AMD Ryzen 8000G specs uncovered Iranian media outlet “sakhtafzarmag” claims to have exclusive specs for Ryzen 8000G series. The new desktop series powered by a duo of Phoenix1/Phoenix2 APUs is said to be launching in a few weeks. The site is claiming to have almost the full specs for the new APU series powered by […]
My first thought would be power usage – 5700X is 65W, while the 5800X & 5800X3D was 105W. However, that turns out to not be true, as a quick check of the 5600X3D has it rated at 105W, while the 5600X was 65W. So that’s not it.
I suspect the real point is probably just yields, the same reason the 5600X3D existed (and maybe the 5700X itself, iirc). These may just be the same chips, with 8 working cores (vs 6 for the 5600X3d), but clocked lower.