A recent EEC (Eurasian Economic Commission) listing has revealed a multitude of unannounced third-generation Ryzen desktop processors, which includes the Ryzen 9 3900, Ryzen 7 3700, Ryzen 5 3500 and three other Ryzen 3000-series Pro chips. As with all preliminary listings, these could merely be placeholders that reflect certain models that AMD may or may not bring to market.
The Ryzen 3000-series family currently consists of six members starting from the Ryzen 5 3600 hexa-core part up to the flagship Ryzen 9 3950X 16-core chip. New evidence has emerged that suggests AMD could capitalize on the Ryzen 3000-series' traction and release a couple more SKUs to fill the price gap. The mainstream line allegedly gets the Ryzen 9 3900, Ryzen 7 3700 and Ryzen 5 3500.
Row 0 - Cell 0 | SEP (USD) | Cores / Threads | TDP (Watts) | Base Frequency (GHz) | Boost Frequency (GHz) | Total Cache (MB) | PCIe 4.0 Lanes (Processor / Chipset) |
Ryzen 9 3950X | $749 | 16 / 32 | 105W | 3.5 | 4.7 | 72 | 24 / 16 |
Ryzen 9 3900X | $499 | 12 / 24 | 105W | 3.8 | 4.6 | 70 | 24 / 16 |
Ryzen 9 3900* | ? | 12 / 24 | 65W | ? | ? | 70 | 24 / 16 |
Ryzen 7 3800X | $399 | 8 / 16 | 105W | 3.9 | 4.5 | 36 | 24 / 16 |
Ryzen 7 3700X | $329 | 8 / 16 | 65W | 3.6 | 4.4 | 36 | 24 / 16 |
Ryzen 7 3700* | ? | 8 / 16 | 65W | ? | ? | 36 | 24 / 16 |
Ryzen 5 3600X | $249 | 6 / 12 | 95W | 3.8 | 4.4 | 35 | 24 / 16 |
Ryzen 5 3600 | $199 | 6 / 12 | 65W | 3.6 | 4.2 | 35 | 24 / 16 |
Ryzen 5 3500* | ? | 6/12 | 65W | ? | ? | 16 | 24 / 16 |
*Specifications in the table are unconfirmed
The Ryzen 9 3900 features the same 12-core, 24-thread configuration as the Ryzen 3 3900X. The non-X variant has a 65W TDP (thermal design power) rating, and as a result, the chip will likely come with lower operating clocks. The same could probably be said for the Ryzen 7 3700 eight-core, 16-thread part.
The Ryzen 5 3500, on the other hand, could be the successor to the Ryzen 5 2500X. If so, the processor would only be available to OEMs. The Ryzen 5 3500's specifications remain a mystery as the EEC listing only exposed the chip's 65W TDP. Since even the lowest Ryzen 3000-series part has six cores and 12 threads, the Ryzen 5 3500 could arrive with the same core and thread count.
Row 0 - Cell 0 | SEP (USD) | Cores / Threads | TDP (Watts) | Base Frequency (GHz) | Boost Frequency (GHz) | Total Cache (MB) | PCIe 4.0 Lanes (Processor / Chipset) |
Ryzen 9 3900X | $499 | 12 / 24 | 105W | 3.8 | 4.6 | 70 | 24 / 16 |
Ryzen 9 3900* | ? | 12 / 24 | 65W | ? | ? | 70 | 24 / 16 |
Ryzen 9 Pro 3900 | ? | 12 / 24 | 65W | ? | ? | 70 | 24 / 16 |
Ryzen 7 3700X | $329 | 8 / 16 | 65W | 3.6 | 4.4 | 36 | 24 / 16 |
Ryzen 7 3700* | ? | 8 / 16 | 65W | ? | ? | 36 | 24 / 16 |
Ryzen 7 Pro 3700* | ? | 8 / 16 | 65W | ? | ? | 36 | 24 / 16 |
Ryzen 5 3600X | $249 | 6 / 12 | 95W | 3.8 | 4.4 | 35 | 24 / 16 |
Ryzen 5 3600 | $199 | 6 / 12 | 65W | 3.6 | 4.2 | 35 | 24 / 16 |
Ryzen 5 Pro 3600* | ? | 6 / 12 | 65W | ? | ? | 35 | 24 / 16 |
*Specifications in the table are unconfirmed
When it comes to the Pro line, AMD has reserved names for the Ryzen 9 Pro 3900, Ryzen 7 Pro 3700 and Ryzen 5 Pro 3600. The chipmaker might add more later on, but for now, it appears that business users have three options. Considering that Ryzen 3000-series Pro and non-Pro models have identical TDP, it's reasonable to expect them to perform the same.