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AMD Ryzen 7 8700F

30,746 Benchmark Score

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AMD Radeon RX 7700

15,852 Benchmark Score

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The AMD Ryzen 7 8700F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 7700 is a desktop combination built around an 8-core Zen 4 processor on the AM5 platform and a 16 GB RDNA 3 discrete graphics card. Benchmark data places the CPU in the 82nd percentile of all tested processors and the GPU in the 58th percentile of all tested GPUs, producing a combined percentile of 70. One important caveat applies throughout this page: no measured FPS rows exist for this exact CPU+GPU pairing in the database, so all frame-rate discussion below is estimated from the benchmark scores rather than drawn from in-game measurements.

CPU Analysis

The Ryzen 7 8700F is an 8-core, 16-thread processor built on AMD's Zen 4 architecture under the Phoenix codename, manufactured on TSMC's 4 nm process. It runs a 4.10 GHz base clock and boosts to 5.00 GHz, with a rated TDP of 65 W. Cache allocation is 64 KB of L1 per core, 1 MB of L2 per core, and 16 MB of shared L3. The die measures 178 mm² and carries 25,000 million transistors. The multiplier is unlocked, giving overclocking headroom to users who want it.

Single-thread results are strong. A Geekbench single-core score of 2290 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3761 sit comfortably in the upper tier of the database, reflected in the chip's 82nd percentile placement against all CPUs. That single-thread strength matters for the workloads that resist parallelization — game logic, browser responsiveness, and most office applications. Passmark single-thread confirms the picture at 3872.

Multi-core throughput scales sensibly across the 16 threads. Cinebench R23 multi-core lands at 26646, R20 at 11191, and R15 at 2685. Geekbench multi-core reaches 13523 and Passmark multithread hits 30893. The 3DMark CPU profile traces scaling cleanly: 1008 single-thread, 1989 at two threads, 3839 at four, 6559 at eight, and 7861 at maximum threads. The interesting detail is that the 16-thread score of 7883 is marginally higher than the max-thread score, which is within run-to-run variance but shows the eight cores saturate fully — there is no meaningful headroom left beyond sixteen threads.

The average benchmark score of 30746 puts this chip in a tight cluster with its nearest rivals: the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS at 30879 (a 0.4 percent gap), the Intel Core i5-13600H at 30548 (0.6 percent), the Intel Core Ultra 5 225T at 30468 (0.9 percent), and the Intel Core i7-13700TE at 31028 (0.9 percent ahead). All four deltas are under one percent, so in practical terms the 8700F trades blows with this peer group. The Passmark utility subtests flesh out the picture: 100371 for integer math, 62629 for floating point, 378160 for data compression, 22117 for encryption, 45425 for string sorting, 28474 for extended instructions, and 1553 for physics — a balanced profile with no weak spot in general compute.

GPU Analysis

The Radeon RX 7700 uses the Navi 32 chip on the RDNA 3.0 architecture, codenamed "Wheat Nas," built on TSMC's 5 nm process. The die measures 346 mm² with 28,100 million transistors at a density of 81.2M per mm². It carries 2560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, 96 render output units, and 40 ray-tracing cores. RDNA 3 provides the RT hardware; no discrete tensor-core equivalent is listed for this part, with FP16 executing at a 1:1 rate of 25.18 TFLOPS alongside 25.18 TFLOPS FP32.

Clocks are 1900 MHz base, 2041 MHz game, and 2459 MHz boost. The 16 GB of GDDR6 sits on a 256-bit bus running at 2438 MHz (19.5 Gbps effective), delivering 624.1 GB/s of bandwidth — a generous allocation for this performance class, and the card's most future-proofing-friendly spec. Pixel fill rate is 236.1 GPixel/s and texture fill rate is 393.4 GTexel/s.

Benchmark scores position the card at the 58th percentile of all GPUs with an average score of 15852. The headline 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 result of 2865, Passmark G3D score of 20974, and Geekbench OpenCL score of 106028 define its rendering envelope. Passmark GPU compute sits at 10963, and the per-API results — 261 in DirectX 9, 186 in DirectX 11, 92 in DirectX 10, 96 in DirectX 12 — round out the gaming profile. API support extends to DirectX 12 Ultimate (feature level 12_2), Vulkan 1.4, and OpenGL 4.6.

Against its nearest rivals the card is essentially dead-even: the Radeon R9 370X is 0.1 percent ahead, the Radeon RX 9060 is 1 percent ahead, the Radeon Pro W5500 is 1.1 percent behind, and the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is 1.7 percent ahead. Within roughly two percent on either side, this is a mid-pack performer for its average score — though the raw G3D score of 20974 and the large memory buffer give it a clear identity for memory-hungry rendering and texture work.

Balance and Bottleneck

The percentile spread tells the story of this pairing. The CPU sits at the 82nd percentile while the GPU sits at the 58th, yielding a combined percentile of 70. The processor is comfortably the stronger of the two components relative to their respective databases. In gaming terms, that imbalance is actually the healthier direction: GPU-bound scenarios at higher resolutions let the 8700F's strong single-thread performance (2290 Geekbench single-core, 3761 Cinebench R23 single-core) feed frames to the RX 7700 without the CPU becoming the limiter.

At lower resolutions and higher refresh rates the balance shifts. A Passmark G3D score of 20974 and a Steel Nomad result of 2865 indicate a card that will be pushed hard in esports titles at high frame rates, where the CPU's 1008 3DMark single-thread score could begin to gate maximum FPS. Because no measured FPS data exists for this pairing, the database cannot confirm the exact crossover resolution — but the score gap between the 82nd-percentile CPU and the 58th-percentile GPU strongly suggests 1440p as the natural operating point, where the GPU saturates first and the CPU's headroom is preserved.

For productivity the equation inverts in the user's favor: the 8700F's 26646 Cinebench R23 multi-core score and 13523 Geekbench multi-core score drive workloads, with the GPU's 10963 Passmark compute score and 106028 OpenCL result available for acceleration in supported applications without either component starving the other.

Who Should Build It

Gamers targeting 1440p are the primary audience. The RX 7700's 16 GB frame buffer, 624.1 GB/s of bandwidth, and mid-tier G3D result align with that resolution, and the 8700F's single-thread strength removes the CPU as a concern. Esports players chasing high refresh rates at 1080p can also use this build, though the GPU's 58th percentile placement means the very highest frame rates will depend on settings reduction.

Content creators benefit from both sides of the pairing. The 8-core/16-thread CPU with 26646 in R23 multi-core handles timeline scrubbing, encode queues, and general editing, while the 16 GB of VRAM absorbs high-resolution textures, GPU-accelerated effects, and 3D scene assets that smaller cards cannot hold. Developers get sixteen threads for compilation and containers, plus the unlocked multiplier and AM5 platform for longevity. Students and small-business workstation builders get a DDR5-capable desktop with strong everyday responsiveness — the 82nd-percentile CPU score — at a 65 W TDP that keeps thermals and noise modest. Users who need workstation-class GPU certification should note the card's consumer positioning.

Benchmark Performance

The CPU's full benchmark slate: 3DMark CPU profile of 7883 (16 threads), 1989 (2 threads), 3839 (4 threads), 6559 (8 threads), 7861 (max threads), 1008 (single thread); Cinebench R15 multi 2685 / single 378; R20 multi 11191 / single 1579; R23 multi 26646 / single 3761; Geekbench multi 13523 / single 2290; Passmark multithread 30893, single-thread 3872, integer math 100371, floating point 62629, compression 378160, encryption 22117, string sorting 45425, extended instructions 28474, physics 1553, find-prime 98. Average score: 30746, 82nd percentile.

The GPU's slate: 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 2865; Geekbench OpenCL 106028; Passmark G3D 20974; Passmark GPU compute 10963; G2D 1206; DirectX 9 261, DirectX 10 92, DirectX 11 186, DirectX 12 96. Average score: 15852, 58th percentile.

The combined picture is a 70th-percentile desktop. The CPU sits within one percent of four rivals spanning both AMD and Intel lineups — a genuinely contested tier — while the GPU sits within 1.7 percent of three AMD cards and the RTX 3060 Ti. Neither component is an outlier; both are mid-to-upper-mid performers that produce a coherent, balanced-for-gaming system.

FAQ

Q: How many cores and threads does the Ryzen 7 8700F have?

A: 8 cores and 16 threads, built on the Zen 4 architecture with a 4 nm process and a 65 W TDP.

Q: How much VRAM does the RX 7700 have, and what is its memory bandwidth?

A: 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, delivering 624.1 GB/s of bandwidth.

Q: Does this page contain measured game FPS figures?

A: No. The database has no measured FPS rows for this exact CPU+GPU pairing, so all frame-rate discussion is estimated from the benchmark scores.

Q: How does the 8700F compare to its nearest rivals?

A: Its average score of 30746 is within roughly one percent of the Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS, Core i5-13600H, Core Ultra 5 225T, and Core i7-13700TE.

Q: Is the CPU multiplier unlocked?

A: Yes, the 8700F has an unlocked multiplier, allowing overclocking on the AM5 platform.

Q: What power supply is suggested for the GPU?

A: The RX 7700 carries a 200 W TDP with two 8-pin connectors and a suggested PSU of 550 W.

Q: What was the CPU's launch MSRP?

A: Launch MSRP was $270.

Gaming Performance

As stated, there are no measured FPS rows for this exact combination in the database — the following expectations are estimates derived from the benchmark scores, not in-game captures. The RX 7700's Passmark G3D score of 20974, Steel Nomad result of 2865, and 58th-percentile placement place it in the same performance band as the RTX 3060 Ti (1.7 percent apart on average score). Cards in that band are conventionally strong at 1440p with high settings and capable at ultra settings with some title-dependent reduction, and the 16 GB frame buffer removes VRAM capacity as a limiting factor in modern, texture-heavy games.

The DirectX 12 result of 96 and DirectX 11 result of 186 in Passmark's per-API tests indicate the card holds up across both legacy and modern rendering paths, which matters for a mixed library of older and current titles. Ray tracing is supported through the 40 RT cores and DirectX 12 Ultimate support, but the card's mid-tier compute placement suggests RT effects will carry a heavier cost than on faster parts. The 8700F's role is to stay out of the way: with a 1008 3DMark single-thread score and 2290 Geekbench single-core result in the 82nd CPU percentile, frame-time consistency at 1440p should be CPU-limited only rarely, and primarily in high-refresh, low-resolution esports scenarios.

Upgrade Path and Platform

The platform foundation is AMD Socket AM5 with DDR5 support on a dual-channel bus delivering 83.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth. ECC memory is not supported. The CPU provides PCIe Gen 4 with 20 lanes from the CPU, and the GPU connects via PCIe 4.0 x16 — a matched pairing with no interface bottleneck. Note that the 8700F has no integrated graphics, so a discrete card (or a backup GPU) is required for display output at all times.

Power is straightforward: a 65 W CPU plus a 200 W GPU under a 550 W suggested PSU leaves headroom for the rest of the system. The card itself is a dual-slot design, 267 mm long, 135 mm tall, and 50 mm wide, fed by two 8-pin connectors — worth verifying against case clearance before building.

The upgrade path is the platform's strength. AM5 is a current, active socket, and the 8700F's release date of 2024 means the board should accept newer AM5 processors for future CPU upgrades without a platform rebuild. The most sensible next upgrade here is the GPU: with the CPU at the 82nd percentile and the GPU at the 58th, a faster graphics card would be absorbed cleanly, letting the 8700F's strong single-thread and multi-thread scores set the new ceiling rather than becoming the limiter. Display connectivity on the current card — one HDMI 2.1a, two DisplayPort 2.1, and one USB Type-C — supports modern high-resolution, high-refresh monitors.

Build Overview

This is a desktop-class build (buildClass: desktop) pairing an active-production, 2024-released AMD 8-core Zen 4 processor with an active-production RDNA 3 graphics card from the RX 7000 series. Overall tier, judged by percentiles: upper-mid. The CPU's 82nd percentile against all CPUs anchors the system's responsiveness and multi-threaded capability; the GPU's 58th percentile against all GPUs defines the graphics ceiling; the combined 70th percentile describes a competent, gaming-oriented desktop that leans on processor strength. The CPU launched at a $270 MSRP; no launch MSRP is listed for the GPU. Both components remain in active production, which supports availability of replacement or matching parts.

Usage Scenarios

High-refresh gaming. With an 82nd-percentile CPU feeding a 58th-percentile GPU, this build is best suited to high-refresh play at 1440p rather than extreme-FPS 1080p esports, where the GPU's 20974 G3D score becomes the constraint. The CPU's 1008 single-thread 3DMark result ensures frame delivery stays consistent.

Streaming. Sixteen threads make simultaneous play-and-encode viable: the 26646 Cinebench R23 multi-core score and 30893 Passmark multithread result leave headroom for encoder work while gaming, and the 8700F's scaling to 6559 at eight threads means a game using eight threads still has eight more available.

Video editing. The 16 GB of VRAM at 624.1 GB/s of bandwidth holds timeline previews and GPU effects comfortably, while the CPU's 13523 Geekbench multi-core score handles decode, effects, and export queues. The 106028 OpenCL score confirms usable GPU acceleration in OpenCL-based editors.

3D rendering. The RX 7700's 25.18 TFLOPS FP32 throughput, 10963 Passmark compute score, and large frame buffer make it workable for viewport rendering and GPU render engines, though the CPU's 8 cores will complete CPU-based renders at mid-tier speed rather than workstation pace — the R23 multi score of 26646 sets that expectation clearly.

Software development. Compilation, containers, and virtualization all scale with threads; the 16-thread CPU with 83.2 GB/s of dual-channel DDR5 bandwidth handles parallel builds well, and the 2290 Geekbench single-core score keeps single-threaded tooling — interpreters, linters, debuggers — snappy.

Student and office work. The 65 W CPU TDP keeps the system quiet and cool for desk use, the 82nd-percentile CPU score guarantees effortless browser-and-productivity performance, and DDR5 plus AM5 provide a long service life for a machine that may be upgraded rather than replaced. The absence of integrated graphics is the one caveat: the dedicated RX 7700 must remain installed and functional for any display output.

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