AMD Readies More Ryzen 5000 3D V-Cache CPUs For AM4: Ryzen 7 5700X3D & Ryzen 5 5500X3D

AMD is readying, even more, Ryzen 5000 3D V-Cache CPUs with the upcoming Ryzen 7 5700X3D & Ryzen 5 5500X3D.

AMD is already offering two 3D V-Cache CPUs under its Ryzen 5000 family for the AM4 platform, the Ryzen 7 5800X3D and the Microcenter-Exclusive Ryzen 5 5600X3D. However, the company is planning to expand its portfolio with more offerings as reported by leaker, chi11eddog.

According to the latest leak, AMD is preparing two brand new AM4 Desktop CPUs, the Ryzen 7 5700X3D and the Ryzen 5 5500X3D, both of which will offer 3D V-Cache technologies and offer more choices to the gaming audiences on the older platform.

Coming to the specifications, we first have the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D which will be a slightly toned-down version of the Ryzen 7 5800X3D with the same 8 cores, 16 threads but lower clock speeds of 3.0 GHz (Base) and 4.1 GHz (Boost). This chip will offer 96 MB of L3 cache and retain the same 105-watt TDP. As for the Ryzen 5 5500X3D, you are getting 6 cores, 12 threads, a base clock of 3.0 GHz, boost clocks of up to 4.0 GHz, and the same 96 MB of L3 cache.

The clock speeds for both chips are obviously going to be lower than the non-X3D parts since the first-gen 3D V-Cache chip had more restricted power and thermal limits than the 2nd Gen Ryzen 7000 CPUs which went on to offer some tuning capabilities. The 5700X3D is around 400 MHz lower clocked versus the 5800X3D while the 5500X3D is 300 MHz slower in terms of base and 400 MHz slower in terms of boost frequencies.

There is no word on the pricing or availability yet but it looks like AMD is far from giving up on the AM4 desktop platform. These new SKUs will ensure that mainstream audiences stick with AM4 for a good while and enjoy the gaming performance uplift offered by the addition of 3D V-Cache tech.

This is great news for budget audiences too who don't want to split the ways with their existing PCs and upgrade to the more expensive AM5 platforms which cost a bit more due to increased DRAM & motherboard prices but the prices have come down a lot over the past few months and we have seen some great deals even on Ryzen 7000 CPUs too. But the fact that you can just slot in a new X3D chip on an older 500/400/300 series motherboard is just too enticing to give up.

The performance should end up very close to the current 5000X3D parts and we can expect them at slightly lower prices too so stay tuned for more information.