AMD has announced another wave of its next-generation Ryzen 8000 Series of CPUs. The newly revealed lineup comprises 16 AMD Ryzen Pro processors in total, evenly divided between desktop and mobile CPUs.
27.03.2024 - 20:04 / gamerant.com / James Ratcliff
AMD is not abandoning the AM4 socket yet, as sources claim that the tech giant is working on a Ryzen 5000XT refresh for its last-gen CPU lineup. This refresh is the first by AMD in a few years, as the Ryzen 3000XT series saw slight increases for Zen 2 processors at similar price points to their non-XT branded counterparts.
Earlier in 2024, AMD released new Zen 3 CPUs for the AM4 socket, which indicated that the company is not done with the older platform. These new CPUs include additions such as the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D, which is cheaper but less powerful than the highly rated Ryzen 7 5800X3D CPU. While the AM4 platform does not have access to newer technologies such as DDR5 RAM or PCIe generation 5 slots, the platform uses DDR4 RAM and has a cheaper price point for first-time PC builders to consider. It remains to be seen when AMD will release further details about the Ryzen 5000XT CPU refresh.
However, the news surrounding the AMD Ryzen 5000XT series lines up with the company's market strategy. According to Wccftech, sources stated that AMD confirmed during the AI PC summit in Beijing that it is working on the Ryzen 5000XT CPU refresh. However, the company did not disclose specifications or release windows for the new processors. The development of the Ryzen 5000XT processors is part of AMD's ongoing strategy to target as many price points as possible in the CPU market and regain some market share it lost to Intel over time. Though the AM4 socket has been succeeded by the AM5 platform used by the Ryzen 7000 and 8000 series, AM4 motherboards are still widely available at lower prices for consumers to consider.
The last time AMD released an XT-branded CPU lineup was in 2020. The Ryzen 3000 series of CPUs received variants such as the Ryzen 7 3800XT, which offered only an increase of 200 MHz of boosted clock speeds compared to the Ryzen 7 3800X. However, both the 3800X and 3800XT processors had launch prices of $399 in 2019 and 2020 respectively. While it is not known how much the 5000XT series of CPUs will cost, processors such as the Ryzen 5 5600X continue to be top-selling processors in the budget market.
Only time will tell if the prices of the 5000XT CPUs will follow suit. But as AMD and Intel continue to vie for dominance in the CPU market, more options will hopefully lead to more deals for PC builders to consider.
The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X is a mid-range CPU, excellent for gaming setups. This is the fastest six-core AM4-based processor from AMD and features 12 processing threads. According to the company, the processor can deliver 100-plus FPS performance in the world's most popular games. The processor supports DDR4 memory with a sweet spot of 3600MHz.
It offers 4.6 GHz boost clock speeds out of the box
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