Ryzen 5 7500 vs Core i7-8700K
AMD · Released Sep 10, 2026
Ryzen 5 7500
- SocketAM5
- MemoryDDR5
- AM5: Older AM5 boards may need a BIOS update for newer Ryzen chips.
- Threads
- 12
- Cores
- 6
- Max Boost
- 5GHz
- L3 Cache
- 32MB
- Base Clock
- 3.7GHz
- TDP
- 65W
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Ryzen 5 7500 has about a 9% higher spec score than Core i7-8700K and launched at $170 less.
$189(better)
Launch MSRP
$359
46.3(better)
Spec score
42.4
12
Threads
12
6
Cores
6
5GHz(better)
Max Boost
4.7GHz
32MB(better)
L3 Cache
12MB
3.7GHz
Base Clock
3.7GHz
65W(better)
TDP
95W
AM5
Socket
LGA1151 v2
DDR5
Memory
DDR4
Sep 10, 2026
Released
Oct 5, 2017