AMD Ryzen 9000X3D to be even better than 7000X3D

No release date, but definitely something to look forward to.

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D has been a tremendous success for the company. Despite pushing for 16-core variants since the Ryzen 3000 series, it was actually the 8-core variant that became the best-selling processor immediately after its release. Now, retailing at just $339 (Amazon affiliate), it remains the preferred choice for gamers and still occupies the top position among best-selling CPUs.

Next month, AMD will launch its Ryzen 9000 series, featuring the updated Zen5 architecture. All eyes will be on the Ryzen 7 9700X, the new 8-core version with nearly identical clock speeds to its predecessor. The question everyone is asking is whether this CPU will be faster than the 7800X3D and if it costs less.

Ryzen 7 7800X3D,Source: The Verge

Those familiar with AMD’s past releases realize that the company will launch an X3D version at some point, and AMD is not hiding this fact. After the Computex keynote, AMD confirmed that there will be an X3D version for consumers, and according to reports, the next generation of the X3D series will feature “cool differentiators” to make the series even better.

This was stated by Donny Waligorski, AMD’s senior technical marketing manager. The Ryzen 9000 discussion reached the point where obvious questions about the 9000X3D series arose, and AMD is quite open about the fact that there will be a lot to talk about once they are available.

“The X3D stuff, we have a lot to say about it. The best part about it is we’re not just resting on laurels. We’re improving what we can do with X3D, it’s really exciting and I’m super looking forward to talking to people about that. […]

It’s not like, hey, we’ve also added X3D to a chip. We are working actively on really cool differentiators to make it even better. We’re working on X3D, we’re improving it.”

— Donny Waligorski, AMD

Donny did not explain what those differentiators would be, but the obvious candidate is different 3D V-Cache sizes for different SKUs. AMD has also been experimenting with the idea of using two X3D chiplets on a single processor, but it never reached the market due to its lower cost-effectiveness compared to what is already available.

Since the AMD Ryzen 9000 series is launching in July, it is very likely that the 9000X3D series will be announced either later this year or at CES 2024. This timing would be a perfect response to the Core Ultra 200 “Arrow Lake-S,” which is expected in the fourth quarter.

Source: PC Gamer