Sunday, June 2nd 2024
AMD Outs Ryzen 5000XT Processors for Socket AM4, an 8-year Old Socket
AMD Socket AM4 is now an 8-year-old platform, since its debut back in 2016. AMD objectively went above and beyond for this platform, launching processors powered by the original "Zen," the refreshed "Zen+," the "Zen 2," and the Intel-beating "Zen 3" microarchitecture, including 3D V-cache versions of the "Zen 3" that were competitive even with Intel's 12th Gen Core "Alder Lake" processors in gaming. Those on older processors on AM4 are spoiled for choice with upgrades within the platform, without having to change it, with AMD releasing new processor models every year for the past 8 years. The 2024 launches include the Ryzen 5000XT series.
It's hard to call the Ryzen 5000XT a "series," since there are only two SKUs—the Ryzen 9 5900XT, and the Ryzen 7 5800XT. Neither of the two feature 3D V-cache, but push clock speeds up. The Ryzen 9 5900XT is a 16-core/32-thread part, and is not meant to be confused with the 5900X, which is a 12-core/24-thread part. The 16-core 5900XT comes with a maximum boost frequency of 4.80 GHz, which is 100 MHz less than that of the 5950X. It has the same 105 W TDP, and a significantly lower $360 price. The Ryzen 7 5800XT, on the other hand, is an 8-core/16-thread chip with 4.80 GHz maximum boost frequency, compared to the 4.70 GHz of the 5800X, and the same 105 W TDP. It's priced around $260. Both chips include an AMD Wraith Prism RGB cooler that's capable of handling 140 W TDP processors. The Ryzen 9 5900XT is claimed by AMD to offer similar gaming performance to the Intel Core i7-13700K; while the 5800XT is claimed to play games competitively to the Intel Core i5-13600KF. Both chips should be available sometime in July, 2024.
It's hard to call the Ryzen 5000XT a "series," since there are only two SKUs—the Ryzen 9 5900XT, and the Ryzen 7 5800XT. Neither of the two feature 3D V-cache, but push clock speeds up. The Ryzen 9 5900XT is a 16-core/32-thread part, and is not meant to be confused with the 5900X, which is a 12-core/24-thread part. The 16-core 5900XT comes with a maximum boost frequency of 4.80 GHz, which is 100 MHz less than that of the 5950X. It has the same 105 W TDP, and a significantly lower $360 price. The Ryzen 7 5800XT, on the other hand, is an 8-core/16-thread chip with 4.80 GHz maximum boost frequency, compared to the 4.70 GHz of the 5800X, and the same 105 W TDP. It's priced around $260. Both chips include an AMD Wraith Prism RGB cooler that's capable of handling 140 W TDP processors. The Ryzen 9 5900XT is claimed by AMD to offer similar gaming performance to the Intel Core i7-13700K; while the 5800XT is claimed to play games competitively to the Intel Core i5-13600KF. Both chips should be available sometime in July, 2024.
208 Comments on AMD Outs Ryzen 5000XT Processors for Socket AM4, an 8-year Old Socket
or a zen4 downport or something mad crazy but idt amd wants to cannibalise am5 just yet, if ever
so this is just a waste.
I see no reason of getting these in place of an X3D chip, but AM4 had a good run.
5900XT is a good alternative for the 5950X if you can't get it for whatever reason and need the extra cores while still on AM4.This is true. Its currently the only disadvantage of the chiplet architecture, but I'm sure they will figure out how to get the idle power consumption down eventually.
It's nice to see AM4 still getting some love, though. I just wish it was something a bit more interesting.
For example, on my 7950X3D, my package power at idle is around 42W total. But on my 8840U/7940HS/7840HS devices my idle can go down to a nice 2W, and 6W watching 1080p H.264 video file or a YouTube page.
The Steam Deck APU (Zen 2/RDNA2) can do the above at a locked 3W TDP APU with no stuttering. It can be a handy 6-to-8-hour media device if you're just going to watch videos.
Anyway, i'm all for keeping AM4 alive if they were releasing something interesting, this is not that so better let it die gracefully. Even the 5950X can be had for 320€ right now, this is about making headlines more than it is about offering value to anyone
Actually, a high core count, low clocked part with good enough boost clocks should keep things cool while still offering decent performance. But I do agree, I don't think it's what AM4 users need or want.