The cheapest Ryzen X3D launched in China, offering a powerful gaming experience at an affordable price.
AMD Launches Ryzen 5 5500X3D Zen 3 Processor in China; 6-Core/12-Thread, 4 GHz Boost Clock, And up to 105W TDP; Price Still Unknown
As usual, AMD isn't limiting its cheapest X3D chip to a particular region. Initially launched for Latin America, the Ryzen 5 5500X3D has now launched for the Chinese markets. As reported by @realVictor_M, the new X3D processor from a much older Ryzen family has hit the Chinese retail stores, but the official price hasn't revealed yet. Some earlier listings have suggested a sub-$200 price tag, making it a competitor to chips like Ryzen 5 7600X/9600X and Core Ultra 5 series.
Ryzen 5 5500X3D uses the Zen 3 architecture and brings the same 6-core/12-thread configuration as its other non-X3D siblings. Ryzen 5 5500X3D, however, sits below the Ryzen 5 5600X3D, offering the same cache configuration but lower clock speeds. Unlike its non-X3D variant, the Ryzen 5 5500, it brings 32 MB + 64 MB L3 cache while the non-X3D chip is limited at just 16 MB L3 cache, which is why it performs noticeably worse than the Ryzen 5 5600 processor, which has 32 MB L3 cache.
The marketing material shows Ryzen 5 5500X3D's specifications, which were already revealed by AMD last year. AMD didn't publicly announce its launch, but launched it silently instead. The CPU is now enjoying a wider availability than previously, and hopefully, it will launch in more regions. With the launch of such a budget and powerful gaming processors, reviving the AM4 platform is easier than ever. It's disappointing that AMD already discontinued the faster options, such as the Ryzen 7 5700X3D and 5800X3D, last year.
Specs-wise, the Ryzen 5 5500X3D brings a 3.0 GHz base and 4.0 GHz boost clock. It's rated at 105W and offers 99 MB total L2+L3 cache. Performance-wise, it's noticeably faster than its non-X3D counterpart in multi-threaded operations, but is way better in gaming workloads. One should expect gaming performance around Ryzen 7000 non-X3D chips, but sometimes it may also trade blows with Ryzen 9600X/9700X in some games.
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