AMD hat allowed They’ll be attending Gamescom this year, and it looks like we’ll finally get an official announcement of the Ryzen 7000 “Zen 4” and AM5 during the event.
AMD hints at Ryzen 7000 “Zen 4” CPU and AM5 platform announcement at Gamescom 2022
We’ve already announced the dates when AMD will announce the Ryzen 7000 “Zen 4” series for its desktop CPUs and accompanying AM5 motherboard platform. According to the official NDA, AMD plans to announce full details on August 29 at 8:00 PM ET, which closely aligns with the event, which will take place between August 23 and 28.
Based on the information we have, it looks like AMD will host a product announcement event later this month that will focus on specs and pricing for its Ryzen 7000 “Raphael” lineup, and motherboard makers will announce their initial prices. As for the board’s event, it takes place on August 29th, but you can only buy Ryzen 7000 CPUs a few weeks later.
The test ban on AMD Ryzen 7000 desktop CPUs and X670 motherboards will be lifted two weeks later on September 13th, followed by the full retail launch of the named products on September 15th. To summarize the date:
- Product promotion: August 29, 2022 8:00 PM ET / August 30, 2022 2:00 AM CET / 8:00 AM EST
- Presverbot: September 13, 2022 9:00 am EST / 3:00 pm CET / 9:00 pm EST
- Sales Prohibition: September 15, 2022 9:00 am EST / 3:00 pm CET / 9:00 pm EST
based on a Previous leak AMD itself, looks like four SKUs will be offered initially, including:
- AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
AMD Ryzen 7000 “Raphael” Desktop CPU Initial Specs:
| CPU-name | General Engineering | Operation Node | Carne/Thread | Base Clock (SC Max) | cache | TDP | pres |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | Jain d | 5 nm | 16/32 | ~ 5,5 GHz | 80 MB (64 + 16) | 105-170 watts | ~ 700 USD |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | Jain d | 5 nm | 24.12 | ~ 5,4 GHz | 76 MB (64 + 12) | 105-170 watts | ~600 US-Dollars |
| AMD Ryzen 7 7800X | Jain d | 5 nm | 8/16 | ~ 5,3 GHz | 40 MB (32 + 8) | 65-125 watts | ~400 US-Dollars |
| AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | Jain d | 5 nm | 8/16 | ~ 5,3 GHz | 40 MB (32 + 8) | 65-125 watts | ~300 US-Dollars |
| AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | Jain d | 5 nm | 6/12 | ~ 5,2 GHz | 38 MB (32 + 6) | 65-125 watts | ~200 US-Dollars |
The first wave of AMD 600-series motherboards will focus on the high-end X670E and X670 designs, followed by the B650E and B650 products a few weeks later (around October/November). The new CPU features an all-new Zen 4 core architecture that is expected to deliver 8% IPC, >15% ST (single-threaded), and >35% MT (multi-threaded) performance gains over Zen 3. . Additionally, AMD is increasing clock speeds on next-gen CPUs with frequency ranges up to 5.8GHz, 170W TDPs, and 230W PPT. Additionally, the platform itself is updated with the latest technology PCIe Gen 5.0 slot and Gen 5.0 M.2 support Support for DDR5 memory (EXPO) and the new SAS (Smart Access Storage) firmware suite running on top of the DirectStorage API framework.
Expected Features of AMD Ryzen ‘Zen 4’ Desktop CPU:
- 16 Zen up to 4 cores and 32 threads
- More than 15% performance increase in single-threaded applications
- All-New Gen 4 CPU Core (IPC/Architecture Improvements)
- Brand new TSMC 5nm process node with 6nm IOD
- 25% performance per watt compared to Zen 3
- > 35% overall performance improvement compared to Zen 3
- 8-10% IPC (instructions per hour) optimization compared to Zen 3
- Support on AM5 platform with LGA1718 socket
- Neue motherboard X670E, X670, B650E, B650
- Dual channel DDR5 memory support
- Up to DDR5-5600 native speed (JEDEC)
- 28 PCIe slots (CPU specific)
- 105-120W TDPs (top end ~170W)
Comparison of AMD desktop CPU generations:
| AMD CPU family | symbolic name | processor process | Processor Cores/Threads (Maximum) | TDPs (Maximum) | an activity | Slide the podium | Memory support | PCIe support | publication |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryzen 1000 | Summit Ridge | 14 nanometers (gen 1) | 8/16 | 95 watts | AM4 | 300er series | DDR4-2677 | Generation 3.0 | 2017 |
| Ryzen 2000 | Summit Ridge | 12 Nanometer (Zen+) | 8/16 | 105 W | AM4 | 400. Seri | DDR4-2933 | Generation 3.0 | 2018 |
| Ryzen 3000 | Mattis | 7 nanometers (gen 2) | 16/32 | 105 W | AM4 | 500. Series | DDR4-3200 | Generation 4.0 | 2019 |
| Ryzen 5000 | Vermeer | 7 nanometers (gen 3) | 16/32 | 105 W | AM4 | 500. Series | DDR4-3200 | Generation 4.0 | 2020 |
| Ryzen 5000 3D | Warhol? | 7 nm (Gen 3D) | 8/16 | 105 W | AM4 | 500. Series | DDR4-3200 | Generation 4.0 | 2022 |
| Ryzen 7000 | Raphael | 5 nm (gen 4) | 16/32 | 170 watts | AM5 | 600. Series | DDR5-5200/5600? | General 5.0 | 2022 |
| Ryzen 7000 3D | Raphael | 5 nm (gen 4) | 16/32? | 105-170 watts | AM5 | 600. Series | DDR5-5200/5600? | General 5.0 | 2023 |
| Ryzen 8000 | Granite burr | 3nm (Zen5)? | will be announced | will be announced | AM5 | 700er series? | DDR5-5600+ | General 5.0 | 2024-2025? |
Which AMD Ryzen 7000 desktop processor are you most interested in?
