AMD has revealed the discharge date of the highly-anticipated Ryzen 7000X3D collection of gaming processors, and so they’re launching a bit of later than anticipated.

Three new processors (opens in new tab) are anticipated within the coming months. Each of the higher-end fashions, the Ryzen 9 7900X3D and the 7950X3D are launching on February 28, opposite to earlier reviews that said a launch on Valentine’s Day. The previous will value you $599 whereas the latter has a $699 price ticket. 

The third processor, the Ryzen 7 7800X3D, is a bit of cheaper at $449, however it gained’t launch till April 6. It’s unknown why AMD is releasing the 7800X3D a lot later, although it could possibly be as a result of the corporate needs to prioritize the Ryzen 9 CPUs as a substitute. 

Whereas these worth tags are undoubtedly excessive, you may get your cash’s value.

High of the road mannequin

The brand new Ryzen 7000X3D household will kick issues off with the Ryzen 9 7950X3D, a 16-core 32-thread CPU with a base clock pace of 4.2 GHz. That clock pace could be boosted to run at a most of 5.7GHz. Moreover, it would include a 144MB cache and a TDP (thermal design energy) of 120W so the processor could run a bit of sizzling. Make sure you’ve gotten an excellent cooling system for those who resolve to select this one up. 

All issues thought-about, the Ryzen 9 7950X3D sounds prefer it’s poised to compete with the Intel Core i9-13900Ok, which got here out in October 2022. 

What could set the 7950X3D other than Intel’s newest providing is assist for AMD’s proprietary 3D V-Cache (opens in new tab) know-how. The aim of this tech is to considerably enhance gaming efficiency by including further reminiscence “on prime of the compute cores of a processor.” With out operating any benchmark checks, we don’t know precisely how a lot of a lift V-Cache will add to the Ryzen 9 7950X3D, particularly when in comparison with different AMD processors. Nonetheless, contemplating how impressed we have been with the Ryzen 9 5950X3D, AMD’s first CPU sporting 3D V-Cache, we’ve excessive hopes for this one.

To provide you an concept, a report from Tom’s {Hardware} (opens in new tab) reveals Horizon Zero Daybreak operating 24 p.c sooner on the 7950X3D when in comparison with Intel’s i9 13900Ok at 1920×1080 decision. This data comes from AMD’s personal benchmark checks, nonetheless, so take it with a grain of salt.

Nonetheless highly effective

The opposite two CPUs (opens in new tab) share the identical TDP of 120W and assist for AMD’s 3D V-cache because the 7950X3D. Nonetheless, all the things else is barely completely different. 

The Ryzen 9 7900X3D comes with a 12-core 24-thread CPU with a base clock pace of 4.Four GHz, which suggests it’s a tiny bit sooner. The boosted pace tops out at 5.6 GHz and sports activities a 140MB cache. As for the Ryzen 7 7800X3D, you’re an eight-core, 16-thread CPU with a clock pace of 4.2 GHz (5.zero GHz boosted) and a 104MB cache.

The struggle between AMD and Intel continues to warmth up as each firms push the boundaries of gaming PCs. It’ll be fascinating to see what the Ryzen 7 7800X3D is able to. Contemplating that it’s the most affordable of the trio, there is a good probability PC players will gravitate in the direction of that mannequin as a substitute of 7950X3D when constructing a brand new pc.

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