Tuesday, March 8th 2022
AMD Said to be Releasing no Less Than Four New Ryzen 5000-Series Chips in March
According to yet another leak, it would appear that AMD is planning to release no less than four new CPUs in its Ryzen 5000-series this month, with the obvious headline product being the already announced Ryzen 7 5800X3D. However, details of a further three CPUs have turned up on Twitter and it looks like AMD is planning to go head to head with Intel, if the rumoured price brackets are indeed correct. The expected three new CPUs are the Ryzen 7 5700X, Ryzen 5 5600 and Ryzen 5 5500.
The Ryzen 7 5700X is as expected an eight core, 16 thread CPU that is said to be cheaper than an Intel Core i5-12600KF, which means an MSRP around the US$250-270 mark. The six core, twelve thread Ryzen 5 5600 on the other hand, is said to be cheaper than the Core i5-12400, so it should get a sub US$200 MSRP. Finally the six core, six thread Ryzen 5 5500, is said to land at the same price point as the Core i3-12100, pointing at a US$130 MSRP. Unfortunately, no indication of pricing for the Ryzen 7 5800X3D was given, but based on the fact that AMD seems to be dropping the pricing of its current Ryzen 5000-series of processors in the US market, it'll hopefully get a competitive price point.
Update Mar 8th: According to a post on Facebook by a computer shop called TechMovers in the Phillipines, we can except an additional two SKUs to what leaked this weekend. No actual specs were provided, but in addition to the Ryzen 5000-series chips mentioned originally, it looks like AMD is planning on adding a pair of 4000-series models as well. The two chips will be the Ryzen 5 4500 and the Ryzen 3 4100. These new chips might not even be based on the Zen 3 architecture, considering AMD put them in a series of their own, but as these new chips are expected to arrive later this month, the wait won't be too long until we find out what AMD has in store.
Sources:
@Zed__Wang, via VideoCardz, TechMovers
The Ryzen 7 5700X is as expected an eight core, 16 thread CPU that is said to be cheaper than an Intel Core i5-12600KF, which means an MSRP around the US$250-270 mark. The six core, twelve thread Ryzen 5 5600 on the other hand, is said to be cheaper than the Core i5-12400, so it should get a sub US$200 MSRP. Finally the six core, six thread Ryzen 5 5500, is said to land at the same price point as the Core i3-12100, pointing at a US$130 MSRP. Unfortunately, no indication of pricing for the Ryzen 7 5800X3D was given, but based on the fact that AMD seems to be dropping the pricing of its current Ryzen 5000-series of processors in the US market, it'll hopefully get a competitive price point.
137 Comments on AMD Said to be Releasing no Less Than Four New Ryzen 5000-Series Chips in March
I think we're all just kind of starved for an AMD response to ADL at this point - and this does tick a lot of boxes for what a good response would look like. But there's a reason I started my first comment above with "if this is true".Given the cost and complexity of stacking the cache die, I doubt they'll do that for any cut-down die at all - it just doesn't make economic sense. I sincerely doubt they have tons of spare capacity in this process, so the natural priority is for fully enabled chips. A 5950X3D might as such happen, but ... I kind of doubt it. Zen4 seems too close, and I would assume most people shopping in that price bracket would rather buy a "brand new" Intel than a "refreshed" AMD. It'll be cool to see what they do with this tech in the future though!
Core i5-9400 6c6t @3.9 GHz ACT
Core i3-10100 4c8t @4.1 GHz ACT
What's the point.
After a few months there will be AM5...
Now, grabbing a 5500 instead of a 3100 makes a lot more sense.