AMD Prepares Ryzen 5 and 7 5700X3D Socket AM4 Processors

Users of AMD Socket AM4 are in for a treat, as the company has two more Ryzen 5000X3D series processor models planned, according to chi11eddog, a trustworthy source with AMD leaks. Despite having an older “Zen 3” microarchitecture, these chips have 3D Vertical Cache technology, which helps them reach gaming performance levels at least as good as the 12th generation Intel Core “Alder Lake.” This allows users of the Socket AM4 platform an affordable upgrade path, allowing them to continue using gaming PC builds that may be up to five years old. AMD has officially expanded support for “Zen 3” and 3D V-cache to all Socket AM4 chipset generations, including the AMD 300-series, as you may remember.

The Ryzen 7 5700X3D and the Ryzen 5 5500X3D are two of the new processor models. The Ryzen 5 5500X3D is a 6-core/12-thread processor with 99 MB of total cache, while the 5700X3D is an 8-core/16-thread processor with 100 MB (512 KB of L2 cache per core plus 96 MB of L3 cache). Lesser clock speeds and maybe lower TDP are what distinguish the 5700X3D and 5500X3D from the 5800X3D and 5600X3D. The 5600X3D and 5800X3D have base frequencies of 3.30 GHz and 3.40 GHz, respectively, while both chips have a base frequency of 3.00 GHz. In contrast to the 5800X3D’s 4.50 GHz boost, the 5700X3D reaches 4.10 GHz; However, the 5600X3D boosts up to 4.40 GHz, while the 5500X3D boosts up to 4.00 GHz. AMD might be using lower TDP and PPT values for the 5700X3D and 5500X3D because the TDP ratings for the 5800X3D and 5600X3D are both 105 W. Although AMD continues to release updates to the Socket AM4 AGESA microcode—the most recent version, ComboAM4v2 1.2.0.B, was released as recently as September 2023—no information has been released regarding the release date of the two new chips.