AMD came out with a bang at CES with a whole bunch of new products, including some impressive looking X3D processors added to the Ryzen 7000 lineup.
Here's the list of the new X3D AM5 processors, which AMD claim are the "fastest gaming processors in the world" with "up to" 14% faster performance over the previous generation. These will release in February 2023:
| Model | Cores/Threads | Boost / Base Frequency2 | Total Cache | TDP |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | 16C/32T | Up to 5.7 GHz / 4.2 GHz | 144MB | 120W |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D | 12C/24T | Up to 5.6 GHz / 4.4 GHz | 140MB | 120W |
| AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | 8C/16T | Up to 5.0 GHz / TBD | 104MB | 120W |
AMD also expanded their list of their normal Ryzen 7000 processors with new 65w variants that are due to launch January 10 2023. These include:
| Model | Cores / Threads | Boost / Base Frequency2 | Total Cache | TDP | Cooler | SEP (USD) | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7900 | 12C/24T | Up to 5.4 GHz / 3.7 GHz | 76MB | 65W | Wraith Prism | $429 | |
| AMD Ryzen 7 7700 | 8C/16T | Up to 5.3 GHz / 3.8 GHz | 40MB | 65W | Wraith Prism | $329 | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 7600 | 6C/12T | Up to 5.1 GHz / 3.8 GHz | 38MB | 65W | Wraith Stealth | $229 | |
On top of that there's also a whole bunch of new mobile processors too due out in February 2023:
| Model | Cores/Threads | Boost / Base Frequency2 | Total Cache | TDP |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX | 16C/32T | Up to 5.4 GHz / 2.5 GHz | 80MB | 55-75W+ |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX | 12C/24T | Up to 5.2 GHz / 3.0 GHz | 76MB | 45-75W+ |
| AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX | 8C/16T | Up to 5.1 GHz / 3.6 GHz | 40MB | 45-75W+ |
| AMD Ryzen 5 7645HX | 6C/12T | Up to 5.0 GHz / 4.0 GHz | 38MB | 45-75W+ |
More mobile processors, this time for thin and light laptops due out in March 2023:
| Model | Cores/Threads | Boost/Base Frequency2 | Cache | TDP |
| Ryzen 9 7940HS | 8C/16T | Up to 5.2 GHz / 4.0 GHz | 40MB | 35-45W |
| Ryzen 7 7840HS | 8C/16T | Up to 5.1GHz / 3.8GHz | 40MB | 35-45W |
| Ryzen 5 7640HS | 6C/12T | Up to 5.0GHz / 4.3 GHz | 38MB | 35-45W |
The mobile announcements kept going with Zen 3+ mobile chips announced they said for long battery life due out during January 2023:
| Model | Cores/Threads | Boost/Base Frequency2 | Cache | TDP |
| AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS | 8C/16T | Up to 4.75 GHz / 3.2 GHz | 20MB | 35W |
| AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS | 6C/12T | Up to 4.55 GHz / 3.3 GHz | 19MB | 35W |
| AMD Ryzen 7 7735U | 8C/16T | Up to 4.75 GHz / 2.7 GHz | 20MB | 15-28W |
| AMD Ryzen 5 7535U | 6C/12T | Up to 4.55 GHz / 2.9 GHz | 19MB | 15-28W |
| AMD Ryzen 3 7335U | 4C/8T | Up to 4.3 GHz / 3.0 GHz | 10MB | 15-28W |
Plus these plain Zen 3 mobile chips also due January 2023:
| Model | Cores/Threads | Boost/Base Frequency2 | Cache | TDP |
| AMD Ryzen 7 7730U | 8C/16T | Up to 4.5 GHz / 2.0 GHz | 20MB | 15W |
| AMD Ryzen 5 7530U | 6C/12T | Up to 4.5 GHz / 2.0 GHz | 19MB | 15W |
| AMD Ryzen 3 7330U | 6C/12T | Up to 4.3 GHz / 2.3 GHz | 10MB | 15W |
Finally their PRO mobile chips coming in February 2023:
| Model | Cores/Threads | Boost/Base Frequency2 | Cache | TDP |
| AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U | 8C/16T | Up to 4.5 GHz / 2.0 GHz | 20MB | 15W |
| AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U | 6C/12T | Up to 4.5 GHz / 2.0 GHz | 19MB | 15W |
| AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U | 6C/12T | Up to 4.3 GHz / 2.3 GHz | 10MB | 15W |
That's quite a lot to take in and those new desktop X3D have my mouth watering a bit. I only upgraded to a 5800X in the last year, I don't exactly need another upgrade but gosh they sound great. I need a PSU and GPU update next though…
Will you be looking to grab any of these? Do let me know in the comments.
You can see the full event video below:
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This is also probably a good place to note that AMD have confirmed overheating and thermal throttling issues with their new Radeon RX 7900 XTX, which YouTuber der8auer has been detailing across two videos. The issue affects AMD's reference cards, not the ones designed by their partners. The statement AMD released:
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.We are working to determine the root cause of the unexpected throttling experienced by some while using the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX graphics cards made by AMD. Based on our observations to-date, we believe the issue relates to the thermal solution used in the AMD reference design and appears to be present in a limited number of the cards sold. We are committed to solving this issue for impacted cards.
Arehandoro 5 Jan
a 5700X/5800X paired with DDR4 3600 and 6700XT/6800XT is all one needs to game at 1440P and games are not really pushing boundaries like they used to (crysis back then comes to mind)
there's just not much value in anything but RDNA2 and am4 atm, great price/perf/watt, but it's getting a bit late to buy that right now maybe, depending on future expectations (I'd say a 6800XT is still a great buy, but a 5800X maybe not so, as it's a dead end)
What excites me more for now is possible zen4 desktop apus with rdna3 graphics
That would probably allow for RDR2 [email protected] on medium, and make a solid steam SFF console on the TV, there has been nothing since 5600G/5700G and that's vega7 and only allows 720P low 30fps on that game :/
Last edited by citral on 5 January 2023 at 10:15 am UTC
Quoting: ArehandoroI wish they also included the max TDP, like Intel in the previous announcementBut TDP numbers are nearly useless, all manufacturers use their own incomprehensible algorithms to conjure up their magical numbers. Gamers Nexus has addressed this many times over the last couple of years if you want to dive into this particular swamp.
fearnflavio 5 Jan
I think same thing is happening with the GPUs now, we are always beta testers. Maybe after one year of launch it is time to buy.
Arehandoro 5 Jan
Quoting: dpanterQuoting: ArehandoroI wish they also included the max TDP, like Intel in the previous announcementBut TDP numbers are nearly useless, all manufacturers use their own incomprehensible algorithms to conjure up their magical numbers. Gamers Nexus has addressed this many times over the last couple of years if you want to dive into this particular swamp.
Thanks, I didn't know. Will have a look!
Quoting: ArehandoroIt was also about time they recognized the design error on the 7900 XTX, and start applying RMAs.
They have and are doing !
https://wccftech.com/amd-confirms-radeon-rx-7900-xtx-throttling-issue-related-to-thermal-solution-used-in-reference-design/
I feel no pressure to upgrade from my 5800X3d/6900XT for 1440P/144, but as always, I'm tempted.
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