Now that we have seen the official launch of AMD’s Ryzen 7 and Ryzen 5 lineup of processors, it’s time look at the next CPU: Ryzen 3. Interestingly, folks at ASRock have apparently revealed several key details regarding one of the processors.
The Ryzen 3 processor in question bears the model name “YD1200BBM4KAE” which strongly indicates that it’s the Ryzen 3 1200 CPU. Based on ASRock’s CPU support list for the Ryzen 3 1200, the CPU is said to boast a base frequency speed of 3.1GHz along with a cache size of 2MB. In addition, ASRock has also stated that the processor will have a TDP rating of 65W.
AMD’s Ryzen 3 1200 CPU will be supported by ASRock’s AB350M-DV motherboard. Of course, the company is expected to more ‘budget friendly’ motherboards for Ryzen 3 processors after its official release.
Unfortunately, it’s not known whether AMD’s Ryzen 3 family of processors will come with support for SMT (Simultaneous Multithreading) and XFR (Extended Frequency Range). Regardless, Ryzen 3 processors are expected to be released sometime in the second half of 2017, hopefully with an attractive price point. It is meant to cater for the mainstream market, after all.
(Source: ASRock via ComputerBase, VideoCardz)
