AMD May Launch 7700X3D With 8 Cores, 4.5GHz Boost Clock
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AMD is reportedly planning to launch a new Zen 4 CPU with eight cores and a 3D V-cache chip. The chip, rumored to be called the 7700X3D, will be a similar beast to the 7800X3D, but likely a weaker binning, as it will launch with a lower base and boost clock—though performance may not be dramatically different, per VideoCardz.
AMD has held a strong lead in gaming performance for a couple of generations now, but Intel has significantly closed that gap, especially when you factor in pricing. The latest 270K Arrow Lake refresh CPUs get very close to AMD's best gaming chips, and at a lower price, too. The 7700X3D appears to be a way to offer something comparable, but even cheaper.
The Ryzen 7 7700X3D is rumored to be an eight-core, 16-thread CPU, with a base and boost clock of 4.0GHz and 4.5GHz, respectively. That's notably...
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