If one had been critiquing AMD’s present line of Zen 2 processors, one of many issues to notice is that the most affordable possibility is $199, for the six-core Ryzen 5 3600. This places the most recent {hardware} from AMD out of attain for anybody constructing a gaming $900 system or under. In order to redress this steadiness, AMD is ready to launch two new quad core designs in May, beginning at $99. The new Ryzen Three {hardware} will every characteristic one Zen 2 core chiplet, run at as much as 4.Three GHz, and supply PCIe 4.Zero connectivity.
Just a few years in the past, the quad core processor was on the prime of the market, and also you would want $500 for one. When AMD began launching its quad core elements for as little as $99, the market grew to become curious about what would develop into the brand new regular. These new Ryzen Three elements from AMD, the brand new low-end quad cores, are serving to outline that standard, particularly with excessive frequencies and benefiting from the most recent options similar to high-speed DDR4, Zen 2 ranges of IPC at excessive frequencies, and PCIe 4.0.
| AMD ‘Matisse’ Ryzen 3000 Series CPUs | |||||||||||
| AnandTech | Cores Threads |
Base Freq |
Boost Freq |
L2 Cache |
L3 Cache |
PCIe 4.0 |
Chiplets IO+CPU |
TDP | Price (SEP) |
||
| Ryzen 9 | 3950X | 16C | 32T | 3.5 | 4.7 | Eight MB | 64 MB | 16+4+4 | 1+2 | 105W | $749 |
| Ryzen 9 | 3900X | 12C | 24T | 3.8 | 4.6 | 6 MB | 64 MB | 16+4+4 | 1+2 | 105W | $499 |
| Ryzen 9 | 3900 | 12C | 24T | 3.1 | 4.3 | 6 MB | 64 MB | 16+4+4 | 1+2 | 65W | OEM |
| Ryzen 7 | 3800X | 8C | 16T | 3.9 | 4.5 | Four MB | 32 MB | 16+4+4 | 1+1 | 105W | $399 |
| Ryzen 7 | 3700X | 8C | 16T | 3.6 | 4.4 | Four MB | 32 MB | 16+4+4 | 1+1 | 65W | $329 |
| Ryzen 5 | 3600X | 6C | 12T | 3.8 | 4.4 | Three MB | 32 MB | 16+4+4 | 1+1 | 95W | $249 |
| Ryzen 5 | 3600 | 6C | 12T | 3.6 | 4.2 | Three MB | 32 MB | 16+4+4 | 1+1 | 65W | $199 |
| Ryzen 5 | 3500X | 6C | 6T | 3.6 | 4.1 | Three MB | 32 MB | 16+4+4 | 1+1 | 65W | OEM |
| Ryzen 3 | 3300X | 4C | 8T | 3.8 | 4.3 | 2 MB | 16 MB | 16+4+4 | 1+1 | 65W | $120 |
| Ryzen 3 | 3100 | 4C | 8T | 3.6 | 3.9 | 2 MB | 16 MB | 16+4+4 | 1+1 | 65W | $99 |
This is all nicely and good, and AMD has loads of choices at these worth factors to compete towards Intel, nevertheless AMD’s largest competitors goes to be with itself. At these costs, $105 and $120, there are a variety of AMD processors from the earlier generations on supply that is perhaps extra interesting. For instance, the 12nm+ model of the Ryzen 5 1600, referred to as the ‘AF’ as a result of the processor descriptor ends in AF, has barely decrease frequencies and IPC however has six cores and is simply $85. Users must determine between extra cores for throughput with the 1600AF, or extra frequency/IPC with the 3100 for $15.
Not solely this, however we’re additionally awaiting the launch of AMD’s new APUs, referred to as Renoir, for the desktop house. The efficiency of those elements at 15 W, a quad-core Zen 2 as much as 4.Three GHz with Vega8 graphics (and no additional latency because of the chiplet) goes to be a compelling possibility when it strikes to 65 W on the desktop. As a end result, we’d see the Renoir processors priced above the Ryzen 3, in that $125-$190 space that AMD at present doesn’t have any Zen 2 processors in.
For the remainder of the 12 months it appears there’s going to be some attention-grabbing competitors on this low price house. Intel additionally has Comet Lake-S on the horizon we consider, taking one other crack at 14nm, and these new Ryzen Three merchandise would possibly end in some attention-grabbing line-ups because of worth.
We’re anticipating to get these CPUs in for testing someday quickly. They are set to be launched in May.
B550 Launch Coming Soon
One of…
