AMD may be preparing another mainstream processor with 3D V-Cache, a key feature initially aimed at gamers, if a new listing in the Eurasian Economic Union customs database is correct. The AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D, spotted by @harukaze5719, promises to be the company’s cheapest X3D processor that delivers excellent single-threaded performance, something gamers want.
Being listed in the EEC customer database does not guarantee that product will ever be launched, so take information about the Ryzen 5 5500X3D with a grain of salt for now. But in truth, this is not the first mention of this processor, because the blogger chi11eddog predicted that the six-core Ryzen 5 5500X3D would be launched at the end of November 2023.
The six-core AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D with 96MB L3 cache is said to run at 3.0GHz – 4.0GHz, so its single-thread performance will be similar to the eight-core Ryzen 7 5700X3D (which has a clock Boost 4.10GHz) and generally lower than other Ryzen 5000X3D processors with 3D V-Cache, which have a Boost clock speed of 4.40 GHz – 4.50 GHz. However, this processor could be a good choice for a low-cost AM4 desktop aimed at games and applications that take advantage of ultra-large caches.
The custom database does not reveal the price of the upcoming Ryzen 5 5500X3D processor, although it is believed that the eight-core Ryzen 7 5700X3D can be bought for $ 210, the six-core version should be – heart costs much less.
Releasing a new Zen 3-based processor some four years after the release of the original Ryzen 5000 series chips might be a bit strange as most gamers tend to go for a platform based on Zen 4 or Zen 5 However, it seems that a lot of AM4 motherboards are unsold, so AMD needs to keep the Ryzen 5000 family to be able to support the platforms to sell that.
It also looks like AMD may have a lot of Ryzen 5000X3D processors in stock. The more expensive AM4s probably won’t find buyers because everyone who wanted a Ryzen 7 5800X3D probably bought their CPU years ago, so making a Ryzen 5 5500X3D cheaper is a good way to sell old silicon without reducing average selling prices.
