Can’t Keep a Good Processor Down, AMD Rumored to Bring Back Ryzen 7 5800X3D for AM4 10th Anniversary

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By Peter Brosdahl

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The king is dead, long live the king, as AMD is rumored to revive the processor that put Intel on its heels, namely the Ryzen 7 5800X3D. Introduced four years ago this month, the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D shocked the industry by going toe-to-toe with Intel’s flagship processors while costing around $300 less at $449, with its 8-core/16-thread design clocked at 4.5 GHz. However, what set the 5800X3D apart from other processors made by either manufacturer was the introduction of a 3D-stacked L3 cache with a whopping 96 MB of memory. Pundits had doubts that an increased L3 could affect games much, but it didn’t take long for reviews to show how effective it truly was, nor for gamers to jump on board with upgrading their AM4 platforms.

Speaking of AM4, few can argue that it has become the GOAT of PC platforms. As mentioned in this latest rumor, AM4 has turned ten, and it doesn’t take much searching on the internet to know it’s still widely used by many PC enthusiasts, largely thanks to the ongoing support from AMD and its still impressive performance ability with DDR4 and PCIe Gen4 features. Most are also aware that the ongoing DRAM/NAND shortage has driven DDR5/Gen5 hardware prices up, but also DDR4/Gen4 (although not quite as much), making the older platform more attractive to budget-restrained consumers. That being said, industry insider HXL is tipping folks off that AMD could soon be re-releasing a 10th anniversary edition of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D.

The 5800X3D was succeeded by the Ryzen 7 7800X3D with a nearly identical configuration but made for the AM5 platform and with higher clocks. However, AMD flipped the lid when it revealed the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, moving the L3 Cache underneath the CCD, allowing for higher clocks and lower temperatures, and recently released the 9850X3D with even higher clocks, but meanwhile, the one that started it all seems to be making a comeback.

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Peter Brosdahl
As a child of the 70’s I was part of the many who became enthralled by the video arcade invasion of the 1980’s. Saving money from various odd jobs I purchased my first computer from a friend of my dad, a used Atari 400, around 1982. Eventually it would end up being a lifelong passion of upgrading and modifying equipment that, of course, led into a career in IT support.

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