Monday, July 29th 2019
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 a 6-core Processor
AMD is giving final touches to a second wave of 3rd generation Ryzen processor family, which includes the new Ryzen 5 3500 processor, and "Pro" variants of various already-launched SKUs, such as the 3600X, 3700X, and 3900X. These chips were spotted in an import registry of the Eurasian Economic Union. The most interesting bit from this disclosure is the fact that the Ryzen 5 3500 is a 6-core processor with 65 W TDP. For the previous two generations of Ryzen processors, AMD configured its x500 series SKUs, such as the 2500X and 1500X, as 4-core/8-thread processors. It's likely that the 3500 will be a slightly lower-clocked sibling of the Ryzen 5 3600, priced lower, to compete with Intel chips such as the Core i5-9400 or i5-9500. This also raises the possibility of Ryzen 3 "Matisse" processors being 4-core/8-thread chips.
Source:
Guru3D
18 Comments on AMD Ryzen 5 3500 a 6-core Processor
A 3900 for 400€ would be a hit too, but that would canibalize the 3700x/3800x (wich arent interesting chips imo)
For my needs (1080p@60FPS gaming and a lot of x264 encoding) the 3600 seems like the best choice currently, but if the 3500 is real, and depending on its price/performance ratio, it may become my future CPU.
The 3700X doesn't offer enough performance boost for me to justify its price increase, but a non-X 3700 just might be good enough for me to aim for it instead. Alas, no such CPU for the time being, and possible not for the future either.
3900: $449
3700: $299
3500: $149
That would allow them to slot perfectly between existing SKU's
II can't speculate on 3950 (non-X) pricing tho if such SKU exists. The price gap between 3900X and 3950X is pretty wide. Tho i would be suprised to see that under 699€.