AMD is expected to deliver a slew of new CPUs in an attempt to recoup some of the advantages earned by Intel’s Alder Lake desktop CPU shipments earlier this year. Momomo us, a prolific PC hardware leaker, has discovered some European retail pricing for the new AMD CPUs, which have yet to be formally released. We’ll have to take this with a grain of salt, but we’re glad to note that the dependable source has supplied both pre-and post-VAT costs for us to consider during this time.
AMD is expanding its Ryzen 5000 range with some inbetweeners like the Ryzen 7 5700X and a decent selection of processors to compete directly against Intel’s surge in sales in the lower-end Core i5 and i3 performance (plus Pentium and Celeron) categories, in addition to the glamorous and highly anticipated new Ryzen 7 5800X3D. The Ryzen 5 5600, 5500, 4500, and Ryzen 3 4100 will all contribute to this drive.
According to the leaker’s SKU pricing data, a new Ryzen 5 4500 CPU would cost $146 / €132, and a Ryzen 3 4100 will cost $115 / €104. We expect some of them to be based on the Zen 2 CPU architecture, or a modernized/modified version of it, because they are part of the Ryzen 4000 family.
A trio of new Ryzen 5000 APUs (codenamed Cezanne and combining Zen 3 CPU and Vega GPU) are also expected to arrive, according to the data. These are oddly titled in the inventory and price data, but one will be a 4C/8T part, while the other two will be 6C/12T.
The reasoning behind the new Ryzen 4000 series (Zen 2, Renoir-X) CPUs isn’t as clear, but we must consider the breadth and depth of Intel’s Alder Lake SKUs, as well as AMD’s goal to provide the best possible response. It’s difficult to deny that AMD has been neglecting the lower and mid-range pricing points for a long time.
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