Asusmight have gotten ahead of themselves. One of the company’s motherboard websites seems to be ready to promote the unannouncedAMD 9000X3D chips.
The X3D chips are the crème de la crème of consumer CPUs. Providing the best bang for the buck, we still recommend the last generationRyzen 5800X3D.
However, Asus has littered thewebsite’s codeand URL with references to the X3D variant of the CPUs. AMD has only just launched the 9000 series, which has been met with lukewarm responses.
ASUS X870E/X870/B850/B840 ― the best motherboards featuring AMD Ryzen™ 9000 series processors for incredible gaming, professional-grade productivity, and magical AI experienceshttps://t.co/3gNMF1wlCMpic.twitter.com/f8ylR7NNp4
Originally discovered bymomomo_us, Asus is clearly preparing forTeam Redto hit the go button.
The site is dedicated to the new “AI” motherboards, X870E and X870. These are both AM5 boards and are set to be released under nearly every Asus brand.
If Asus is already planning ahead, this puts the launch much sooner than expected. It’ll also coincide withIntel’s 15th-generationlaunch.
The motherboards featured on Asus’ website don’t explicitly mention the X3D chips. This is all buried in the HTML which you can find by right-clicking and finding an option to view the page source.
Despite the mistake being reported on August 20, the site hasn’t been updated to remove the references.
AMD’s X3D chips have an especially large cache. This allows for the CPU to operate beyond the normal capabilities of the chipset. It’s achieved by using 3D V-Cache, which quite literally stacks chiplets on top of each other to achieve the larger size.
Currently, the AMD Ryzen 9000 chips haven’t had the best reception. InDigital Foundry’s review, they found that the non-X3D CPUs were beaten by the older generation X3D models.
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On October 10, Team Red is set to announce a slew of new products at its event. However, rumors indicate that the X3D chips won’t be announced there, as it’s mainly focused on business products.
Joel Loynds was Dexerto’s Deputy Tech Editor in the UK team. He has been writing about tech & games for over a decade, specializing in PCs, hardware, and handhelds such as the Steam Deck. He also has bylines at Scan, WePC, PCGuide, Eurogamer, Digital Foundry and Metro UK.
