We’ll start with the list of processors and prices, which as we’ve been saying for months Intel has hit AMD where it hurts the most to the point that it’s going to have to launch new CPU models to soften the blow . Until 7 models it will compete in price where logically the 5800X3D takes the paces… And the controversy.
From 4 cores to 8 cores, lower frequencies and adjusted price
The removal of the mentioned 5800X3D is 6 processors those that should soon hit the market:
- Ryzen 7 5700X
- Ryzen 5 5600
- Ryzen 5 5500
- Ryzen 5 4600G
- Ryzen 5 4500
- Ryzen 3 4100
The problem is that the last three belonging to the 4000 series arrive with the Zen 2 architecture in the middle of 2022, which shows that AMD has not had much reaction time and that Alder Lake has “ate its toast ” in terms of performance and price.
The best thing, without a doubt, are the prices, since they range from 99 dollars to 299 dollars, very competitive and which represent and cover gaps that until now have not been filled and that we have been asking for months to Lisa Su for the huge euro jumps that exist.
Logically, AMD made a lot of money with it and now it’s time to tighten our belts. Without a doubt, the most balanced is the Ryzen 5 5500 since it gets a higher base frequency than its siblings in the same series and a 4.2 GHz Boost for only $159. Its only flaw is the small L3 it incorporates, but that’s what the Ryzen 5 5600 is for, which should be AMD’s new bastion in gaming.
But what about the 5800X3D then? It is complicated…
The price of the Ryzen 7 5800X3D on stage
What happens to the price? You may wonder. Well, very simply, it is unlikely to reach that cost. Here comes the controversy over the MSRP and how unrepresentative it is today, but it’s unlikely to even reach those numbers as AMD’s official price.
There are multiple reasons. First, it would be the fastest processor for gaming and possibly very close to the Ryzen 9 5900X in multi-core performance. Second, TSMC will increase the price of 12-inch wafers for all its customers for the second quarter of the year after increasing them by 10 to 20% (depending on contracts) at the start of the year.
Finally, the direct competitor of this CPU are the 12900K and 12900KF, which are above 600 dollars without too many problems. If the Ryzen 7 5800X3D really is faster in gaming, is AMD going to offer it so cheaply? We must not forget that the fact of including the SRAM as 3D virtual cache
Rumors claimed that we would see prices close to 550 dollars in stores, so on April 20 we will know, when it will hit the market.
No overclocking capability
Temporary blocking or permanent blocking? It is not known at the moment, but the first leaks show it in the Bilibili forums. It seems that the installation of the additional cache could have consequences on the level of Ringmaybe from Temperatureor maybe it’s not to hamper sales of the Ryzen 9 5900X and 5950X, since the increased IPC as well as a higher frequency would make this CPU much more attractive than its two older brothers.
What seems confirmed is that it will be 200 MHz slower than the 5800X, something we’ve already explained and again refers to stacked L3 cache, no doubt a blessing for AMD on the one hand, and a host of problems on the other. We’ll see if the 20 finally outperforms the almighty i9-12900K in gaming by between 10% and 20%.