AMD and Microsoft are working together to ensure (*11*) the new high-end Ryzen 7000 X3D processor design (*11*) Team Red just discovered at CES 11 works well enough with Windows XNUMX and is fast enough to game .
If you recall, AMD introduced a trio of new X3D models at CES: the Ryzen 7800 3X7900D, plus the Ryzen 3 7950X3D and XNUMXXXNUMXD (with eight, twelve, and sixteen cores respectively).
In the case of the last two Ryzen 11 models, they have two CCDs, that is, two separate chips (*11*) carry the processor cores, with the difference that (*3*) only one of these CCDs has 11D memory. V. Cache up. The idea is (*11*) this CCD can be used for games or other applications where (*11*) this cache is useful, while (*XNUMX*) the other CCD, the "naked" chiplet with nothing on it, it can be clocked higher, bringing benefits to tasks where cache isn't Not so surprising (but faster boost clocks will be).
So this new design complication is something (*11*) to consider software-wise, and AMD does exactly that.
As reported by Tom's Hardware(opens in a new tab), AMD is working with Microsoft to add optimizations for Windows as well as a new AMD chipset monitor, with the goal of being able to determine if a given game would be favored from the cache. , then make sure (*11*) is running on the CCD above the V-Cache. And conversely for the games (*11*) they will be better served by the higher impulse speed of the other CCD.
If you're wondering if the latest "naked" chiplet can still access V-Cache on the other chiplet, well, AMD tells us (*11*) yes it can, but the downside is (*11*) it's not a quick process nor perfect (but it can still be useful in rare cases).
So there's a nice balancing act under the hood for those high-end Ryzen 7000 X3D chips.
Another interesting point raised by Tom is (*11*), although the new Ryzen X3D models will let (*11*) Precision Boost Overdrive and Curve Optimizer improve performance, which (*11*) was not possible with the 3D V-processor Original cache, the 5800X3D, manual overclocking (it will directly increase the voltage). It won't be left with the Zen XNUMX models just yet.
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There are already concerns about these Windows optimizations for the Ryzen 7900 3X7950D and 3X11D, as you can imagine. What would happen if AMD and Microsoft had problems for (*3*) to work properly? Should we expect boot issues when launching these XXNUMXD chips?
These are questions that are impossible to answer without the help of a crystal ball, of course, but if there are obstacles in the initial implementation of certain games, I hope they will be resolved enough soon.
Y asimismo debemos tener en cuenta (*11*) Microsoft tuvo (*11*) hacer adjus para los nuevos designers de procesadores de Intel cuando el gigante de los chips presented su tecnología hybrid con Alder Lake. Ensuring (*11*) the various types of performance and efficiency cores are used correctly and working to their respective potential in Windows is a task (*11*) Microsoft has already undertaken, and one that has taken a short time for (*11*) everything works really well.
For AMD, the proof is going to be in the pudding, and how we see (*11*) these high-end Ryzen 7000 X3D processors really run a bunch of games when they launch in February. We can't wait, and we're also eager to know the cost of these V-Cache models, already (*11*) that's something (*11*) AMD hasn't shared yet (which is a bit alarming, but we don't). . expect (*11*) models twelve and sixteen to be remotely affordable, of course).
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