Russian price tracking website e-Katalog has posted some specifications for AMD’s new series of 2019 processors. It should be said that these specifications should be taken with a pinch of salt until officially announced but they do still look fairly believable.
AMD’s new processors, codenamed Matisse, will use the 7nm process while Intel will only be using a 10nm processor for its 2019 series. Intel has long held a general performance advantage over AMD on a core-by-core comparison but this trend could be about to reverse with these specs listed below.
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The new AMD processors are suggested to be announced at CES next week, but here are the rumoured specs for the series:
Specifications and features
Processor: Ryzen 3 3300
Cores/Threads: 6 / 12
Base/Boost: 3.2 / 4.0GHz
TDP: 50W
Price: $99
$99
Processor: Ryzen 3 3300X
Cores/Threads: 6 / 12
Base/Boost: 3.5 / 4.3GHz
TDP: 65W
Price: $129
Processor: Ryzen 5 3600
Cores/Threads: 8 / 16
Base/Boost: 3.6 / 4.4GHz
TDP: 65W
Price: $178
Processor: Ryzen 5 3600X
Cores/Threads: 8 / 16
Base/Boost: 4.0 / 4.8GHz
TDP: 95W
Price $229
Processor: Ryzen 7 3700
Cores/Threads: 12 / 24
Base/Boost: 3.8 / 4.6GHz
TDP: 95W
Price: $299
Processor: Ryzen 7 3700X
Cores/Threads: 12 / 24
Base/Boost: 4.2 / 5.0GHz
TDP: 105W
Price: $329
Processor: Ryzen 9 3800X
Cores/Threads: 16 / 32
Base/Boost: 3.9 / 4.7GHz
TDP: 125W
Price: $449
Processor: Ryzen 9 3850X
Cores/Threads: 16 / 32
Base/Boost: 4.3 / 5.1GHz
TDP: 125W
Price: $499
These are some very impressive numbers at very impressive price points, particularly so if AMD once again packages its solid air coolers with its CPUs. AMD is certainly applying the pressure in the consumer processor market, and seeing Intel’s reaction will be extremely interesting.
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AMD is also carefully following Intel's naming convention perhaps in what seems like a very direct attempt to be compared against the old rival. This speaks to the confidence that AMD has in its products moving forward which will make the next 12 months all the more exciting in the processor space.
