AMD Ryzen 7 8700F & Ryzen 5 8400F “AM5” DIY Desktop APUs Listed By Retailers

AMD is indeed bringing its Ryzen 7 8700F & Ryzen 5 8400F "AM5" Desktop APUs with no iGPUs to the DIY retail segment.

It was previously reported that AMD would launch its recently announced Ryzen 7 8700F & Ryzen 5 8400F APUs in the DIY segment. That seems to be the case as multiple retailers have now listed the chips along with preliminary prices. The listings were spotted by Momomo_US and feature two retailers, PC-Canada and Slovenian retailer, Funtech. Both have listed box variants of the chips so let's start with the listings first:

Now it is worth pointing out that the prices of the AMD Ryzen 7 8700F & Ryzen 5 8400F APUs are still preliminary and the final ones would be much lower. Funtech has the Ryzen 7 8700F listed for 309.90 Euros which is -5% lower than the 325.20 Euros for the Ryzen 7 8700G while the Ryzen 5 8400F is listed for 199.90 Euros which is slightly more expensive than the boxed Ryzen 5 8500G variant. We expect the final prices to be around 5-10% lower than the MSRPs of the original "G" variants.

Starting with the specifications, the AMD Ryzen 7 8700F APU features 8 cores and 16 threads based on the Zen 4 core architecture. It has a base clock of 4.1 GHz and a boost clock of 5.05 GHz which is both slower in base and boost versus the Ryzen 7 8700G (-0.05 GHz Boost / -0.10 GHz Base). It has a total of 16 MB of L3 cache and lacks the RDNA 3 iGPU.

Similarly, the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F features 6 cores and 12 threads based on the Zen 4 architecture. It features a base clock of 4.2 GHz and a boost clock of 4.75 GHz (-0.25 GHz Boost / +0.1 GHz Base). The chip also features 16 MB of L3 cache with 6 MB L2 cache and doesn't feature any RDNA 3 iGPU. As for the TDP, both chips are configured at 65W. You can find some initial reviews of both APUs here.

Interestingly, while the iGPU is missing, the NPU specifications are carried over from the Non-F SKUs. In the case of the AMD Ryzen 7 8700F, you still get the 16 TOPS "XDNA" NPU while AMD's Ryzen 5 8400F is deprived of any NPU capabilities since the 8500F also doesn't feature an NPU. Both APUs will be compatible with AM5 and feature overclocking capabilities just like the other APUs. The duo will also come with a Wraith Stealth cooler which will be more than enough for these 65W chips.

These prices will provide current AM4 owners with a decent mainstream APU option to upgrade to. Several AM5 motherboards can be bought for under $150 US and a good 32 GB DDR5 kit goes for less than $90 US so couple all of these together and you got a decent build in the sub $500 US range. Do note that since there's no iGPU onboard, users will still have to buy a separate discrete graphics card, and if you are aiming for an entry-level Radeon RX 7000 GPU, those start at around $229 US (RX 7600).