AMD Ryzen 7 9700F Officially Launched, ASRock First to Confirm Support on AM5 Motherboards

AMD has quietly expanded its Ryzen 9000 series lineup with the official release of the Ryzen 7 9700F, an octa-core Zen 5 CPU, while motherboard partner ASRock became the first to confirm support across its AM5 motherboard lineup.

The Ryzen 7 9700F is part of a wider low-profile release from AMD, which also saw the introduction of the Ryzen 5 7400F, Ryzen 5 7400, and Ryzen 5 9500F. Some of these CPUs, particularly the 7400F and 7400, appear limited to OEM distribution in South Korea, while the 9700F is already surfacing in global listings.

The official Ryzen 7 9700F product page confirms that the CPU shares much of its DNA with the Ryzen 7 9700X but comes without integrated graphics:

• Architecture: Zen 5

• Cores/Threads: 8C/16T

• Base Clock: 3.8 GHz

• Boost Clock: Up to 5.5 GHz (same as 9700X)

• Cache: Same as 9700X

• TDP: Same as 9700X

• iGPU: None (F-series)

Although not yet fully listed in AMD’s Ryzen 9000 CPU table, the 9700F page is live, and price expectations are between $250 and $290, based on earlier leaks, though AMD has not confirmed MSRP.

ASRock Confirms Support with BIOS Update

ASRock announced in a press release that nearly all of its 600 and 800-series AM5 motherboards will support the new CPUs with the latest BIOS version 3.30, which includes AGESA 1.2.0.3e Patch A.

Supported ASRock motherboards include:

• X870E / X870

• B850 / B840

• X670E / B650E / B650

• A620A / A620

Currently, only the X870 Taichi Creator board shows BIOS version 3.30 on ASRock’s support page, but a wider rollout is expected soon.

The Ryzen 7 9700F provides a slightly more affordable Zen 5 option for users who do not need integrated graphics, making it an appealing choice for gamers or builders pairing the CPU with discrete GPUs. With ASRock and other board partners rolling out BIOS updates, adoption should be straightforward for those on AM5.

Would you consider the Ryzen 7 9700F as a value-focused Zen 5 upgrade, or do you think AMD should have launched it with more aggressive pricing?