AMD Announces New Ryzen 3 Processors and B550 Chipset

Zen 2 Goes Mainstream

AMD has expanded their Zen 2 desktop processor lineup with the Ryzen 3 3100 and Ryzen 3 3300X, new 4-core/8-thread options for the successful Ryzen 3000 series.

“Continuing to demonstrate its leadership in the consumer desktop space, the AMD Ryzen 3 3100 and AMD Ryzen 3 3300X represent the fastest ever AMD Ryzen 3 desktop processors, bringing world class desktop performance to mainstream gamers. They also stand for AMD’s commitment to improving CPU performance and technologies for consumers by enabling SMT on a Ryzen 3 desktop processor for the very first time.

The processors take advantage of 18MB Cache, delivering dramatic memory latency reduction, translating directly to smoother, faster gaming performance for high framerates in CPU-heavy games. Further, with four cores, eight threads, and AMD SMT technology, the new Ryzen 3 processors provide incredible multitasking performance and responsiveness that consumers need.”

New B550 Chipset

In addition, AMD has announced the new B550 chipset, a replacement for the popular B450 which brings PCI Express 4.0 support to AMD’s mainstream motherboard platform.

“The new B550 chipset for socket AM4 is the latest addition to the AMD 500 Series chipset family with support for the industry-leading AMD Ryzen 3000 Series desktop processors. The upcoming B550 motherboards are the only mainstream modern chipset with compatibility for PCIe 4.0, unlocking twice the bandwidth of B450 motherboards for high-speed, high-power performance in gaming and multitasking.”

Availability

The new Ryzen 3 CPUs are just one month away, with May 21, 2020 listed as the official launch date. Motherboards based on the B550 chipset are expected in June of this year.

“The AMD Ryzen 3 3100 and AMD Ryzen 3 3300X are expected to be available from leading retailers and etailers worldwide beginning May 21, 2020. AMD B550 motherboards are expected to be available beginning June 16, 2020 from ODM partners including ASRock, ASUS, Biostar, Colorful, GIGABYTE, and MSI at leading retailers and etailers.”