However, there are more and more signs that AMD is prepared. It is only waiting for a launch time. For example, the B450 motherboard is not yet official announcement. If you let Ryzen 3 cooperate with the X470, it is obviously 'malformed'.
A Geekbench 4 appeared on the AMD Ryzen 3 2300X/Ryzen 5 2500X, the former four core design, does not support Hyper-Threading, the basic frequency 3.5GHz, speed up to 4.0GHz. Single-core 4734 points, multi-core 13,999 points.
Ryzen 5 2500X base frequency 3.6GHz, acceleration 4.0GHz, because the test uses X370, so this acceleration frequency does not participate in XFR2.
In addition, Ryzen 5 2500X is 4 core 8 threads, single-core 4882 points, multi-core 17291 points.
From a cost-effective point of view, the Ryzen 3 2300X aims to be around $120 to $140. For the i5-7600K, the target of the Ryzen 5 2500X is $150 to $160. It is expected to be released in July in response to the i7-7700.