AMD’s Zen 2 Quad Core based Ryzen 3000 processor is nearing its release. MSI seems to be working on a new high-end motherboard based around the X570 chipset.
The AMD Ryzen 3000 series sample that was being tested in an early engineering sample goes by the “2DS104BBM4GH2_38/34_N” codename which shows that it is an ES1 (Engineering Sample) desktop processor with a 65W TDP and clock speeds of 3.4 GHz base and 3.8 GHz boost. The chip has four cores and eight threads which means we would indeed be looking at entry level Ryzen 3 parts with quad-core designs. The chip also comes with 2 MB of L2 and 16 MB of L3 cache. AMD’s Ryzen 3000 series is powered by the Zen 2 core architecture which is based around the 7nm node so we should see better clock speeds in the final variants, especially the 95W+ TDP parts.
AMD CPU Roadmap (2018-2020):
| Ryzen Family | Ryzen 1000 Series | Ryzen 2000 Series | Ryzen 3000 Series | Ryzen 4000 Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Zen (1) | Zen (1) / Zen+ | Zen (2) | Zen (3) |
| Process Node | 14nm | 14nm / 12nm | 7nm | 7nm+ |
| High-End Server (SP3) | EPYC ‘Naples’ | EPYC ‘Naples’ | EPYC ‘Rome’ | EPYC ‘Milan’ |
| Max Server Cores / Threads | 32/64 | 32/64 | 64/128 | TBD |
| High-End Desktop (TR4) | Ryzen Threadripper 1000 Series | Ryzen Threadripper 2000 Series | Ryzen Threadripper 3000 Series (Castle Peak) | Ryzen Threadripper 4000 Series |
| Max HEDT Cores / Threads | 16/32 | 32/64 | 64/128? | TBD |
| Mainstream Desktop (AM4) | Ryzen 1000 Series (Summit Ridge) | Ryzen 2000 Series (Pinnacle Ridge) | Ryzen 3000 Series (Matisse) | Ryzen 4000 Series (Vermeer) |
| Max Mainstream Cores / Threads | 8/16 | 8/16 | 16/32 | TBD |
| Budget APU (AM4) | N/A | Ryzen 2000 Series (Raven Ridge) | Ryzen 3000 Series (Picasso) Zen+? | Ryzen 4000 Series (Renior) |
| Year | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
We will be seeing AMD release a slew of new Ryzen 3000 series processors:
Ryzen 3 3300 – 6/12 – 3.2/4.0GHz – 50w – $99
Ryzen 3 3300X – 6/12 – 3.5/4.3GHz – 65w – $129
Ryzen 3 3300G – 6/12 – 3.0/3.8GHz – 65w – $129
Ryzen 5 3600 – 8/16 – 3.6/4.4GHz – 55w – $178
Ryzen 5 3600X – 8/16 – 4.0/4.8GHz – 95w – $229
Ryzen 5 3600G – 8/16 – 3.2/4.0GHz – 95w – $199
Ryzen 7 3700 – 12/24 – 3.8/4.6GHz – 95w – $299
Ryzen 7 3700X – 12/24 – 4.2/5.0GHz – 105w – $329
Ryzen 9 3800X – 16/32 – 3.9/4.7GHz – 125w – $449
Ryzen 9 3850X – 16/32 – 4.3/5.1GHz – 135w – $499