AMD Ryzen 7 8700F 8-core AM5
Ryzen 3 Dark Rock Pro 5 4-core AM4
What Buyers Say
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F 8-core AM5
The AMD Ryzen 7 8700F receives mixed feedback. Some users praise its performance for everyday tasks and budget builds with a dedicated GPU, while others report serious issues like a red light on first boot indicating a faulty CPU, and driver update problems. The Q&A clarifies that it requires an AM5 motherboard and DDR5 RAM, and includes a cooler with pre-applied thermal paste.
Pros
- Good for everyday tasks
- Budget-friendly with dedicated GPU
- Comes with cooler
- Pre-applied thermal paste
- Has NPU
Cons
- Red light on first boot
- Driver update issues
- Requires AM5 motherboard
- Requires DDR5 RAM
- No integrated graphics
Ryzen 3 Dark Rock Pro 5 4-core AM4
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Specifications
| AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Ryzen 3 Dark Rock Pro 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| Brand | AMD | Intel |
| Series | Ryzen 7 | Ryzen 3 |
| Model | 8700F | 1200 |
| Codename | Phoenix | Zen |
| Class | desktop | desktop |
| Process | 4★ | 14 |
| Cores & Clocks | ||
| Cores | 8★ | 4 |
| P-cores | 8★ | 4 |
| Threads | 16★ | 4 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| Cache | ||
| L2 Cache | 8★ | 2 |
| L3 Cache | 16★ | 8 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark Multi | ||
| PassMark Single | ||
| Memory | ||
| Memory Type | DDR5★ | DDR4 |
| Max Speed | ||
| Channels | 2★ | — |
| Max Memory | No data | |
| ECC | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Platform & Power | ||
| Socket | AM5 | AM4 |
| PCIe | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| PCIe Lanes | 20★ | 16 |
| TDP | 65★ | 270 |
| Max Turbo Power | 65★ | — |
| Unlocked | ✓ | ✓ |
| Graphics & AI | ||
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon graphics | — |
| NPU TOPS | 16★ | — |
Pros & Cons
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F 8-core AM5
- Strong feature (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong efficiency (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong single thread (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong multi thread (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Below average user sentiment (5th percentile)5th %ile
Ryzen 3 Dark Rock Pro 5 4-core AM4
- Strong social proof (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Below average efficiency (33rd percentile)
Pricing
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F 8-core AM5
Ryzen 3 Dark Rock Pro 5 4-core AM4
No current pricing available
Verdict
Scores 75 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 18 of 28 specs.