Leaks suggest AMD is preparing to re-release the Ryzen 7 5800X3D processor as a 10th anniversary edition for the AM4 socket. The move could allow users to upgrade older systems without switching to expensive DDR5 memory and new motherboards. No official announcement has been made yet.
The Ryzen 7 5800X3D features 64MB of extra L3 cache stacked on the die for a total of 96MB. This design benefits gaming and other cache-sensitive workloads compared to the standard Ryzen 7 5800X. The anniversary edition celebrates the AM4 socket, which launched in September 2016 and remains supported for budget users despite the shift to AM5 nearly four years ago.