Announced a few weeks in the past, the brand new AMD Ryzen 3000XT fashions with elevated clock frequencies must be out there at the moment in main markets. These new processors supply barely increased efficiency than their equally named 3000X counterparts for a similar value, with AMD claiming to be making the most of a minor replace in course of node expertise to be able to obtain barely higher clock frequencies.
The new 3000XT household of processors focuses totally on boosting the turbo frequency by 100-200 MHz for a similar energy. AMD states that this is because of utilizing an optimized 7nm manufacturing course of. This is probably going resulting from a minor BKM or PDK replace that permits TSMC/AMD to tune the method for a greater voltage/frequency curve and bin a single CPU barely increased.
An replace on this vary might be indicative of a ~10 mV higher voltage for a single core, though this might usually be within the binning noise – for it to be statistically related would wish quite a lot of CPUs, so this might simply be higher binning. However, base frequencies haven’t moved a lot, so performance-per-watt advantages are going to be considerably minimal. The greatest uptick can be in 1T situations.
Each of the brand new XT processors is the very best pace variant of its respective class.
| AMD ‘Matisse’ Ryzen 3000 Series CPUs | |||||||||
| AnandTech | Cores Threads |
Base Freq |
Boost Freq |
L3 Cache |
PCIe 4.0 |
TDP | Price (SEP) |
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| Ryzen 9 | 3950X | 16C | 32T | 3.5 | 4.7 | 4×16 MB | 16+4+4 | 105W | $749 |
| Ryzen 9 | 3900XT | 12C | 24T | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4×16 MB | 16+4+4 | 105W | $499 |
| Ryzen 9 | 3900X | 12C | 24T | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4×16 MB | 16+4+4 | 105W | $499 |
| Ryzen 9 | 3900 | 12C | 24T | 3.1 | 4.3 | 4×16 MB | 16+4+4 | 65W | OEM |
| Ryzen 7 | 3800XT | 8C | 16T | 3.9 | 4.7 | 2×16 MB | 16+4+4 | 105W | $399 |
| Ryzen 7 | 3800X | 8C | 16T | 3.9 | 4.5 | 2×16 MB | 16+4+4 | 105W | $399 |
| Ryzen 7 | 3700X | 8C | 16T | 3.6 | 4.4 | 2×16 MB | 16+4+4 | 65W | $329 |
| Ryzen 5 | 3600XT | 6C | 12T | 3.8 | 4.5 | 2×16 MB | 16+4+4 | 95W | $249 |
| Ryzen 5 | 3600X | 6C | 12T | 3.8 | 4.4 | 2×16 MB | 16+4+4 | 95W | $249 |
| Ryzen 5 | 3600 | 6C | 12T | 3.6 | 4.2 | 2×16 MB | 16+4+4 | 65W | $199 |
| Ryzen 5 | 3500X | 6C | 6T | 3.6 | 4.1 | 2×16 MB | 16+4+4 | 65W | OEM |
| Ryzen 3 | 3300X | 4C | 8T | 3.8 | 4.3 | 1×16 MB | 16+4+4 | 65W | $120 |
| Ryzen 3 | 3100 | 4C | 8T | 3.6 | 3.9 | 2×8 MB | 16+4+4 | 65W | $99 |
Users ought to notice that the costs listed are official SEP (Suggested Etailer Price). In March, AMD did announce a short lived AMD-focused value drop, however that has since handed. Retailer pricing will range with native gross sales practices.
The prime new processor is the Ryzen 9 3900XT which presents +100 MHz turbo over the 3900X, for a similar official value because the 3900X. The 3800XT presents +200 MHz on single core turbo over the 3800X for a similar value. The ultimate new processor is the 3600XT, with +100 MHz on the turbo frequency, once more for a similar value over the 3600X.
In every three instances, the XT processors give barely higher frequency than the X models, so we should always count on to see an official everlasting value drop on the X processors to be able to maintain all the things in line.
AMD’s announcement at the moment additionally consists of details about thermal options. The Ryzen 5 3600XT, with six cores, will come bundled with AMD’s Wraith Spire cooler. For the opposite two CPUs, AMD’s personal press launch states that the corporate ‘is recommending using an AIO answer with a minimal 280mm radiator or equal air cooling to expertise these merchandise at…
