A week or two ago we saw a comprehensive leak of the AMD Ryzen 9 3900 CPU, which was detailed in a motherboard maker's documentation. Now this very processor, alongside the Ryzen 5 3500X has become an official AMD listed product. However, there are a couple of snags with the new duo, from the point of view of enthusiasts and individual PC builders; firstly both the Ryzen 9 3900 and Ryzen 5 3500X are for system integrators or OEMs only, secondly the Ryzen 5 3500X is only being distributed in China, at least for now. For this reason, we don't have prices and it is hard to pinpoint availability for these CPUs.
A short statement from AMD about the new processors, received by CRN, reads as follows: "The Ryzen 9 3900, now available globally, and Ryzen 5 3500X, available in China only, enjoy the features of current Ryzen 3000 series processors, letting OEM and SI partners take full advantage of AMD's most advanced CPU platform. Both Ryzen processors offer powerful gaming and high-speed productivity performance, support industry leading PCIe 4.0, AMD's Precision Boost Overdrive and Ryzen Master Utility, and, like all Ryzen 3000 processors, are fully unlocked for performance tuning."
|
CPU |
Cores / |
Base (GHz) |
Boost (GHz) |
L2 |
L3 |
PCIe |
Chiplets |
TDP |
Price |
|
Ryzen 9 3950X |
16C / 32T |
3.5 |
4.7 |
8MB |
64MB |
16+4+4 |
1+2 |
105W |
$749 |
|
Ryzen 9 3900X |
12C / 24T |
3.8 |
4.6 |
6MB |
64MB |
16+4+4 |
1+2 |
105W |
$499 |
|
Ryzen 9 3900 |
12C / 24T |
3.1 |
4.3 |
6MB |
64MB |
16+4+4 |
1+2 |
65W |
- |
|
Ryzen 7 3800X |
8C / 16T |
3.9 |
4.5 |
4MB |
32MB |
16+4+4 |
1+1 |
105W |
$399 |
|
Ryzen 7 3700X |
8C / 16T |
3.6 |
4.4 |
4MB |
32MB |
16+4+4 |
1+1 |
65W |
$329 |
|
Ryzen 5 3600X |
6C / 12T |
3.8 |
4.4 |
3MB |
32MB |
16+4+4 |
1+1 |
95W |
$249 |
|
Ryzen 5 3600 |
6C / 12T |
3.6 |
4.2 |
3MB |
32MB |
16+4+4 |
1+1 |
65W |
$199 |
|
Ryzen 5 3500X |
6C / 6T |
3.6 |
4.1 |
3MB |
32MB |
16+4+4 |
1+1 |
65W |
- |
Table modified from AnandTech, which currently lists the Ryzen 5 3500X as being SMT enabled (6C/12T).
As postulated previously, AMD appears to have tuned-down the base/boost clocks of the 105W Ryzen 9 3900X to create the otherwise identical 65W Ryzen 9 3900 CPU.
Interestingly, as per prior rumours, the Ryzen 5 3500X is confirmed to not offer SMT by the AMD China site, as you can see via the link and the screenshot, above. There are also rumours of there being a Ryzen 5 3500, and various listings in India, but AMD saw fit not to officially introduce it right now.
