When AMD introduced the Ryzen 7000 processors just a month ago, it made it clear that the arrival of the AM5 socket would not mean the end of the AM4 socket. The Sunnyvale giant was very clear, the AM4 platform he still has a lot of life ahead of himBut how does AMD plan to revive this platform without getting its new generation into trouble? That’s a good question and we have the answer.

The first key will be in Ryzen 5000 processors with 3D stacked cache. According to new information, AMD plans to expand its product catalog, which is currently limited to the Ryzen 7 5800X3D. In theory, the Sunnyvale giant will introduce two new chips Ryzen 5 5600X3Dwhich will have six cores and twelve threads, 32MB of L3 cache and 32MB of 3D stacked L3 cache, and Ryzen 9 5900X3Dwith 12 cores and 24 threads, 64 MB of L3 cache (32 MB per chiplet) and an additional 96 MB of 3D stacked L3 cache.

These two processors will be compatible with the AM4 socket as they will use the Zen 3 architecture and have a PGA (pin matrix) design as the interconnect system. Both will offer excellent performance in games as well as applications that are heavily dependent on L3 cache, although as we have already seen in the Ryzen 7 5800X3D benchmarks, the differences are not very big after all.

The mentioned chip has a lower performance than the Ryzen 7 5800X in synthetic tests, because it works at a lower frequency and performs only averagely in games, 8% more at 1080p. As we increase the resolution, we see it in 4K the performance difference is just over 1% in favor of the Ryzen 7 5800X3D. I wanted to give context to this because ultimately these two new models with 3D cache for socket AM4 would only be interesting at the right price, which was not the case with the Ryzen 7 5800X3D, which it is too expensive for what it offers.

Ryzen 7000 could fit into socket AM4

We already discussed it a few days ago and since then the rumors have been gaining momentum. AMD seems to be aware of the weight of the AM4 platform, the enormous number of users who won’t be able to afford to swap out their motherboard and RAM for a Ryzen 7000, and competitive advantage that Intel will provide the simple fact that the Raptor Lake-S will work with LGA1700 600 series motherboards and with DDR4 memory.

With all of this in mind, rumors of AMD releasing specific versions of the Ryzen 7000 for socket AM4 not only gain weight, but also make a lot of sense. It is evident that in order to bring this new generation of CPUs to the AM4 socket, Sunnyvale has to introduce important ones changes in the packaging and the connection system to the outlet, and also on the I/O chip (memory controller) to work with DDR4.

On the other hand, the possibility of AMD expanding the catalog of lower and mid-range processors available for the AM4 platform is not ruled out. Maybe the Sunnyvale giant decides to center the shot there, and that’s it to bring the cheaper Ryzen 7000 series models to the AM4 platform.

We are waiting to see what AMD will do in the end, but All indications are that we are in for a surprise in the coming months. As always, we’ll keep you posted on all the news. In any case, and regardless of what happens in the end, be clear that if you have a Ryzen 5000, you will not need to upgrade for several years, unless you are so demanding that you always have the latest.