AMD Ryzen 5 2500X and Ryzen 3 2300X Mainstream AM4 Quad Core CPUs Spotted, First Benchmarks Revealed – Boost Up To 4.00 GHz

AMD is readying two new Ryzen 2000 series desktop processors which will soon be available to gamers around the $150 US sweet spot. The new processors include Ryzen 5 and Ryzen 3 SKUs that are going to aim the budget gamer market with all of the features available on current 2nd generation Ryzen CPUs.

.. the Ryzen 5 2500X. This is a quad core with multi-threading capabilities. It features a base clock of 3.60 GHz and boosts up to 4.00 GHz,

..expect something close to the $150-$160 US range which will be a great value considering the performance metrics put it really close to Intel’s Core i7-7700.