Amd Announces Ryzen 5 2500x and Ryzen 3 2300x Processors

AMD today announced the highly anticipated second-generation quad-core Ryzen processors for the AM4 socket, as well as two new, highly energy-efficient versions of E-series from its existing processor models. New Ryzen 5 2500X and Ryzen 3 2300X.

Ryzen 5 2500X and Ryzen 3 2300X, the new quad-core processors with Zen +

AMD has announced the new 4-core / 8-wire Ryzen 5 2500X and Ryzen 3 2300X 4-wire / 4-wire processors to complete the landing of the second generation of these chips. The new Ryzen 2500X and 2300X have a 4 + 0 configuration, which translates to a complete CCX complex in the die.

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This means that the 2500X has only 8MB of L3 cache, albeit with the advantage that the cores do not need to communicate with each other using Infinity Fabric. The Ryzen 3 2300X has a clock frequency of 3.50 GHz with a 4.00 GHz turbo, while the Ryzen 5 2500X operates at 3.60 GHz with a 4.00 GHz turbo. The TDP of both chips remains at a tight 65W.

AMD also launched the “E” brand extension for its second generation Ryzen series, with the new Ryzen 5 2600E and Ryzen 7 2700E. Both chips sacrifice clock speeds for an impressive 45W TDP. The Ryzen 5 2600E has a clock frequency of 3.10 GHz with a 4.00 GHz turbo, while the Ryzen 7 2700E reaches 2.80 GHz with a 4.00 GHz turbo. The company did not disclose the prices of the four announced chips.

These new models will help make the company's catalog of processors based on the Zen architecture even more appealing, which has been a success since its launch almost a year and a half ago.

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