games the temperature reaches 97 degrees, all at stock frequencies.

AMD has confirmed that the Ryzen 7000 they are designed to work safely at a maximum angle of 95 degreesso if you are planning to buy a Ryzen 5 7600, be sure that you will have to invest money in a better cooling system, because the model you bring from home will not be able to keep it at safe values.

Ryzen 7600, Ryzen 7 7700 and Ryzen 9 7900 prices in Spain

• The Ryzen 5 7600 has 6 cores and 12 threads at 3.8 GHz-5.1 GHz and its recommended price for the Spanish market is 270 euros. Includes AMD Wraith Stealth fan. Ryzen 5 7600X costs 323.68 euros.
• The Ryzen 7 7700 has 8 cores and 16 threads at 3.8GHz to 5.3GHz and will be available at MSRP 390 euros. Includes AMD Wraith Prism fan. Ryzen 7 7700X costs €450.99.
• The Ryzen 9 7900 has 12 cores and 24 threads at 3.7GHz-5.4GHz and will cost 510 euros. Includes AMD Wraith Prism fan. Ryzen 9 7900X is worth the price €541.58.