Motherlode of new AMD Ryzen CPUs could be on the way according to retailers
AMD is set to release its first 3D-cache stacked chip, the Ryzen 7 5800X3D, this April but rumours are growing that this chip won't be released on its own. A slew of new Ryzen chips right the way across the performance stack will be hitting at around the same time, it's now reported.
Initial suggestions were that we'd see a Ryzen 5 5600 and Ryzen 5 5500, both aimed at the budget end of the spectrum, to try and compete with Intel's more affordable offerings, but now there are signs that more chips are on the way.
New rumours (via WCCFTech) have a total of 10 chips slated for the same April launch window, using a range of underlying technologies. The Ryzen 7 5800X3D is the only Zen 3 Vermeer-X chip, but this is being joined by new processors using the original Vermeer architecture with Cezanne also down to make an appearance along with Zen 2 Renoir-X chips.
The Ryzen 7 5700X was notable for its absence from the original Zen 3 launch lineup, particularly as the Ryzen 7 5800X was simply too expensive at $449, although we have seen prices drop for this chip recently. A Ryzen 7 5700X for a rumoured $299 would be a more appealing option. The other chip of note here is the Ryzen 5 5600, which is a six-core, 12-thread Zen 3 CPU with a 4.4GHz boost for $199.
Those Zen 2 Ryzen 4000-series chips are intriguing for a different reason: they are essentially the 4000G APUs, but with the integrated Vega graphics portion of the chips fused off and some tweaks to the frequencies. These would only really be of interest if the pricing was very low though, as the underlying technology is getting on and doesn't really compare well to AMD's own Zen 3 offerings.
All this appears to have been confirmed by several french retailers listing these
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