AMD’s Ryzen 7000 CPUs haven’t had the best reception, but Team Red is correcting course. The new Ryzen 5 7600 is proof of that. It’s slightly slower than the Ryzen 5 7600X based on the spec sheet, but it’s around $70 cheaper, comes with a bundled cooler, and promises nearly identical performance. Contents Specs Pricing Performance Gaming AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs. Ryzen 5 7600: Which should you buy? After testing the processor myself, I can confirm — the Ryzen 5 7600 is one of the best processors you can buy right now. With a couple of clicks, it can achieve identical performance as the Ryzen 5 7600X, and it comes in at a cheaper price. Specs Spec-for-spec, the Ryzen 5 7600X and Ryzen 5 7600 are almost identical. The biggest difference is clock speed, with the Ryzen 5 7600 having a much lower base clock speed, as well as a slightly lower boost clock speed. Otherwise, you’re getting the same six Zen 4 cores and 38MB of cache across both processors. … [Read more...] about AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs. Ryzen 5 7600: is cheaper better? | Digital Trends
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AMD’s new 65W processors fix Ryzen 7000’s biggest problems | Digital Trends
See our complete coverage of CES 2023 here There’s no doubt that AMD’s Ryzen 9 7950X is an impressive processor, but AMD’s most recent generation hasn’t been off to the best start. Like it or not, AMD’s latest chips are expensive, require a lot of power, and run hot. At CES , AMD is looking to correct course. The company introduced three non-X CPUs to go alongside its big, beefy Ryzen 7000 processors, and they address the problems with the latest generation point-for-point. They’re more efficient with a 65-watt power limit, but more importantly, they’re far cheaper than their X-branded counterparts. Ryzen 9 7900 Ryzen 7 7700 Ryzen 5 7600 Cores/threads 12/24 8/16 6/12 Boost clock 5.4GHz 5.3GHz 5.1GHz Cache 76MB 40MB 38MB Power draw 65W 65W 65W List price $430 $330 $230 Although the new processors are cheaper and more efficient, they still come with all the trimmings of AMD’s next-gen platform. That includes … [Read more...] about AMD’s new 65W processors fix Ryzen 7000’s biggest problems | Digital Trends
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X vs. Ryzen 9 7950X3D: the 3D V-Cache is back | Digital Trends
The Ryzen 9 7950X has been AMD’s best processor for a while, but it now faces some serious competition. We don’t just mean AMD’s long-standing rival, Intel. AMD itself has created a CPU that might be even better than the flagship: the Ryzen 9 7950X3D. Contents Pricing and availability Specs Performance Which CPU is the best of them all? Equipped with a massive 3D V-Cache , the Ryzen 9 7950X3D might turn out to be the world’s fastest gaming processor. AMD’s new processor isn’t here yet, so for now, we’re relying on the specs and AMD’s benchmarks until we have the processors in hand. Pricing and availability AMD first ushered in its Ryzen 7000 processors on September 27, 2022. The Ryzen 9 7950X is the crowning jewel of that lineup, and it arrived priced at $700. Aside from the Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD also released three more processors on that same day, including the Ryzen 9 7900X, Ryzen 7 7700X, and the Ryzen 5 7600X. While the initial Zen 4 lineup was … [Read more...] about AMD Ryzen 9 7950X vs. Ryzen 9 7950X3D: the 3D V-Cache is back | Digital Trends
AMD’s new Ryzen 9 7950X3D is up to 24% faster than Intel’s best | Digital Trends
See our complete coverage of CES 2023 here AMD is starting off its CES strong with the introduction of new 3D V-Cache Ryzen 7000 CPUs. Unlike the previous generation, AMD isn’t restricting its 3D V-Cache to just a midrange CPU, and is instead introducing three chips that match most of AMD’s current-gen lineup. AMD introduced the Ryzen 9 7950X3D, Ryzen 9 7900X3D, and Ryzen 7 7800X3D during its CES keynote today. The flagship chip, the Ryzen 9 7950X3D, tops out with 16 cores, a 5.7GHz boost clock speed, and 144MB of cache. Ryzen 9 7950X3D Ryzen 9 7900X3D Ryzen 7 7800X3D Cores/Threads 16/32 12/24 8/16 Base/Boost clock 4.2GHz/5.7GHz 4.4GHz/5.6GHz 4.XGHz/5GHz Cache size 144MB 140MB 104MB Power draw 120W 120W 120W AMD’s 3D V-Cache is a packaging technology that allows AMD to stack cache on top of the processor. It may seem like a small change, but additional cache can have a big impact in gaming performance . That’s what we … [Read more...] about AMD’s new Ryzen 9 7950X3D is up to 24% faster than Intel’s best | Digital Trends
AMD Quietly Lists 31 New CPU Vulnerabilities, Issues Patch Guidance
AMD quietly divulged 31 new CPU vulnerabilities in a January update, spanning its Ryzen chips for consumers and the EPYC data center processors. The vulnerability update also includes a list of AGESA versions, with mitigations for the impacted processors. AMD revealed the vulnerabilities in a coordinated disclosure with several researchers, including teams from Google, Apple and Oracle, which gave the company time to develop mitigations prior to the public listings. However, AMD didn't announce the vulnerabilities with a press release or other outreach — it merely posted the lists — so we're working to tease out the details and will update when we have more information. Spectre and Meltdown . The vulnerabilities include three new variants for the consumer-geared Ryzen desktop PC, HEDT, Pro, and Mobile processors . One of the vulnerabilities is listed as high severity, while the other two are ranked as Medium or Low severity. These vulnerabilities can be exploited through either … [Read more...] about AMD Quietly Lists 31 New CPU Vulnerabilities, Issues Patch Guidance