One important benefit of Intel’s Hybrid architecture is the performance of multi-threaded applications. Although the E-cores are small, they perform admirably and, when used in sufficient numbers, have a significant impact on multi-threaded performance. AMD is being forced to reevaluate CPU core counts across its product line as a result of the 8P+16E Core i9-13900K defeating the Ryzen 9 7950X and, more significantly, the 6P+8E Core i5-13600K defeating the Ryzen 7 7700X. The first indication of this is the discovery of a Geekbench submission, in which the well-known benchmark identifies the upcoming Ryzen 7 7800X processor as having 10 cores and 20 threads.

The 7800X, like the Ryzen 9 7900X, has a dual-CCD chip since AMD doesn’t have 10-core “Zen 4” CCDs. It contains two CCDs with five cores each, but more significantly, each CCD has 32 MB of L3 cache. This processor’s engineering sample has a base frequency of 4.50 GHz and a boost frequency of 5.40 GHz. While there is no information on availability, AMD is likely to replace the Ryzen 7 7700X at its $399 price-point with the new 10-core 7800X and lower the 7700X to a price-point closer to that of the i5-13600K given that the Core i7-13700K dominates the Ryzen 7 7700X in both gaming and multi-threaded performance from the reviews we’ve seen. The Ryzen 3 7300X, a similarly intriguing chip, was discovered on Geekbench.

The AMD Ryzen 3 7300X is an intriguing component, and AMD aims to use it to steal market share from Intel in the high-volume Value sector, which is now dominated by the 12th Gen Core i3. The Ryzen 7000-series from AMD now comes complete with integrated graphics, allowing the 7300X to directly compete with processors like the i3-12100, i3-12300, etc. In this market, AMD can match Intel’s CPU core counts because Intel lacks the Hybrid architecture or E-cores.

A 4-core/8-thread processor having “Zen 4” CPU cores, the Ryzen 3 7300X is proved to be “Zen 4” based by the 1 MB/core L2 cache size. Despite having only one “Zen 4” CCD and four deactivated cores, the processor nevertheless has a 32 MB L3 cache. The chip’s base and boost frequencies of 4.50 GHz and 5.00 GHz are outstanding. The 7300X should be a strong competitor to products like the Core i3-12300 based on its theoretical specifications, especially given that Intel is anticipated to rebrand “Alder Lake” as the 13th Gen for its lower-end product-stack. I/O is the only thing that is wrong with this setup.In contrast to the Core i3-12300, which also supports DDR4, the 7300X exclusively supports DDR5 memory, which increases its cost-effectiveness.

Due to its core count being exactly midway between the 7700X and 7900X, the Ryzen 7 7800X achieves a multi-threaded performance of 16163 points on Geekbench, whereas the 7300X achieves a multi-threaded performance of 7682 points, which is comparable to the Ryzen 5 5600X. As a result, you get single-threaded or IPC performance that is competitive with “Alder Lake” and multi-threaded performance that rivals a 5600X.