AMD Prepares Ryzen 5 5600X3D to Compete with 13th Gen Core i5 + DDR4 Options from Intel
After some hesitation, AMD is now open to the notion of a 6-core processor with 3D Vertical Cache, but this time it will only be for the Socket AM4 platform. The new Ryzen 5 5600X3D might be priced competitively against Intel’s 13th Gen Core i5 processor series, luring DIY gaming...
Online databases reveal a potential AMD Ryzen Zen 5 prototype processor.
In a “Meet the Experts” event earlier this week, AMD made the Ryzen 8000 CPU series public. A roadmap shows that this next-generation “Zen 5” + “Navi 3.5” mainstream desktop processor lineup is anticipated to launch in 2024. According to information that was leaked (last month), AMD’s codename for the...
Tiger Lake-U 11th Gen Intel CPUs have been discontinued.
The eleventh generation Tiger Lake-U CPU range from Intel is now being phased out, according to the company’s own Product Change Notification (PCN) system. According to Team Blue’s database, the last shipment of (x86 Willow Cove architecture) processors will be delivered on December 29 with the deadline for final purchases...
AMD confirms that Zen 5 will have “Navi 3.5” graphics and the Ryzen 8000 Series branding by 2024.
The Ryzen 8000 series will be the name given to AMD’s desktop part for the next-generation “Zen 5” architecture, according to one of its Meet the Experts presentations to retail channel sellers. This is an interesting development because the company is known for skipping a thousand-number sequence every generation for...
AMD Threadripper “Storm Peak” New Generation Mentioned on CPU-Z
Version 2.06 of the widely used free CPU-Z program, recently released by CPUID, offers changes to facilitate reporting of a range of modern or obscure CPU and GPU types. The “Alder Lake-N” CPU from Intel, the “Dragon Range” mobile Zen 4 processors from AMD, the “KH-40000” and “KX-6000G” processors from...
Zen 5 processor for AMD Ryzen 8000 “Granite Ridge” to have a maximum of 16 cores
According to a report by PC Games Hardware, AMD’s next-generation Ryzen 8000 “Granite Ridge” desktop processor, which is based on the “Zen 5” microarchitecture, will continue to have a maximum CPU core-count of 16 cores and 32 threads. The CPU will maintain the two 8-core “Zen 5” CCDs and one...
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X is now available for $294.99.
In the US, the AMD Ryzen 7 7700X has been marked down to $294.99, making it more affordable than the Ryzen 7 7700 (non-X). Given that it originally retailed for $399.99 and was then reduced to $329.99, the most recent decrease makes it a great deal. Depending on the area,...
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D now costs $539.99 at Newegg.
As TPU reported yesterday, Newegg recently dropped the price of AMD’s top desktop Ryzen 9 7950X3D processor from $749.99 to $629.99. For buyers who are eager to upgrade to some of the greatest enthusiast silicon currently on the market, the $70 reduction off MSRP represents a 10% savings. However, this...
13th Generation Core branding will remain on Intel’s “Raptor Lake Refresh”
The Core “Raptor Lake Refresh” family of desktop processors from Intel will be updated in the second half of 2023. According to a VideoCardz report, Intel might not separate these chips into the 14th Gen Core series and instead keep them as part of the 13th Gen Core series. In...
Interfaces of AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D on SANDRA Database
Online benchmark databases are starting to list AMD’s highly anticipated gaming Processor, the Ryzen 7 7800X3D “Zen 4,” which launches in early April. With 64 MB of 3D Vertical Cache, the 8-core/16-thread processor’s L3 cache grows to an astonishing 96 MB, bringing the overall cache size to 104 MB. The...