AMD Readies More Ryzen 5000X3D Processors?

AMD is looking to expand its Socket AM4 Ryzen 5000X3D processor lineup, according to Greymon55, a reliable source with AMD rumors. The current Ryzen 7 5800X3D 8-core processor was well received by the tech-press for its 3D Vertical Cache innovation that significantly improved gaming performance, putting it in the same league as Intel’s fastest 12th Gen Core “Alder Lake” processors, despite being based on the older “Zen 3” microarchitecture. AMD uses the same 8-core 3DV Cache chiplet (CCD) in its EPYC “Milan-X” enterprise processors. This lineup could see an expansion, with announcements expected in July.

If true, it could see the introduction of SKUs such as the Ryzen 5 5600X3D, Ryzen 9 5900X3D, or perhaps even the 5950X3D, with the latter two featuring a mind-boggling 200 MB of Total Cache (L2+L3). This would provide a tempting upgrade path to everyone with a Socket AM4 platform, now that AMD has extended official “Zen 3” support to even the oldest AMD 300-series chipset motherboards. There is yet another rumor that predicts AMD could develop certain “Zen 4” SKUs on the AM4 package, which sees a “Zen 4” CCD paired with a current-gen cIOD that has DDR4 and PCIe Gen 4 connectivity. Regardless of which rumor is true, AMD’s support for AM4 isn’t ending anytime soon.