Items tagged with 3d v-cache
One of the key characteristics of most Ryzen "X3D" processors with AMD's 3D V-Cache tech, is that they offer reduced clock rates compared to the same CPU without it. The cut to clock rates was larger in earlier generations, but the Ryzen 7...
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If you're building a gaming PC from the ground up, chances are, you have AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor on your radar. At the time of this writing, it remains the one and only consumer Zen 5 processor with a heaping pile of 3D V-Cache. It...
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AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D: $479 MSRP The new AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D pairs Zen 5 with 2nd Generation 3D V-Cache to boost gaming performance, increase clocks, and enable more robust overclocking. capabilities. Great Gaming Performance Power Efficient Easy To Cool No Sacrifice General Computing...
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It would be dopey of AMD to only release a single current-generation consumer processor (read: Zen 5) with 3D V-Cache, and also unprecedented. So color us not the least bit surprised that a major hardware partner—Gigabyte, in case you...
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Surprise! After teasing the next generation of 3D V-Cache processors for consumers for a November 7 arrival, AMD chose today, Halloween, to treat gamers to a much-anticipated announcement—the oft-leaked Ryzen 7 9800X3D is now official...
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AMD will introduce it first Zen 5 processor(s) with 3D V-cache bolted on in about a week and a half—specifically, on November 7, 2024—but while we still have to wait a little bit, some retailers have gone live with listings ahead of schedule. In each case, the retail listing points to a single...
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PC enthusiasts have a weird problem with overly-relativistic thinking. Case in point: AMD's newish Ryzen 9000 Zen 5 desktop processors. It's fair to say that they were disappointing given their relatively modest performance gains in...
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The wait is on for AMD to unveil its first Ryzen 9000 series CPUs with 3D V-Cache, and make no mistake, they're coming. What everyone wants to know, however, is when exactly they will arrive, and that has been a point of copious...
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It's been nearly nine months since we first heard rumors of AMD expanding its AM4 lineup with a couple of more budget-friend Ryzen 5000X3D models with 3D V-Cache. One of those was the Ryzen 7 5700X3D, which AMD did end up launching, and the other was the Ryzen 5 5500X3D. Can we still expect...
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AMD sells CPUs with model numbers ending in "X3D" that have something called "3D V-Cache." These CPUs very literally have an extra piece of silicon stapled to them that adds another 64 megabytes of L3 cache. This, in turn, radically...
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It took a few generations, but AMD's stacked 3D V-cache may now be at the point where it can withstand the rigors of overclocking. So goes the latest rumor, which claims that AMD's upcoming Ryzen 9000X3D processors based on Zen 5 will up...
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AMD's super CPUs with a little something extra are tantalizing treats for gamers, as the 3D V-Cache upgrade gives a titanic performance boost in games that have complex code which doesn't fit in standard CPU caches as easily. For that...
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AMD's 3D V-Cache is a prime example of a technology with a singular purpose. It sounds obvious: to improve effective memory performance, triple the size of your L3 cache. There was a lot of very smart engineering that went into making that...
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AMD's Ryzen 9 desktop processors include two "Core Complex Dice", or "CCDs", which is to say that the processors' 12 or 16 CPU cores are spread across two pieces of silicon. The company's top 3D V-Cache-equipped CPU, the Ryzen 9 7950X3D...
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It's been nigh on nine months since Jeff Kampman from Intel's Graphics Technical Marketing team raised the question: does AMD's 3D V-Cache actually help that much if you're not running a top-end graphics card? Well, we've been busy and...
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Storage devices have gotten really fast lately, with the fastest PCIe 5.0 SSDs getting over 14GB/s in reads and writes, but that's nothing compared to a Ryzen CPU with 3D V-Cache. Tested by hardware enthusiast and engineer Nemez all the...
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A reputable leaker who has been reliable in the past suggests that AMD is about to expand its lineup of desktop processors equipped with stacked 3D V-Cache, though they won't be part of the Zen 4 family. Instead, upcoming additions will bolster AMD's previous generation Ryzen 5000 series based...
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AMD's stacked 3D V-cache memory technology has been a big hit for PC gamers that are looking for the best performance out of their processors. By stacking on an extra 64MB of L3 cache, AMD is able to drastically reduce how often the CPU...
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New reports indicate that AMD is bringing its game-enhancing 3D V-Cache technology to the mobile market with new Ryzen 7000 mobile CPUs sporting up to 128MB of L3 cache. An unreleased ASUS ROG Strix laptop was spotted featuring a Ryzen 9...
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For folks building PCs on an extremely tight budget, the current-generation platforms from both AMD and Intel are still pretty expensive. Socket AM4 systems can be had for half the price or less, and they still offer great performance in...
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AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D - $449 MSRP The new Ryzen 7 7800X3D is an 8-core / 16-thread processor with 64MB of 3D V-Cache that offers class-leading PC gaming performance at much lower power than the competition. Stellar Gaming Performance Low Power Consumption "Overclocking"...
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When the Ryzen 7 5800X3D came out and allowed AMD users to instantly upgrade an aging AM4 machine with a CPU competitive against Intel's latest and greatest, a whole lot of people snatched them up, including your author here. It's a great...
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