AMD has announced that the Ryzen 7000X3D series of CPUs will be available on February 28th, featuring the company’s 3D V-cache technology. 3D V-cache is a technology developed by AMD that allows it to stack additional cache memory on top of the processor. Cache memory is typically located next to the processor on the die, but AMD employs 3D printing technology to stack additional slices of cache vertically.
This primarily benefits games by providing them with additional bandwidth memory. While the previous generation of V-cache was constrained by the number of cores, the new 7000X3D series offers three SKUs with up to 144MB of L2 + L3 cache and 16 cores.
The Ryzen 7 7800X3D is the first CPU in the lineup, with 8 cores and 104MB of L2 + L3 cache. It has a TDP of 120 W and a base frequency of 4.2GHz that can be increased to 5.0GHz.
The AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D is equipped with 12 cores and 140MB of L2 + L3 cache. It has a boost frequency of 5.6GHz, a base frequency of 4.4GHz, and a TDP of 120W.
The catch is that these CPUs will be slightly slower in most applications, but the trade-off will be improved gaming performance. Increased cache sizes benefit games more than increased frequencies.
The Ryzen 9 7950X3D will set you back $699, the Ryzen 9 7900X3D will set you back $599, and the Ryzen 7 7800X3D will set you back $449. The Ryzen 9 7950X3D and 7900X3D processors will be available on February 28th. While the Ryzen 7 7800X3D will be available beginning April 6th.
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