Tech leaker suggests that AMD has a Ryzen 7 7700X3D lined up in the wings but if the specs are correct, it'll need to be genuinely cheap to sell well

A close-up photo of an AMD Zen 4 CCD chiplet resting on top of an unidentifiable Ryzen 7000-series X3D processor, as shot by Fritzchens Fritz.

Given the veritable wealth of different Ryzen X3D processors AMD has been churning out in recent times, you'd be forgiven for missing the fact that there's been one notable absence from the full list: a 5700X3D equivalent of the Ryzen 7 7800X3D. However, if one social media post is to be believed, then that box is shortly going to be ticked.

Ordinarily, a single post on X is nowhere near enough compelling evidence for me to make such a claim, but when the account in question belongs to chi11eddog, it's certainly worth paying attention to. They have a pretty stellar track record for dropping early hints on new chips, with correct specs, such as getting it bang on for the 9950X3D2 Dual Edition and 9850X3D.