Hardware testers have gotten their hands on the new AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D and put it through its paces, with tests indicating that it actually outperforms the Zen 5 chips in performance.
Last month, AMD announced that the Ryzen 5 7600X3D would be coming to the United States. However, there were several caveats to that announcement. The product was limited to a single reseller and could only be purchased as part of a hardware bundle.
This processor is starting to appear in other global markets, and a German publication was able to get hold of a sample. Of course, the team immediately subjected the processor to benchmark tests.
On the surface, the main advantage of the 7600X3D is its efficiency. The 7600X3D, 7900X3D, and 7950X3D all have a TDP of 120W. However, the new 7600X3D has a TDP of only 65W, which is significantly more efficient.
The most significant results, however, come from comparing the numbers to other Ryzen processors. Surprisingly enough, the 7600X3D proved faster than both the 7900X3D and the brand new Zen 5 9700X processor in gaming scenarios.
However, the processor was slower than the Intel 13600K and 14600K, which also have the price advantage.
This was highlighted by the team of PC gaming hardware The 7600X3D is a six-core processor primarily aimed at gaming. It has a base clock of 4.1 GHz and a boost clock of 4.75 GHz, which are 100 MHz and 300 MHz slower than the 7800X3D respectively.
Therefore, while the 7600X3D performs flawlessly under gaming workloads thanks to its 3D V-Cache, it struggles in terms of applications and productivity.
In short, the 7600X3D wins in efficiency and gaming performance, but loses in price and productivity to its Intel rivals. However, AMD has a history of quickly applying price cuts to its hardware, which could make this processor more attractive.
