The Ryzen 7 5800X3D is a captivating product. Cache capability is a specification largely ignored by lovers for a few years, and but the additional 64 MB of L3 cache is what permits the 5800X3D to greatest its higher-clocked sibling in video games. AMD’s introduced Zen 4 CPUs do not embody fashions with 3D V-Cache, however we have heard earlier than that they might come very quickly after the preliminary launch of the household. The most recent rumor says it may very well be as quickly as CES 2023.
3D V-Cache is what AMD calls its implementation of vertically-stacked cache on its Zen processors. By bodily tacking on an additional 64MB of L3 cache, the “Milan-X” EPYC CPUs and the Ryzen 7 5800X3D see monumental efficiency advantages for sure, particular workloads. In our testing, we discovered the Ryzen 7 5800X3D to be equal to or quicker than the Core i9-12900KS in gaming.
After these implausible outcomes, many individuals have been barely disillusioned to see that the primary spherical of Zen 4-based processors will not embody 3D V-cache. This was rumored a very long time in the past, and anticipated, as manufacturing the double-stacked packages is extra difficult and does not profit each workload. It additionally imposes sure limitations on the CPU that do not exist in any other case, at the least in its first model with the Ryzen 7 5800X3D.
So saying, most individuals are most likely truly simply fantastic (and even higher off) with a CPU missing the additional cache. With that in thoughts, it is sensible for AMD to launch the “X3D” fashions after the usual fashions, manufacturing realities apart. With Zen 3, it practically a 12 months and a half after the unique recipe to get the Ryzen 7 5800X3D. Based on Greymon55, we may see 3D V-Cache-equipped Zen 4 processors being launched as quickly as CES 2023.
Greymon55’s cryptic unique tweet is fairly apparent when you understand what he is speaking about. The “V” refers to “V-cache”, and the numbers confer with the fashions: 7950X, 7900X, and 7800X. In different phrases, Greymon55 is suggesting that we’ll be seeing not solely an 8-core, 16-thread Zen 4 processor with 3D V-cache (a successor to the 5800X3D), but in addition 12- and 16-core fashions as nicely.
The pictured tweet clearly does not say something about CES or launch dates in any respect, however he leaked that info in replies to confused Twitter customers asking what he was speaking about. He additionally gave his opinion on pricing, stating that he expects the highest mannequin to go for at the least $799 USD—only a $100 value bump over the usual Ryzen 9 7950X. That appears slight to us given the potential advantages of 3D V-Cache, however possibly he is aware of one thing we do not.
In case you’re by some means out of the loop, CES is the Client Electronics Present that often takes place proper at first of the 12 months. It is an expo the place corporations discuss in regards to the merchandise that they will be releasing all year long. A launch at CES does not essentially imply availability anytime quickly however given the lead time on the launch and availability of the soon-to-be-available Ryzen 7000 processors, we would not be shocked if we see the brand new chips in Q1 of subsequent 12 months.
