The 6-core/12-thread budget gaming CPU has finally arrived, and it's supposedly faster than both Core i5 14600K and Core Ultra 5 245KF by a noticeable margin.
AMD Launches 6-Core/12-Thread Ryzen 5 7500X3D: Another Gaming-Centric Zen 4 X3D Chip That Aims to Dominate the Budget Segment
The latest Zen 4-based Ryzen 5 7500X3D has officially launched, expanding the Zen 4 lineup by adding another X3D chip in the Ryzen 7000 family. The processor was previously spotted on various platforms, including benchmark and retailer sites. Today, AMD has officially released its specifications and also shared the slides revealing the gaming numbers compared to competitors of Intel.
The Ryzen 5 7500X3D is another 6-core/12-thread CPU, boasting 32+64 MB L3 cache via 3D V-Cache technology. As reported previously, the 7500X3D features a base clock of 4.0 GHz and a boost clock of 4.5 GHz. The TDP is 65W and the integrated graphics is based on the RDNA 2 architecture, bringing two GPU cores, clocked at 2200 MHz. Almost everything appears to be identical to its bigger sibling, the Ryzen 7600X3D, except for the core clocks, which are higher on the latter.
As far as the performance is concerned, officially AMD slides suggest that the processor is significantly faster than both the Core i5 14600K and the latest Core Ultra 5 245KF processor in gaming. Compared to 245KF, it's 13% faster on average in triple-A titles and 22% faster in competitive games. The gap is smaller when it comes to 7500X3D vs Core i5 14600K, where the performance difference shrinks to 8% and 12% in Triple-A and competitive titles.
Keep in mind that these are AMD's benchmarks, and the actual results may vary. However, the 7500X3D should theoretically be closer to Ryzen 7600X3D, which is already faster than both Intel processors as well as AMD's latest Zen 5-based Ryzen 5 9600X. Pricing-wise, the Ryzen 5 7500X3D is priced at $269, which appears a bit too high, considering we speculated it would be priced around $200.
Also, the competition is quite fierce at $200-$220 price range, and spending another $40-$60 just reduces the performance per dollar significantly. Hopefully, the CPU drops down to something like sub-$230, but we have seen the X3D processors usually sell even at higher prices due to superior gaming performance. Availability-wise, the CPU will be available in the North America and EMEA regions.
News Source: via Videocardz
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