AMD teast Ryzen 9000X3D
The 3D V-Cache of the Ryzen 9000X3D processors is to be improved compared to the 7000 models. The presentation could take place soon.
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AMD is also launching models with stacked cache within the Ryzen 9000 desktop processor generation – in marketing speak 3D-V-Cache. The company is launching a new cache die for the Ryzen 9000X3D CPUs, which is intended to introduce technical improvements compared to the Ryzen 7000X3D.
In an interview with US media, AMD's Senior Technical Marketing Manager Donny Woligroski promised "really, really cool new features. [...] We're working on improving it, not just rehashing it."
Potential for improvement
Woligroski did not specify what these improvements would look like. There are a few starting points, such as the amount of additional cache. Previously, both the first generation with stack cache, the Ryzen 5000X3D, and its successor, the Ryzen 7000X3D, had an additional 64 MB. The extended memory buffer speeds up latency-critical tasks because the CPU cores have to wait less for the RAM. This is particularly helpful in most games, where a lot of cache increases the frame rate.
Improvements in cooling would also be welcome, for example by thinning out the dies more. The 3D-V cache is located directly on the compute chiplets, making it more difficult to cool the CPU cores. AMD is therefore reducing the clock frequency and voltages of the chiplets with stack cache. The Ryzen 7 7800X3D, for example, reaches a maximum of 5.0 GHz; the Ryzen 7 7700X, on the other hand, reaches 5.4 GHz.
Allegedly to be presented soon
According to rumors, the Ryzen 9000X3D will follow two months after the normal Ryzen 9000: The website Club386 is talking about a market launch in September 2024.
The presumed eight-core Ryzen 7 9800X3D should then become the fastest processor for gaming PCs. The normal Ryzen 9000 should not noticeably outperform the previous Ryzen 7000X3D in games. According to Woligroski, however, the gap between the two CPU series is very small. The situation was similar with the Ryzen 7 7700X, which was just behind the Ryzen 7 5800X3D on average.
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