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There has been some chatter on the web that AMD's first 3D V-Cache CPU, the Ryzen 7 5800X3D, is rumored to receive a price cut next month when the company launches its latest Zen 4 chips/AM5 platform. I think those gamers who want to upgrade to one of the latest Ryzen 5000 series CPUs might be interested in this price cut/discount, assuming this rumor turns out to be true.
This move shouldn't surprise anyone though, knowing the fact that when companies release next-gen hardware, they have to drop the price of their previous gen SKUs, to remain competitive, and gain some market share as well.
Obviously, the Ryzen 7000 series will offer higher performance than their predecessors, but gamers need to invest in a totally new platform/AM5, and also new DDR5 RAM sticks, which won't be a cheap upgrade. I presume DDR5 memory is still expensive to buy ? So I think this Ryzen 7 5800X3D price cut, makes a lot of sense for those who want to retain DDR4 Mem support, on the AM4 platform.
But anyway, the rumor comes from Greymon55 who states that AMD might be preparing a price cut for its only 3D V-Cache chip, the Ryzen 7 5800X3D. AMD launched the Ryzen 7 5800X3D back in April 2022, and we got to see the benefits the 3D V-Cache had to offer, delivering faster gaming performance that even outclasses the Intel Core i9-12900KS.
Now, five months later, the chip might receive a price cut, though it is yet to be confirmed whether this will be a retailer-specific price adjustment following the launch of the Ryzen 7000 CPUs on the 15th of September, or an official AMD price cut. The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D launched at an MSRP of $449 USD, and although the CPU has been out for a while, its price has only seen a $10 drop, down to $439 US at Amazon.
It looks like the 5800X3D is the only chip out of the Ryzen 5000 series lineup that hasn't seen a price cut already, as the other Ryzen SKUs have dropped quite a bit to make some room for the new Ryzen 7000 "Zen 4" lineup.
Now, we can debate whether clock speeds or cache speed matter the most in gaming, but we have already seen the results. The extra 3D V-cache really helps with performance, but the overclocking potential is limited on these chips. Interestingly, the wording used by the leaker claims that Zen 4 gaming performance will be "Amazing".
So it looks like the 5800X3D might end up slightly slower or on par with the Ryzen 7 7700X, and that should prompt AMD and its partners to drop the prices considerably. Hopefully. Though, sprinkle some dose of salt on this new rumor for now.
The other part of the equation is the fact that besides the AMD Ryzen 7000 "Zen 4" parts, the 3D V-Cache Ryzen 7000X3D CPUs are also expected to be introduced later this year.
And we have seen that AMD has left the field open between the 8-core Ryzen 7 7700X and 12-core Ryzen 9 7900X, for a potential Ryzen 7 7800X3D SKU. It remains to be seen whether AMD would launch both, a standard 8-core Ryzen 7 7800X and a 3D V-Cache Ryzen 7 7800X3D, or just one SKU but given that there's room for at least two SKUs between the $299 US and the $599 US bracket, it may be possible that we can get two more Ryzen SKUs by the end of this year.
But the more important question is, will AMD still stick to just 8-core V-Cache parts, or offer something more premium?
Source, via Wccftech.
View: https://twitter.com/greymon55/status/1557318663413194752
There has been some chatter on the web that AMD's first 3D V-Cache CPU, the Ryzen 7 5800X3D, is rumored to receive a price cut next month when the company launches its latest Zen 4 chips/AM5 platform. I think those gamers who want to upgrade to one of the latest Ryzen 5000 series CPUs might be interested in this price cut/discount, assuming this rumor turns out to be true.
This move shouldn't surprise anyone though, knowing the fact that when companies release next-gen hardware, they have to drop the price of their previous gen SKUs, to remain competitive, and gain some market share as well.
Obviously, the Ryzen 7000 series will offer higher performance than their predecessors, but gamers need to invest in a totally new platform/AM5, and also new DDR5 RAM sticks, which won't be a cheap upgrade. I presume DDR5 memory is still expensive to buy ? So I think this Ryzen 7 5800X3D price cut, makes a lot of sense for those who want to retain DDR4 Mem support, on the AM4 platform.
But anyway, the rumor comes from Greymon55 who states that AMD might be preparing a price cut for its only 3D V-Cache chip, the Ryzen 7 5800X3D. AMD launched the Ryzen 7 5800X3D back in April 2022, and we got to see the benefits the 3D V-Cache had to offer, delivering faster gaming performance that even outclasses the Intel Core i9-12900KS.
Now, five months later, the chip might receive a price cut, though it is yet to be confirmed whether this will be a retailer-specific price adjustment following the launch of the Ryzen 7000 CPUs on the 15th of September, or an official AMD price cut. The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D launched at an MSRP of $449 USD, and although the CPU has been out for a while, its price has only seen a $10 drop, down to $439 US at Amazon.
It looks like the 5800X3D is the only chip out of the Ryzen 5000 series lineup that hasn't seen a price cut already, as the other Ryzen SKUs have dropped quite a bit to make some room for the new Ryzen 7000 "Zen 4" lineup.
Now, we can debate whether clock speeds or cache speed matter the most in gaming, but we have already seen the results. The extra 3D V-cache really helps with performance, but the overclocking potential is limited on these chips. Interestingly, the wording used by the leaker claims that Zen 4 gaming performance will be "Amazing".
So it looks like the 5800X3D might end up slightly slower or on par with the Ryzen 7 7700X, and that should prompt AMD and its partners to drop the prices considerably. Hopefully. Though, sprinkle some dose of salt on this new rumor for now.
The other part of the equation is the fact that besides the AMD Ryzen 7000 "Zen 4" parts, the 3D V-Cache Ryzen 7000X3D CPUs are also expected to be introduced later this year.
And we have seen that AMD has left the field open between the 8-core Ryzen 7 7700X and 12-core Ryzen 9 7900X, for a potential Ryzen 7 7800X3D SKU. It remains to be seen whether AMD would launch both, a standard 8-core Ryzen 7 7800X and a 3D V-Cache Ryzen 7 7800X3D, or just one SKU but given that there's room for at least two SKUs between the $299 US and the $599 US bracket, it may be possible that we can get two more Ryzen SKUs by the end of this year.
But the more important question is, will AMD still stick to just 8-core V-Cache parts, or offer something more premium?
Source, via Wccftech.
View: https://twitter.com/greymon55/status/1557318663413194752
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