Details of low-cost 6-core Ryzen 5 3500 processor leaks

Rumour has it that AMD has more Zen 2 goodies in store for the low-end market. Recent leaks suggest that a new Ryzen 5 3500 processor is on the horizon, igniting hopes for a new budget gaming champion in the £150-ish price bracket. 

This leak comes via TUM_APISAK over on Twitter, a leaker with an incredible track record for soon to be released products. The Ryzen 5 3500 is listed as a 6-core, 6-thread processor with a base clock speed of 3.6GHz and a boost clock speed of 4.1GHz. This would make the 3500 the first Ryzen 3rd Generation processor to lack support for SMT (Simultaneous Multi-Threading). 

Given today’s pricing for the 6-core, 12-thread Ryzen 5 3600 (£189.99), our guess is that AMD’s Ryzen 5 3500 would ship for around £150-160, making it an ideal candidate for low-budget gaming PCs. This will be especially true if the chip overclocks well. 

What must be mentioned is that even if the Ryzen 5 3500 exists, it could, potentially, release as an OEM only SKU. This would mean that it would only be available to PC builders like Dell, HP and ASUS.