AMD has said that it will not be announcing the end of life of the Ryzen 7800X3D in the "near future", despite the launch a new CPU to replace the once best CPU for gaming. Donny Wolligrowski said in a recent press briefing that "he would expect it to be on the market for some time".
It's great, because AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D was our top pick for the best gaming processor for a while, even though that crown has fallen due to the launch of the second-gen 3D V-Cache chips, the Ryzen 7 7800X3D.
The older chip will likely drop to around $350 by Black Friday, making the decision to upgrade to a new CPU a bit more difficult.
The Ryzen 7 7800X3D can deliver gaming performance that is not a million miles behind the new champ and certainly far beyond any comparable $350 CPU.
The Ryzen 7 7800X3D chip can deliver higher clock speeds on its eight Zen 5 Cores than the eight Zen 4 Cores of the older CPU. This is because the extra 64 MB L3 cache is worn like a hat, rather than being a foundation in the new processor's design. Why do we wear hats, you ask? Why? The same is true for gaming CPUs.
Keep reading.
The core complex die, or CCD, is the component in the chip package that generates the most amount of heat. When it wears its cache hat, it prevents heat from escaping and reaching the heatspreader on top. The stacked L3 cache chips and the structural silicon around them act as insulation, limiting your CPU cooler's heat exchange properties.
The first-generation 3D V-Cache chip has lower clock speeds than its more cache-lite brethren. On the dual-CCD Ryzen 9 7950X3D CPU, one CCD runs at a lower speed than the other.
The second-gen 3D-Cache has been flipped upside down. The extra L3 cache layer is now located below the core chiplet. This allows it to have a direct connection to the heatspreader, and therefore, closer contact with the CPU cooler.
The Ryzen 7 7800X3D is still a better gaming CPU than Zen 5 CPUs at the same price point.
Normaly, when a new generation of chip is released, stock will start to shrink, and deals are less likely. AMD's claim that the Ryzen 7 7800X3D will "stay in the market for a long time" suggests there will be enough stock to offer generous discounts on last-gen products.
Comments