AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Pictured, Installed On AM5 Motherboard

We have had plenty of listings for the AMD Ryzen 7000 series CPUs and the X670E and X670 motherboards from Asus. Now we have got an actual picture of the AMD Ryzen 7 7700X installed on an AM5 motherboard.

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X On AM5 Socket

The picture of the AMD Ryzen 7 7700X was posted by a user on AnandTech Forums. The particular user seems to have gotten a CPU ahead of time and most likely for review purposes. It does tell us that the final silicon is ready which is to be assumed keeping in mind that these CPUs are going to be officially launched soon. We can also see that reviewers have got their hands on samples for testing and reviewing.

You might see a small D at every bottom. This means that this is a non-retail unit. We have seen this on previous review samples. I can deduce that the AM5 socket seen in the image is of an X670E or X670 motherboard since B650 motherboards are far from launch at this point.

I have to say that looking at the CPU installed, it does seem a bit off compared to the CPUs that we have seen in the past. But if this is going to be the future then we should get used to it with time. We can see why the integrated heat spreader is internally called Octopus. Seeing the design, I would imagine that delidding the CPU is going to be harder.

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700X features 8 cores and 16 threads with a base clock speed of 4.5 GHz and a boost clock speed of 5.4 GHz. The CPU is supposed to have a TDP of 105W and should cost around $480.

Asus has confirmed that it will showcase its X670E and X670 motherboards at Gamescom 2022. We should be able to learn more about motherboard pricing at the unveiling. We have confirmation that the following motherboards are included in the lineup from Asus:

• ROG Crosshair X670E Extreme – 1475 Euros (1500 USD)
• ROG Crosshair X670E HERO – 1088 Euros (1106 USD)
• ROG Crosshair X670E GENE – 977 Euros (994 USD)
• ROG STRIX X670E-E Gaming WiFi – 912 Euros (927 USD)
• ROG STRIX X670E-F Gaming WiFi – 809 Euros (823 USD)
• ROG STRIX X670E-A Gaming WiFi – 783 Euros (796 USD)
• PROART X670E-Creator WiFi – 894 Euros (909 USD)
• PRIME X670-P WiFi – 510 Euros (518 USD)
• PRIME X670-P – 483 Euros (491 USD)

Other confirmed motherboards include the MSI MPG X670E Carbon WiFi and PRO X670-P WiFi which will range from 416.50 Euros to 562.19 Euros. Note that these prices are not official and have been taken from retailer listings, so do take this with a grain of salt.

Since the launch of the AM5 platform is around the corner Corsair has announced its upcoming MP700 PCIe Gen5 SSDs that are ready for AM5 and can do up to 10,000MB/s read, 9500, and 9500MB/s write speeds.

Let us know what you think about this picture of the AMD Ryzen 7700X on an AM5 motherboard and whether or not you are interested in upgrading to the AMD Ryzen 7000 series.