(Updated 12 January 2023, 9:34PM): Looks like that Valentine’s Day launch date was not happening, with AMD saying that the listed date was merely a simple mistake on its part. “We have not confirmed a launch date at this time. We will provide updates on the expected availability of these processors at a future date”.
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It looks like we won’t have to wait too long until AMD’s Ryzen 7000X3D Series lineup becomes available. The chipmaker had apparently announced, by accident no less, that the lineup would be making its way to retailers and store shelves on 14 February 2023, or Valentine’s Day.
The launch date was actually found plastered on the specification sheet of the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D, which itself is the direct successor to the 5800X3D, as well as being one of three new SKUs within the lineup. Unsurprisingly, that launch date has since been removed but not before screenshots of it had been taken.
As a quick primer, AMD’s Ryzen 7000X3D Series is based on the brand’s 3D V-Cache technology, which it first introduced with the Ryzen 7 5800X3D. As mentioned, the new lineup comprises three brand new processors: the Ryzen 7 7800X3D, Ryzen 9 7900X3D, and the Ryzen 9 7950X3D.
Starting with the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D, the CPU houses 8-cores, 16-threads, has a boost clock of up to 5GHz, and a massive 104W cache. As for the Ryzen 9 7900X3D and 7950X3D, both CPUs are nearly identical to their non-3D counterparts, the main exceptions between them being their larger, stacked L3 Cache: the 7900X3D comes with a 140MB L3 Cache, while the 7950X3D’s stands at 144MB.
Regardless of the model, though, all three of AMD’s new 3D V-Cache CPUs have a TDP of 120W, which is significantly lower than what their non-3D siblings draw. Another thing to take note of is that, not once during its presentation, did the brand’s CEO ever indicate whether these CPUs would be overclockable. As per our earlier report as well and given their TDP, it seems unlikely that it has, which is a little disappointing, seeing how it had promised that the 5800X3D would be the only one with restrictions to overclocking.
As it stands, the only thing missing right now is the pricing of the Ryzen 7000X3D Series. Hopefully, AMD will see fit to price it both aggressively and competitively enough that it’ll bump up the sluggish sale of its Zen 4 portfolio. Either way, we’ll just have to wait till next month to find out.
(Source: AMD via Overclock3D, Videocardz [1] [2])
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