AMD Ryzen AI 5 435G APU goes head-to-head with the Ryzen 5 8600G in early benchmarks
AMD brings back Ryzen 7 5800X3D, launches Ryzen 7 7700X3D to combat rising component prices
“The 7600X3D, that has been more of a limited run product, where it really isn’t, you know, day-in day-out available from all of our partners,” McAfee said. “From a supply standpoint, I’m not going to say it’s more difficult to make, but one that doesn’t naturally occur as much as an eight-core product. So, we have been a little bit more selective with how we’ve used the six-core products.”
Broadly, however, McAfee says the decision to release the Ryzen 7 7700X3D came down to a preference from gamers for an eight-core chip, despite recognizing that “the difference between eight cores and six cores isn't huge in terms of gaming,” at least across a broad range of titles. Certain games will see a performance loss with six cores as opposed to eight, but they’re few and far between.
We saw that in action in our recent review of the Ryzen 5 7600X3D , in fact. Despite being nearly two years old, the chip holds up surprisingly well in today’s market at its $230 price on Amazon ($200 in-store at Micro Center). In our testing, the Ryzen 5 7600X3D is just 4.5% slower than the Ryzen 7 7800X3D on average, despite sporting a massive cut to TDP, two fewer cores, and less cache.
Given the context of six-core X3D parts more broadly, if AMD decides to introduce the Ryzen 5 9600X3D, it likely won’t be a far-reaching chip like the eight-core parts are. The Ryzen 5 7600X3D remains a Micro Center exclusive chip, though the retailer recently started selling directly on Amazon, opening up availability for enthusiasts that don’t have a physical retail location nearby.
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