AMD recently introduced the Ryzen 5 5500X3D to contend with the best CPUs in the market. Thanks to X user X86 is dead&back, the initial benchmark results for this Zen 3 processor with 3D V-Cache have been unearthed.
The Ryzen 5 5500X3D belongs to the Ryzen 5000 (codenamed Vermeer) series, utilizing Zen 3 execution cores. With AMD already on Zen 5, it may be surprising to some that the chipmaker continues to release processors that are two generations behind. Zen 3 should be cheap to produce now, so AMD can pump them out without affecting its books. Notably, the Ryzen 5 5500X3D is exclusively available in Latin America, serving as a product tailored for price-sensitive markets.
