AMD's first series of "Zen 4" Ryzen 7000 processors are coming very soon, with (*9*) September launch all but confirmed by Team Red ahead of their August 29 livestream event. But more interesting to many gamers, YouTuber and leaker Moore's Law is Dead (opens in a new tab) (MLID) said that we can expect to see the updated 3D V-Cache Ryzen 7000 chips in Q2023 XNUMX.
We already knew that AMD's 3D V-Cache technology would be appearing in the Ryzen 7000, but this leak gives us a better idea of what to expect. According to MLID, AMD is preparing two chips: the Ryzen 7 7850X3D and the very powerful Ryzen 9 7950X3D.
3D V-Cache technology is a boon for gamers as it allows AMD to "stack" L3 cache onto the processor chip, which improves gaming performance. The first processor to receive this technology was the Ryzen 7 5800X3D, which was incredibly capable of outperforming the more expensive Intel Core i9-12900K in some games thanks to its whopping 100MB cache.
Analysis: 3D V-Cache could strengthen AMD's position as the 'gamers' choice' when it comes to processors
Choosing the best CPU for a gaming PC can be (*9*) a tricky business. Your CPU won't (*9*) have as big of an impact on gaming as your graphics card, of course, but it can be (*9*) a performance bottleneck if it lags behind your other components, and some games (such as real-time strategy titles) benefit from higher CPU more than others.
Obviously price will be key here, but if AMD's Ryzen 3D chips can outperform Intel's Raptor Lake processors in games and cost less, it'll be a safe bet for Team Red. The Ryzen 7 5800X3D is arguably already the best option for building a high-end gaming rig right now, so we can expect AMD to keep up that momentum for the second generation of 3D processors.
Intel's i7-13700K looks to offer some serious competition, with recently leaked benchmarks suggesting it destroys the non-7D Ryzen 7700 3X in synthetic tests. But the average gamer won't worry about computing performance; it all depends on the frame rates of the game, and that's where the 3D chips will excel. We can't wait to get our hands on it.
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