Key Takeaways
- The Ryzen 5 7600X3D is exclusively available at Micro Center in the US and Mindfactory in Germany.
- The starting price for the Ryzen 5 7600X3D is $299 in the US and €329 in Germany.
- Buyers in the US must visit Micro Center in person to purchase the Ryzen 5 7600X3D.
The new AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D, which is a six-core CPU that features AMD’s 3D V-Cache technology to boost gaming performance, is now available exclusively through Micro Center in the US and Mindfactory in Germany. The last release from AMD followed the same pattern as the Ryzen 5 5600X3D, which was also sold exclusively through Micro Center starting in early 2024.
The release of the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D is just the latest offering in AMD’s Ryzen 7000 series lineup. The Zen 4 CPU generation saw price cuts following the launch of the Ryzen 9000 series of processors. Like other Ryzen CPUs that carry the X3D branding, the Ryzen 5 7600X3D comes with AMD’s V-Cache technology, which will provide a substantial boost for gaming across CPU-intense titles. The Ryzen 5 7600X3D is a six-core processor with a base clock speed of 4.1 GHz that can be boosted to 4.7 GHz. The Ryzen 5 7600X3D also has a 65W power draw, which makes it one of the most power-efficient processors on the market.
With the launch of the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D, PC builders looking to grab one will have to plan their shopping trips accordingly. According to WCCFTech, the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D is now available through Micro Center with a slight discount of $299. At the time of writing, the Ryzen 5 7600X3D was not available for shipping, so PC users looking to get one will have to travel to one of its 28 locations throughout the US, which are located in cities such as Houston, Miami, Denver, and Chicago. However, PC gamers in Germany who want to buy the Ryzen 5 7600X3D are in luck, as the processor is also available at Mindfactory, with a starting price of €329. In benchmarks that Micro Center ran, the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D held its own against the Ryzen 7 7800X3D, which is an eight-core CPU and higher specs across the board.
AMD Launches Ryzen 5 7600X3D CPU At Two Select Retailers
- AMD’s new Ryzen 5 7600X3D CPU is exclusively available through Micro Center in the US and Mindfactory in Germany.
- The Ryzen 5 7600X3D has a similar exclusivity deal with Micro Center to the Ryzen 5 5600X3D processor.
- The starting price tags of the Ryzen 5 7600X3D are $299 and €329.
- US-based buyers must go to Micro Center in person to purchase the Ryzen 5 7600X3D.
Although it has a starting price of $299, the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D does not come with a CPU cooler, so PC buyers will need to get a reliable CPU air or AIO cooler to go alongside it. Micro Center is also selling the Ryzen 5 7600X3D as part of a $449 bundle that includes the processor, 32GB of DDR5-6000 RAM from G.Skill, and an ASUS TUF Gaming B650 Plus Wi-Fi motherboard.
Between the release of the Ryzen 5 7600X3D, and potential Ryzen 9000X3D CPUs in the future, AMD is looking to spread its X3D offerings across multiple budget tiers. It remains to be seen how PC buyers will respond to the new Zen 4 processor.
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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 8-Core 16-Thread Processor
$330 $450 Save $120
The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D launched just over a year ago and still holds its own against AMD’s and Intel’s best-in-class CPUs when it comes to gaming. That alone speaks volumes about the PC gaming heavyweight processor that has simply refused to die versus subsequent iterations of Intel CPUs.
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AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
$420 $449 Save $29
The AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D is AMD’s latest and greatest CPU when it comes to gaming. With an excellent and highly efficient gaming performance that tops the charts currently, the Ryzen 7 7800X3D is here to stay and has a crown to claim thanks to its 3D V-Cache-enabled prowess when it comes to gaming on a PC.
The octa-core CPU currently happens to be the fastest in the business for gaming even as it leads efficiency charts at the top, making it a very sought-after gaming upgrade.
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
Ryzen 5 5600X3D brings a heap of extra L3 cache memory that works significantly in favor of most video games out there. This is just an upgraded version of the 5600X but with 64MB of additional L3 cache via the 3D V-cache technology. While not overclockable, it doesn’t need to as it is way ahead of its non-3D version in raw gaming performance
