AMD strikes back with 7 new chips, Ryzen 7 5800X3D with radical V-Cache tech
“After months of teasing its revolutionary new V-Cache technology, AMD finally unveiled the final key details about the product that serves as its flagship on Tuesday morning. The Ryzen 7 5800X3D will hit the streets on April 20, wielding a massive slab of memory cache directly bonded to the top of the 8-core chip package and a $449 suggested price—the same cost as the non-3D version of the 5800X, which launched in 2020.
And, surprise! AMD also announced a slew of affordable new Ryzen 3, 5, and 7 processors to flesh out its processor lineup now that Intel’s 12th-gen “Alder Lake” CPUs are here and kicking butt, and is finally extending official Ryzen 5000 support to older AM4 motherboards. Phew!
“AMD’s press release calls the 5800X3D the “world’s most advanced desktop gaming processor,” claiming that it delivers “the fastest 1080p gaming across select titles when compared to others in the market.” We’ll need to wait for independent reviewers to verify those claims, of course, but there’s every reason to believe that so much additional on-chip memory will indeed supercharge performance in many—but not all—games..”
“It’s a welcome, but unexpected move. AMD had resisted supporting Zen 3-based processors (a.k.a. Ryzen 5000) on older 300-series motherboards, but opening it up now gives the company an extra edge in the battle against Intel. AMD’s 300-series motherboards launched alongside first-gen Ryzen processors. Until today, upgrading to the latest AMD or Intel chips required investing heavily in a new motherboard (and thus a whole new PC build) as well. This expanded support means long-time Ryzen owners now have an option to upgrade to the latest and greatest AMD chips without major hassle—which means they may be less likely to consider Intel’s swell 12th-gen chips as an option when the complete upgrade costs get factored in. Clever.”
Source: https://www.pcworld.com/article/6232...7-5800x3d.html
Color me impressed. I have a 3600x / Gigabyte Aorus AM4 build that I’d be able to upgrade to the latest & greatest without having to get a new motherboard (and essentially building a whole new PC.)
I havent done a BIOS update in a really long time though, but I reckon it shouldn’t be too hard…
“After months of teasing its revolutionary new V-Cache technology, AMD finally unveiled the final key details about the product that serves as its flagship on Tuesday morning. The Ryzen 7 5800X3D will hit the streets on April 20, wielding a massive slab of memory cache directly bonded to the top of the 8-core chip package and a $449 suggested price—the same cost as the non-3D version of the 5800X, which launched in 2020.
And, surprise! AMD also announced a slew of affordable new Ryzen 3, 5, and 7 processors to flesh out its processor lineup now that Intel’s 12th-gen “Alder Lake” CPUs are here and kicking butt, and is finally extending official Ryzen 5000 support to older AM4 motherboards. Phew!
“AMD’s press release calls the 5800X3D the “world’s most advanced desktop gaming processor,” claiming that it delivers “the fastest 1080p gaming across select titles when compared to others in the market.” We’ll need to wait for independent reviewers to verify those claims, of course, but there’s every reason to believe that so much additional on-chip memory will indeed supercharge performance in many—but not all—games..”
“It’s a welcome, but unexpected move. AMD had resisted supporting Zen 3-based processors (a.k.a. Ryzen 5000) on older 300-series motherboards, but opening it up now gives the company an extra edge in the battle against Intel. AMD’s 300-series motherboards launched alongside first-gen Ryzen processors. Until today, upgrading to the latest AMD or Intel chips required investing heavily in a new motherboard (and thus a whole new PC build) as well. This expanded support means long-time Ryzen owners now have an option to upgrade to the latest and greatest AMD chips without major hassle—which means they may be less likely to consider Intel’s swell 12th-gen chips as an option when the complete upgrade costs get factored in. Clever.”
Source: https://www.pcworld.com/article/6232...7-5800x3d.html
Color me impressed. I have a 3600x / Gigabyte Aorus AM4 build that I’d be able to upgrade to the latest & greatest without having to get a new motherboard (and essentially building a whole new PC.)
I havent done a BIOS update in a really long time though, but I reckon it shouldn’t be too hard…
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