AMD to ship four Ryzen 5000 series CPUs on November 5

Posted on Thursday, October 08 2020 @ 18:44 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
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AMD just introduced its Zen 3-based Ryzen 5000 series processors. The initial launch lineup consists of four models, which will hit the market on November 5, 2020. The slowest part is the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, a $299 6-core, 12-threaded processor with a 65W TDP. The fastest part of the lineup is the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, this 16-core, 32-threaded chip has a 105W TDP and will cost $799. Existing 500 series motherboards are compatible with the Ryzen 5000 series after a BIOS update. AMD also introduced a Far Cry 6 game bundle, full details below.
– Today, AMD (NASDAQ : AMD) introduced the highly anticipated AMD Ryzen 5000 Series desktop processor lineup powered by the new “Zen 3” architecture. Offering up to 16 cores, 32 threads and 72 MB of cache in the top-of-the-line AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Ryzen 5000 series processors dominate in heavily threaded workloads and power efficiency, while the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X processor offers up to a 26% generational uplift in gaming performance. With extensive improvements throughout the core including a unified 8-core complex with direct access to 32MB L3 cache, the new AMD “Zen 3” core architecture delivers a 19% generational increase in instructions per cycle (IPC), the largest since the introduction of “Zen” processors in 2017.

"Our commitment with each generation of our Ryzen processors has been to build the best PC processors in the world. The new AMD Ryzen 5000 Series Desktop Processors extend our leadership from IPC, power efficiency to single-core, multi-core performance and gaming," said Saeid Moshkelani, senior vice president and general manager, client business unit, AMD. “Today, we are extremely proud to deliver what our community and customers have come to expect from Ryzen processors – dominant multi-core and single-core performance and true gaming leadership - all within a broad ecosystem of motherboards and chipsets that are drop-in ready for AMD Ryzen 5000 Series Desktop Processors.”

AMD Ryzen 5000 Series Desktop Processors
Featuring a remarkable 19% IPC increase over the prior generation in PC workloads, the “Zen 3” architecture pushes gaming and content creation performance leadership to a new level. “Zen 3” architecture reduces latency from accelerated core and cache communication and doubles the directly accessible L3 cache per core while delivering up to 2.8X more performance-per-watt versus the competition.

The top of the line 16 core AMD Ryzen 9 5950X offers:
  • The highest single-thread performance of any desktop gaming processor
  • The most multi-core performance of any desktop gaming processor and any desktop processor in a mainstream CPU socket

    The 12 core AMD Ryzen 9 5900X offers the best gaming experience by:

  • Average of 7% faster in 1080p gaming across select game titles than the competition
  • Average of 26% faster in 1080p gaming across select titles generationally

    AMD 500 series motherboards are ready for AMD Ryzen 5000 Series desktop processors with a simple BIOS update. This broad ecosystem support and readiness includes over 100 AMD 500 series motherboards from all major motherboard manufacturers. AMD Ryzen 5000 Series desktop processors announced today are expected to be available for purchase globally on November 5, 2020.

    AMD Ryzen Equipped to Win Game Bundle
    The AMD Ryzen Equipped to Win game bundle program is back with the highly anticipated next chapter in the Far Cry® series, Far Cry® 6. Customers who purchase an AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, or AMD Ryzen 7 5800X processor between November 5th, 2020 and December 31st, 2020 will receive a complimentary copy of Far Cry® 6 Standard Edition – PC digital when released. Additionally, customers who purchase an AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT, or AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT processor between October 20th, 2020 and December 31st, 2020 will also receive a free copy of Far Cry® 6 Standard Edition – PC digital.
  • Specifications:
    MODEL CORES/
    THREADS
    TDP (Watts) BOOST/BASE FREQ. (GHz) TOTAL CACHE COOLER SEP (USD) EXPECTED AVAILABILITY
    AMD Ryzen™ 9 5950X 16C/32T 105W Up to 4.9 / 3.4 72 MB N/A $799 Nov 5, 2020
    AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900X 12C/24T 105W Up to 4.8 / 3.7 70 MB N/A $549 Nov 5, 2020
    AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800X 8C/16T 105W Up to 4.7 / 3.8 36 MB N/A $449 Nov 5, 2020
    AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600X 6C/12T 65W Up to 4.6 / 3.7 35 MB Wraith Stealth $299 Nov 5, 2020


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    Thomas De Maesschalck

    Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.



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