Tomorrow, according to rumors, AMD should unveil the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, a gaming-specific processor with 3D V-Cache derived from the latest Zen 5 architecture. they will add more options for building cheap PCs to the offer. But like other recently released “new” processors, they won’t be a big step up against the already existing options.
These upcoming CPUs were spotted by enthusiast Momomo_us on Twitter, but there have been rumors elsewhere that they’re in the works and could perhaps go on sale now to coincide with the release of the Ryzen 7 9800X3D (another possibility is that AMD will drop them in January during CES 2025). However, their names appeared earlier, in June he also talked about them on Twitter Hoang Anh Phu.
These processors are Ryzen 5 5600T and Ryzen 5 5600XT. They seem to be similar to the Ryzen 5 5500GT and 5600GT models that came out earlier this year, but this time they are not based on a monolithic Cezanne APU chip, but chiplet versions of the Zen 3 (Ryzen 5000X “Vermeer”). This means that they have PCI Express 4.0 support as well as 32MB L3 cache, which together means better gaming performance than the Cezanne-based models (these are the Ryzen 5 5500, Ryzen 7 5700 in addition to the 5500GT and 5600GT and the original 5000G series APUs).
Ryzen 5 5600XT should be the “T” model derived from the Ryzen 5 5600X. AMD doesn’t write anywhere exactly what the “T” means, but it was usually accompanied by an increase in the maximum single-thread boost. Since single-threaded performance is going to be the biggest weakness of any Zen 3 generation processor today, this wouldn’t be out of the question, and thus such a processor might be a better choice than buying a 5600X as a cheap upgrade to some old AM4 platform computer.
Asus already has this processor in the compatibility database on its website. On the one hand, this probably proves its existence, but at the same time it has already revealed some parameters. Asus confirms it’s a hexa-core (probably 12-thread) with a 65W TDP and a really raw 32MB L3 cache. Unfortunately, the maximum boost is not listed, but the base frequency is 3.8 GHz. That’s 100 MHz higher than the 5600X. Perhaps there is a chance that the maximum boost could climb by as much and be 4.7 GHz.
This could theoretically add an extra 2.1-2.2% single-threaded performance. It will still fall well behind the single-threaded performance of the current Zen 4 and Zen 5 generations, but it’s better than nothing.
Ryzen 5 5600T so it will probably be a similar case, but here the starting point will be the non-X Ryzen 5 5600, which gave rise to the uncharacteristic “T” designation for AMD. That means a 35W TDP for Intel, but that won’t be the case here. The parameters were again revealed to us by the Asus database. According to that, it is a 65W model (just like the 65W model 5600). The processor again has 32MB of L3 cache confirming that it is based on a Vermeer chiplet design and not a Cezanne, and has six cores (so perhaps 12 threads).
According to Asus, its base frequency is 3.5 GHz, which is the same base clock as the original old model 5600. But it is possible that the maximum boost will be higher, an increase of 100 MHz would push it to 4.5 GHz.
Ryzen 5 5600T in the database of supported CPUs on Asus boards
As already said, the point is probably to offer a few percent higher performance to people who would now consider buying the original six-core Zenu 3 models for an AM4 board (and do not want to invest in more expensive models such as the Ryzen 7 5700X3D). Whether this makes sense will of course depend on how much these processors cost. The 5500GT and 5600GT have seen a rapid drop in initial price and are now quite affordable, so hopefully it will be similar here, and indeed they will be replacements for the slightly better performing 5600 and 5600X.
Cheap APU with Zen 3 architecture
In addition to these processors, one more novelty (in a certain sense) could be released on the AM4 platform, but it is already known. AMD could start freely selling the quad-core version of Zen 3, i.e. again a cheap processor for the undemanding. It will be about Ryzen 3 5300Gwhich is a Cezanne APU with four Zen 3 cores and eight threads, released in the Ryzen 5000G generation in 2021. Its clocks are 4.0 GHz in base and 4.2 GHz in boost. In this case, it is a chip with only 8MB L3 cache and only PCIe 3.0 support. But it has integrated graphics with 384 shaders of the Vega architecture with a clock speed of 1.7 GHz.
AMD Ryzen 5000G processors with integrated graphics (2021 reveal)
As of 2021, the quad-core model was only sold on the OEM market in finished computers and, unlike other APUs of this generation, was not available separately. That should change now. AMD is said to start selling its boxed package for the free market, so it will be possible to get it if you have some leftover AM4 board and want to turn it into an office or multimedia PC. The Ryzen 5 5500GT model costs about 2,800 CZK, and the quad-core Ryzen 3 5300GT should probably be for less money (of the newer APUs for socket AM4, the Ryzen 5 4600G is also an option from 2,400 CZK, we would probably like to see an even lower price for the quad-core).
We don’t yet know the official pricing and availability data (we’ll add them here in an update if these CPUs are indeed announced tomorrow). The price will be practically the most important thing for processors for these purposes, but only the real amounts for which these models can be found somewhere will be authoritative, not the officially recommended ones, which may be overpriced.
Resources: VideoCardzMomomo_us (1, 2, 3)
Source: www.cnews.cz
