AMD announces Ryzen 7 5800X3D and six more CPUs, here's all the news
AMD announces Ryzen 7 5800X3D and six more CPUs
AMD has made official the new Ryzen 7 5800X3D processor, the first desktop solution equipped with 3D V-Cache, or cache memory stacked vertically on the die. The new technology should guarantee an average 15% increase in gaming performance, such as to make it, according to AMD, the fastest processor for gamers on the market. The statement thus suggests that the Ryzen 7 5800X3D is faster than the Core i9-12900K in games, but we will have to wait for the actual benchmarks to evaluate the CPU performance.The Ryzen 7 5800X3D is based on Zen 3 architecture. produced with TSMC 7nm, it is equipped with 8 cores / 16 threads, a maximum frequency of 4.5GHz, TDP of 105W and a total L3 cache of 96MB, which thanks to the 3D V-Cache technology should guarantee the performance increase. described above. During the announcement AMD did not reveal further details, nor did it show new graphs on the performance in internal tests, limiting itself to communicating the official launch date and price: the CPU will arrive on the market on April 20 at 449 dollars, which will probably be translated by us. in about 500 euros.
Processor Architecture Core / Thread Base / Boost Frequency (GHz) L3 Cache (MB) TDP (Watts) Price (Dollars) Ryzen 7 5800X3D Zen 3 8/16 3.4 / 4.5 96 105 449 Ryzen 7 5700X Zen 3 8/16 3.4 / 4.6 36 65 299 Ryzen 5 5600 Zen 3 6/12 3.5 / 4.4 35 65 199 Ryzen 5 5500 Zen 3 6/12 3.6 / 4.2 19 65 159 Ryzen 5 4600G Zen 2 6/12 3.7 / 4.2 11 65 154 Ryzen 5 4500 Zen 2 6/12 3.6 / 4 , 1 11 65 129 Ryzen 3 4100 Zen 2 4/8 3.8 / 4.0 6 65 99 While the Ryzen 7 5800X3D is for obvious reasons the most interesting of the new processors and is placed in a specific segment of the market on the other hand, it is not easy to identify the positioning of all the models presented. It is clear that AMD wants to freshen up the cheaper offerings in its lineup, replacing for example the Ryzen 3 3100 based on Zen architecture of the first generation with the Ryzen 3 4100, or the old Ryzen 5 3400G with the Ryzen 5 4600G, with the 'goal of maintaining (or recovering) market share where Intel has become increasingly competitive, especially with the 11th and 12th generation Core i3 and Core i5 solutions. In this sense, some of the models proposed by AMD are clearly identifiable as "competitors" of Intel CPUs: the Ryzen 5 5600 can be seen as an "opponent" of the Core i5-12400F, the Ryzen 7 5700X of the Core i5-12600K, or even the Ryzen 5 4500 could compete with the Core i3-11100F, which currently reigns in the entry-level range thanks to an enviable quality / price ratio. The most difficult model to enter the market is perhaps the Ryzen 5 5500, which could position itself as a competitor to the Core i3-12100F, guaranteeing superior performance thanks to a larger cache and more cores / threads. All this, however, will be confirmed or denied with the official tests, which will arrive only when the processors are available.
On the sidelines of the announcement, AMD has also formalized support for Zen 3 processors on selected motherboards with 300-series chipsets, such as the B350s and X370s. Support will be integrated into BIOS with AGESA 1.2.0.7, so if you want to verify that your motherboard is compatible, check the support page for a BIOS with the indicated AGESA version.
AMD Announces Ryzen 7 5800X3D, New Zen CPUs Arriving in April
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use.AMD has announced the launch date for its upcoming Ryzen 7 5800X3D CPU as well as a half-dozen new CPUs. The top-end chip is the Ryzen 7 5800X3D. This is the first commercial CPU with a vertically mounted L3 cache, and it’s expected to add up to 15 percent to Zen 3’s gaming performance compared to the mainstream Ryzen 7 5800X.
According to AMD, the Ryzen 7 5800X3D will be available on April 20, at an initial price of $449. That’s significantly above the Ryzen 7 5800X, which currently appears to retail for ~$349, but it matches the Ryzen 7 5800X’s debut price. It isn’t unusual for high-end consumer parts to carry a price premium and the 5800X3D is probably more expensive than most CPUs to build. Integrating 64MB of vertically-mounted cache is no small feat. It’s possible AMD limited itself to a single SKU to make certain it could build enough chips in a challenging macroeconomic environment.
Enthusiasts should be aware of rumors that the 5800X3D may not support overclocking. Historically, CPUs with larger caches have sometimes been worse overclockers than their counterparts, and the L3’s vertical mounting could make thermal dissipation harder, even though AMD did not position the cache above any die hotspots. It is not clear if these rumors are true, yet, but we wouldn’t be surprised if they are.
New Zen 2, Zen 3 CPUsIn addition to the 5800X3D, AMD is announcing six new chips in total — three based on Zen 2 and three based on Zen 3. We’ve rounded the new chips up in a chart below, as compared to the company’s current product line. The list below shows AMD’s current Ryzen product lineup (or at least much of it). Some older CPUs are included to illustrate how the new chips compare.
These new chips collectively fill in some longstanding gaps in AMD’s Zen 3 product line. AMD hasn’t had a refreshed $200 CPU in quite some time (the nearly three-year-old Ryzen 5 3600X has been anchoring AMD’s $200 price point).
In a few spots, these new chips are nice upgrades. The OEM-only Ryzen 5 3500 was a 6C/6T CPU, while the Ryzen 5 4500 bumps that to a 6C/12T core. Updates like the Ryzen 3 4100, on the other hand, are only a very small stat bump on the Ryzen 3 3100. The price is right at $100, but AMD is holding the value proposition steady on this chip.
The bottom six CPUs — everything but the Ryzen 7 5800X3D — should be available on April 4. The Ryzen 7 5800X3D will ship on April 20.
Is the Ryzen 7 5800X3D Likely to Be Worth It?Without putting hands on the CPU we can’t say for sure, but here’s our best pre-review guess. AMD is emphasizing the Ryzen 7 5800X3D as a gaming CPU and we expect to see the bulk of its improvements there. With that said, there is the chance that some specific workloads will pick up more than 15 percent improvement from the additional cache.
In some cases, a cache size jump can improve performance by a larger than expected amount because the application’s working data set (however large it happens to be) is now held entirely within the cache. It’s difficult to predict which applications might benefit, however.
The 5800X3D is an enthusiast part for gamers who want to maximize AM4 for gaming. With AM5 coming this year, gamers who aren’t feeling a $449 CPU purchase right now may have more attractive options by the time snow threatens. AMD’s overall performance currently lags behind Intel and the company has lost a few points of market share in recent months. These new chips and price point refreshes are at least partly an effort to respond to increased competitiveness from Chipzilla.
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