AMDs Zen 2 Ryzen 3000 is a 6 core | 12 thread Processor; 82% Faster Than Its Predecessor

Last year, AMD moved from 14nm chips to 12nm chips with the launch of their 2000-series or 2nd Gen Ryzen chips. This year they are again planning to send shockwaves (if the leaks are true) across the tech industry with the probable reveal of their 7nm Ryzen 3000 processors.

If all is true, AMDs new line of processors are probably going to change the tech landscape in terms of pricing and performance. As far as the news has been circulating and according to the Geekbench test result, AMDs entry level 3rd Gen processors will be a 6 core 12 thread CPU with a base clock speed of 3.2 GHz and maximum of 3.99 GHz.

In comparison to their Second Gen (2300X) processors, the Ryzen 3000 now comes with a whopping 16 MB L3 cache, twice the size of it's predecessor. Also in comparison would be their total number of cores, which, as mentioned and as per Geekbench, now stands at 6 cores 12 threads compared to 4 cores 4 threads. That itself is a massive bump in specs and performance for an entry level processor.

Performance wise and according to the scores, the Ryzen 3 3000 is 82% faster than its predecessor, the Ryzen 3 2300X, 14% faster than the Ryzen 5 2600X and 2.9% faster than the current fastest Ryzen 2000-series processor, which is the Ryzen 7 2700X.

Speculated 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen 3000 Comparison Chart

However, this is assuming the results on Geekbench is of the 3rd Gen Ryzen 3 3000 and not the 3rd Gen Ryzen 5. We surely hope it is the entry level Ryzen 3 because then we will have a true performer at insanely affordable price points. Speaking of price points, the chart below are speculated specs and prices of the Ryzen 3000 series processors.

If these figures do end up being true then Intel will definitely have a rough time in the months ahead. And with Computex 2019 just around the corner, it would be exciting to see what AMD has in store for us.