Preface
Ryzen 7 8700F is AMD's coreless Ryzen 8000F series processor for OEM customers and distributors, using Zen 4 architecture, 4nm process technology, with 8 cores and 16 threads, 24MB cache, and a maximum boost frequency of 5.0GHz. We can basically think of it as a Ryzen 7 8700G processor with a coreless graphics and a frequency 0.1GHz lower. It is worth mentioning that the Ryzen 7 8700F still retains the Ryzen AI NPU acceleration unit, and to a certain extent, we can see the Ryzen 7 8700F as AMD's product to expand the AI ecosystem to the OEM/complete machine channel.
Ryzen 7 8700F, as an 8-core and 16-thread game processor, is mostly sold with a separate display on the whole machine e-commerce platform, and the price of the whole machine is about 4500 yuan-6000 yuan. This price is the mainstream price of the whole computer, and users have a lot of choices at this price. Therefore, in addition to the independent display machine of Ryzen 7 8700F, this evaluation will also select an Internet celebrity configuration machine with a price of about 6000 yuan for comparative evaluation.
Details
The Ryzen 7 8700F machine in this review is from the climbing e-sports "sea view room" host, climbing computer I believe everyone has more or less heard, this is a computer brand founded in 2011, the product line includes desktops, notebooks, all-in-one computers, committed to providing high-performance, high-quality computers for small and medium-sized enterprises and individuals.
This console adopts an all-white body with a side-view design, a body size of 426mm x 280mm x 375mm, supports MATX motherboard, motherboard/power supply dual-cabin design, and 7 RGB fans inside the case, the visual effect is quite outstanding. Because of the motherboard/power supply dual-cabin design, the shape of the host is close to a horizontal cuboid, and the visual effect will not be similar to the tower case so "strong", and it is relatively small and cute. At the same time, the sense of space and transparency in the internal space of the case has been greatly improved, and it is easy to put a figure or ornament.
There are four configurations of this host, the processor models are all Ryzen 7 8700F, we are evaluating the flagship version configuration, priced at 5949 yuan, with MSI B650M-B motherboard, air cooling cooler, Hankai RX 7700 XT 12G graphics card and DDR5 6000MHz 16GB memory and Critical P3 1TB solid state drive. However, because the original configuration was only equipped with a single DDR5 memory, which could not form a dual-channel memory to play the best performance, we replaced it with a set of Kingston FURY DDR5 6000MHz 32GB dual-channel memory for testing.
Ryzen 7 8700F specs
As we said earlier, the Ryzen 7 8700F is basically a coreless Ryzen 7 8700G processor with a 0.1GHz lower frequency, and the other specs including the Ryzen AI NPU acceleration unit are the same. In addition, the Ryzen 7 8700F also supports many advanced technologies of the Ryzen 8000 series processors, such as PBO2 technology, EXPO memory overclocking technology, unlocked multiplier design, and more.
The Ryzen AI NPU (Artificial Intelligence Neural Network Processing Unit) is equipped with a computing power of up to 16 TOPS, which can localize AI workloads in a network-free environment, helping users build smarter next-generation AI PCs. At present, Microsoft's Windows 11 23H2 system can already realize the camera's eye focus, background blur, automatic framing, noise background suppression and other functions through NPU. In the future, with the development of AI technology and the implementation of AI applications, more AI functions can be realized through NPU. For example, in the current game, you can detect the kill time in the game through the NPU and save it as a super moment, and you can also let the AI do special charge training, which is a very good NPU usage solution.
Test platform
5949 yuan climbs Ryzen 7 8700F host
处理器：AMD Ryzen 7 8700F（PBO2 Enable）
Motherboard: MSI PRO B650M-B
内存:金士顿FURY DDR5 6000MHz
显卡：瀚铠Radeon RX 7700 XT 12GB
Hard drive: Critical P3 1TB
Radiator: Air-cooled radiator
Power supply: Patriot EP650
Room temperature: 26 degrees
As we mentioned earlier, the Ryzen 7 8700F is only available to OEM customers and distributors, so this review will be conducted in the form of a complete machine, except for replacing Kingston's dual-channel DDR5 6000MHz memory to maximize performance, the other configurations will remain the same. The price of this host is 5949 yuan,We referred to the configuration of multiple e-commerce machines in this price range,Finally, we chose the 6399 yuan Internet celebrity configuration host as a reference sample for comparative evaluation。
6399 yuan i5-13400F host
处理器：intel Core i5-13400F
主板：微星B760M GAMING PLUS WIFI
内存:金士顿FURY DDR5 6000MHz
显卡:盈通RTX 4060 A 8GB大地之神
Hard disk: Kingston NV2 1TB
Radiator: Kyushu Fengshen Xuanbing 400V5
Power supply: Kyushu Fengshen DQ650M
Room temperature: 26 degrees
The configuration we chose is basically the benchmark of this 6399 yuan host configuration list,But some hardware such as heat dissipation and memory,There is no specific model or affects the performance of the whole machine,We have replaced the approximate positioning,The performance and positioning of the whole machine are still kept at the same level as much as possible。
Benchmark performance testing
In the benchmark test of the software, the Ryzen 7 8700F can be said to be ahead of the Core i5-13400F in an all-round way, with the multi-threaded 7-Zip and Win RAR leading the most, reaching 35% and 26% respectively, and several other multi-threaded tests, the lead is also very high, with an average of 21%. In the single-threaded test, the Ryzen 7 8700F is slightly ahead of the Core i5-13400F, with only the CPU-Z Bench slightly behind.
Game performance testing
In the game performance test, we tested 5 single-player games and 3 esports/online games. We tested five stand-alone games: Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Watch Dogs: Legion, Cyberpunk 2077, Horizon: Dawn of Zero, and Total War: Warhammer 3, and three esports/online games: PUBG, Dota 2, and Final Fantasy 14. Tested at 1920 x 1080 resolution, unless otherwise specified, all games are set to the highest quality.
In the game test, the frame rate of the 5949 yuan climbing Ryzen 7 8700F console is ahead of the 6399 yuan Core i5 13400F configuration console, of which the largest lead is "Watch Dogs: Legion", "Cyberpunk 2077" and "Total War: Warhammer 3", with a lead of 20%, 20% and 22% respectively. The other two games have a slightly lower lead, but they also have a decent 9% and 4% lead.
In esports, the test scores were similar for both consoles, but the lead was not as high as for single-player games. On average, the 5949 yuan climbing Ryzen 7 8700F host is about 3% ahead of the 6399 yuan Core i5 13400F host.
Productivity performance testing
As a mainstream-level computer, users will also have productivity needs such as PS and PR, so we also tested the performance of these two hosts in the Adobe family bucket.
In the productivity test, the performance of PS, PR, and AE was different. In PS, because the processor performance of the Ryzen 7 8700F console is relatively strong, the score is 20% higher than that of the Core i5 13400F console; PR is more of a graphics card performance,CPU gap has little impact on the performance,The results of the two hosts are basically the same;In AE,RTX graphics card CUDA core has a slight advantage,Core i5 13400F host results surpass Ryzen 7 8700F host by 2%.
Ryzen AI NRC
In addition to the outstanding cost performance, the Ryzen 7 8700F host also has a particularly big selling point, that is, the Ryzen 7 8700F is equipped with a YZEN AI NPU acceleration unit. The next wave of PC revolution will develop in the direction of AI PCs, and some gamers may have already experienced the intelligence and convenience of AI applications, such as ChatGPT and Stable Diffusion.
At present, HWINFO can already identify the NPU frequency and usage rate of Ryzen 7 8700F, and the domestic software game plus plus can also recognize the Ryzen AI NPU, and it can be through the NPU Super Moment", that is, it automatically records the kill video of the game. Compared to normal mode, Ryzen AI NPU can complete the recording of "kill video" without using the load on the processor and GPU, and the impact on the game frame rate is minimized.
During the game, the NPU will monitor the kill status in the game in real time, and the usage load is about 10%.
Each kill will automatically record a 15-second video, which can also be adjusted in the software to record a video of up to 5 minutes, and the bitrate can support up to 50Mbps.
summary
It can be seen from the test results that the 5949 yuan climbing Ryzen 7 8700F host is stronger than the i5-13400F configuration host of 6399 yuan in terms of game performance and productivity performance. The Ryzen 7 8700F paired with the RX 7700 XT graphics card is a very cost-effective configuration, which is enough to provide gamers with a smooth gaming experience at 1080p resolution or even 2K resolution. It can be seen that at the price of 6000 budget, the 5949 yuan climbing Ryzen 7 8700F console is a better choice for players' games and AI applications.
From the perspective of host configuration,5949Yuan climbing Ryzen 7 8700F host includes about 3200 yuan RX 7700 XT graphics card、800 yuan or so MSI B650-B motherboard,Other memory、Solid state、Power supply、The price of the chassis is about 1500 yuan,The price of the whole machine has come to 5500 yuan,And 500 yuan is obviously not enough to buy a Ryzen 7 8700F processor。 If we assemble the configuration with the same performance by ourselves, it is estimated that the price of the whole machine will come to more than 7000 yuan. Obviously, the Ryzen 7 8700F, as a gaming processor only for OEMs/OEMs, is shipped to OEMs at a relatively favorable price, which improves the configuration level of the console. As we said earlier, the Ryzen 7 8700F can be regarded as AMD's product to expand the AI ecosystem to the OEM/machine channel, and a certain degree of concession can promote the Ryzen AI NPU more widely, which is a win-win situation for AMD, OEMs/OEMs, and consumers.
In general, Ryzen 7 8700F is a high-end gaming processor launched for OEM customers and machine channel providers. At the same time, the preferential price of the processor has contributed to the increase of the configuration of the whole machine and the reduction of the selling price, so that the host has stronger competitiveness. For AMD, the Ryzen 8000F series processors will be the first step in preparing for the implementation of the AI technology ecosystem, laying a good user base for the transformation of the next generation of AI PCs, and gaining stronger competitiveness in the future AI wave.