AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D Review
Introduction and Technical Specifications
Introduction
The Ryzen 5 7500X3D is the newest addition to the AMD Ryzen X3D range. If you’ve been looking on with envious eyes, this might be the CPU for you. After all, the Ryzen X3D range has completely transformed AMDs market position. Sales figures are a good general rule of thumb. Some people make bad decisions – look at who wins elections – but things that sell in big numbers do so for a reason. Yes great things can sell in tiny quantities – Bugattis for example – but it’s a superb guide to just look at the thing that sells the most.
When it comes to processors in recent times, the answer to that question is any X3D Ryzen. Partly because the 14th Generation Intel processors are hilariously hot. Partly because Intel’s 200 Ultra series was DOA. If you want a relatively affordable, powerful, processor the AMD Ryzen range has been that processor for some time now. By adding their 3D V-Cache they have managed to bring higher performance in gaming too. The combination of these two things has meant the X3D totally dominating sales charts.
If you’re new to the idea of the X3D processors, the way they work is roughly as follows. The processor has 3D V-Cache built, as the 3D indicates, in a vertical stack. This massively reduces the weight time between writing and fetching on the die. Whilst we’re only talking nanoseconds, with the number of instructions working on a CPU the cumulative gains are enormous. Quite often we see 10% FPS improvements over a identical CPU without the 3D stacked cache.
Lastly you might have seen in the news that a patent troll is trying to get in on the action. Whilst we have no doubt that AMD will get out the other side without a scratch, lawyers aren’t cheap. So maybe it’s the perfect time to get on board whilst the price is low.
Technical Specifications
Given its relative pricing in the Ryzen structure, the 7500X3D ticks a couple of good boxes. Obviously you can enjoy the 6/12 Core/Thread count so that even with a max boost of 4.5GHz you shouldn’t be left waiting too long. We’ll find that out in a minute. But we also like the 65W TDP. Anything that helps keep costs down. It would be ridiculous to have a budget suitable for this processor, and then need a 360mm AIO to tame it.
Up Close
If you’ve seen one processor you’ve seen them all. For reasons we can’t fully articulate, we like the die cover design on Ryzens more than their Intel rivals. It looks more.. industrial.
