Though not released to the public yet, AMD’s Ryzen 5 7500X3D CPU has been tested in Geekbench 6 – yes, that wondrous benchmark and purveyor of leaks – revealing juicy specs and performance. It represents the latest addition to the X3D chip series, slotting right at the bottom, likely with a price to match. This should make it a praised choice for mid-range gaming builds.
Armed with 6 Zen 4 cores and copious amounts of framerate-boosting L3 cache – 96MB, to be exact – the Ryzen 5 7500X3D will, I’m sure, be an excellent choice for gamers, logically slotting below the £280 Ryzen 5 7600X3D. Considering how the Ryzen 5 7600X is still a strong gaming chip, unless you play Battlefield 6, adding a 64MB cache layer on top of its baked-in 32MB of L3 will do wonders for your frame rates. In other words, unless you have money to burn or care only about the best, this CPU will be all you need for an enjoyable and smooth gaming experience.
This theory also aligns with today’s Geekbench 6 results, where the 7500X3D scores 2,399 points in single-core and 11,323 points in multi-core tests. This puts it about 10% below the Ryzen 7600X3D, which offers the same core count but 100MHz higher base and boost clocks. Note, however, that while 10% may sound big for such a small frequency difference, Geekbench results tend to vary considerably depending on the test conditions. In real-world workloads, you are unlikely to notice any difference between the 7600X3D and 7500X3D.
Another important takeaway from this leak is the confirmation of Ryzen 5 7500X3D specs. According to Geekbench’s report, the 7500X3D carries 6MB of L2 cache, plus 384KB of combined L1, split equally between its six cores. It also reveals the 4GHz base and 4.5GHz boost frequencies, which were unknown previously. Lastly, the chip seems to maintain the DDR5-6000 memory sweet spot.
Moving to the part that most potential customers of the 7500X3D will care about, pricing for this chip will probably target below £250. What is certain is that below £170 is unlikely, since it would encroach on the Ryzen 5 7600X territory. £200 seems to be a perfect spot for this model, offering budget gamers a standout option that is hard to pass up. Well, all of this is assuming AMD won’t launch it as another region-exclusive model like it did with the Micro Center-exclusive Ryzen 5 5600X3D and Latin American-exclusive Ryzen 5 5500X3D. AMD, I beseech you, please don’t do that.
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