Lenovo decided to offer the Ryzen 9 7900 and Ryzen 7 7700 processors as options for its prebuilt desktops. This shows that the 7900 and 7700 will be OEM-exclusive at least at first.
That does not mean these chips will not make it to the retail channel. In the past, OEM-only parts from AMD have made their way to retailers, who bought them in trays and sold them individually with motherboards and CPU coolers. The 7900 has 12 cores and 24 threads, just like the 7900X, which is sold in retail stores. The 7700 has 8 cores and 16 threads, just like the 7700X. Only these chips have a base frequency of 3.60 GHz is known about them (compared to 4.70 GHz for the 7900X, and 4.50 GHz for the 7700X). Both chips are expected to have a lower TDP at 65W.
Some shops anticipate the first shipment in one to three weeks. The launch date has not been confirmed, but AMD is expected to announce the Ryzen 7000 series update at CES 2023 in January.
| Alledged Ryzen 7000 Specifications | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cores / Threads | Base/Boost Clock | TDP | Cache (L2+L3) | Launch Price(USD) | |
| AMD Ryzen 7000 Zen4 Raphael | |||||
| Ryzen 9 7950X | 16C/32T | 4.5/5.7 GHz | 170W | 80MB (16+64) | $699 |
| Ryzen 9 7900X | 12C/24T | 4.7/5.6 GHz | 170W | 76MB (12+64) | $549 |
| Ryzen 9 7900 | 12C/24T | 3.6-3.8/5.4 GHz | 65W | 76MB (12+64) | $429 |
| Ryzen 7 7700X | 8C/16T | 4.5/5.4 GHz | 105W | 40MB (8+32) | $399 |
| Ryzen 7 7700 | 8C/16T | 3.6-3.8/5.3 GHz | 65W | 40MB (8+32) | $329 |
| Ryzen 5 7600X | 6C/12T | 4.7/5.3 GHz | 105W | 38MB (6+32) | $299 |
| Ryzen 5 7600 | 6C/12T | 3.8/5.1 GHz | 65W | 38MB (6+32) | $229 |
Lenovo lists the AMD Ryzen 9 7900 and Ryzen 7 7700 (non-X) as pre-built options
