Back at the start of the month, AMD finally launched their latest lineup of desktop processors, the Ryzen 7000 series. It marks a new beginning for the company, as it sees not just new silicon but also a new motherboard socket platform along with support for DDR5 memory.
AMD Ryzen 7000 Malaysia pricing and availability
AMD’s new processors are available for purchase from today onwards in Malaysia. You can get them from any of AMD’s local partners and retailers, such as All IT, Azio Online, PCByte, TMT and more across the country. Here are the recommended retail prices of each Ryzen 7000 processor:
- AMD Ryzen 7950X – RM3,399
- AMD Ryzen 7900X – RM2,699
- AMD Ryzen 7700X – RM1,899
- AMD Ryzen 7600X – RM1,399
AMD Ryzen 7000 specs and features
As we had mentioned during the global launch of the Ryzen 7000 lineup, these new processors all feature the latest Zen 4 architecture, built on the TSMC 5nm process, the first to do so. This brings with it several improvements across the board, such as a 13% average increase in IPC vs Zen 3 as well as faster clockspeeds, much improved efficiency and a smaller die size. In particular, AMD claims that when locked at the same TDP, Zen 4 will perform up to 74% better compared to Zen 3. There’s also now onboard integrated graphics, though nothing powerful enough for any serious gaming.
At the top of the product stack is the Ryzen 9 7950X, which has 16 cores and 32 threads running at 4.5GHz base clocks boosting to 5.7GHz. It also has 80MB of cache with a rated TDP of 170W. You can expect up to 48% improvements in content creation with up to 35% improvements in gaming performance compared to last gen’s Ryzen 9 5950X. Sitting below that meanwhile is the Ryzen 9 7900X, a 12-core, 24-thread processor running at 4.7GHz boosting to 5.6GHz, with 76MB of cache and a 170W TDP.
The more mainstream options meanwhile include the Ryzen 7 7700X, an 8-core, 16-thread processor running at 4.5GHz base clock and boosts of 5.4GHz. It has 40MB of cache and a 105W TDP. Lastly, we have the Ryzen 5 7600X, a 6-core, 12-thread processor that surprisingly also has a rated TDP of 105W, running at 4.7GHz with boost speeds up to 5.3GHz. It has 38MB of cache and AMD claims 40% improvements over the Ryzen 5 5600X, and is apparently on par with the Intel Core i9-12900K too in certain gaming performances.
Before you rush out and get one of these new processors though, one thing you will need to note is that you’ll need to get a new motherboard, as these new processors also mark the start of the new AM5 platform, replacing the years-old AM4 socket. The new AM5 platform will see the pins moved to the motherboard in a land grid array socket, rather than the classic pin grid array AMD had used for years. You’ll also be able to use most current AM4 coolers with AM5 motherboards too.
There will be four main motherboard chipsets for now, namely AMD X670 Extreme, AMD X670, AMD B650 Extreme and AMD B650. As usual, the X-series chipsets are meant for enthusiasts who want to fiddle with their systems and overclock things, while the B-series boards are more for mainstream users. All support DDR5 memory with at least one PCIe 5.0 slot for M.2 storage. The two Extreme chipsets will also have PCIe 5.0 slots for the graphics card, with a PCIe 4.0 slot on the other non-Extreme chipsets instead.
