amd has confirmed who will be attending Gamescom this year and it looks like we will finally have the official announcement of the Ryzen 7000 “Zen 4” and AM5 during the event.
AMD Hints at Gamescom 2022 AM5 Platform and Ryzen 7000 “Zen 4” CPU Announcement
We previously revealed the dates when AMD will announce its Ryzen 7000 “Zen 4” desktop CPU lineup and respective AM5 motherboard platform. According to the official NDA, AMD plans to announce the full details on August 29 at 8:00 p.m.
From the information we have, it looks like AMD will be hosting a product announcement event later this month that will focus on the specs and pricing of its Ryzen 7000 “Raphael” lineup and will also allow motherboard manufacturers to reveal pricing. previews of their boards As far as this event is concerned, it will take place on August 29, but you won’t be able to buy Ryzen 7000 CPUs until two weeks later.
The embargo on revisions to AMD Ryzen 7000 desktop CPUs and X670 motherboards will be lifted two weeks later on September 13, followed by a full retail release for those products on September 15. To summarize the dates:
- Product Announcement: August 29, 2022 at 8:00 pm ET / August 30, 2022 at 2:00 am CET / 8:00 am Eastern Time
- Press Embargo: September 13, 2022 at 9am ET / 3pm CET / 9pm
- Sales Embargo: September 15, 2022 at 9am ET / 3pm CET / 9pm
Based on previous fugue From AMD themselves, it looks like there will be four SKUs on offer at first, which would include:
- AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
AMD Ryzen 7000 ‘Raphael’ Desktop CPU Preliminary Specifications:
| CPU name | architecture | process node | cores/wires | Core Clock (SC Max) | Cache | TDP | price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | Zen 4 | 5nm | 16/32 | ~5.5GHz | 80MB (64+16) | 105-170W | ~$700 US |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | Zen 4 | 5nm | 12/24 | ~5.4GHz | 76MB (64+12) | 105-170W | ~$600 US |
| AMD Ryzen 7 7800X | Zen 4 | 5nm | 8/16 | ~5.3GHz | 40MB (32+8) | 65-125W | ~$400 US |
| AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | Zen 4 | 5nm | 8/16 | ~5.3GHz | 40MB (32+8) | 65-125W | ~$300 US |
| AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | Zen 4 | 5nm | 6/12 | ~5.2GHz | 38MB (32+6) | 65-125W | ~$200 US |
The first wave of AMD 600 series motherboards would 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 CPUs will feature a new Zen 4 core architecture that is expected to deliver up to 8% IPC, >15% ST (single-threaded), and >35% MT (multi-threaded) performance improvement over to the Zen 3 kernels. In addition, AMD is going crazy with the clock speeds of its latest generation CPUs with frequency limits of up to 5.8 GHz, TDP of 170 W and PPT of 230 W. In addition, the platform itself will be equipped with the latest technologies. , What PCIe Gen 5.0 slots, Gen 5.0 M.2 support, Support for DDR5 memory (EXPO) and a new set of Smart Access Storage (SAS) firmware running on the DirectStorage API framework.
AMD Ryzen ‘Zen 4’ Desktop CPU Expected Features:
- Up to 16 Zen 4 cores and 32 threads
- Performance increase of over 15% on single threaded applications
- New Zen 4 CPU cores (IPC/architectural improvements)
- New TSMC 5nm process node with 6nm IOD
- 25% performance improvement per watt vs. Zen 3
- >35% overall performance improvement vs. Zen 3
- 8-10% instruction per clock (IPC) improvement vs. Zen 3
- AM5 platform support with LGA1718 socket
- New motherboards X670E, X670, B650E, B650
- Dual channel DDR5 memory support
- Up to native DDR5-5600 speeds (JEDEC)
- 28 PCIe lanes (exclusive of CPU)
- 105-120 W TDP (upper limit range ~170 W)
AMD Standard Desktop CPU Generation Comparison:
| AMD CPU Family | code name | processor process | Processors Cores/Threads (Max) | TDP (max) | platform | platform chipset | memory support | PCIe Compatibility | Throw |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryzen 1000 | summit ridge | 14nm (Zen 1) | 8/16 | 95W | AM4 | 300 series | DDR4-2677 | Generation 3.0 | 2017 |
| Ryzen 2000 | pinnacle crest | 12nm (Zen+) | 8/16 | 105W | AM4 | 400 series | DDR4-2933 | Generation 3.0 | 2018 |
| Ryzen 3000 | matisse | 7nm (Zen2) | 16/32 | 105W | AM4 | 500 series | DDR4-3200 | Generation 4.0 | 2019 |
| Ryzen 5000 | Vermeer | 7nm (Zen 3) | 16/32 | 105W | AM4 | 500 series | DDR4-3200 | Generation 4.0 | 2020 |
| Ryzen 5000 3D Model | Warhol? | 7nm (Zen3D) | 8/16 | 105W | AM4 | 500 series | DDR4-3200 | Generation 4.0 | 2022 |
| Ryzen 7000 | Raphael | 5nm (Zen 4) | 16/32 | 170W | AM5 | 600 series | DDR5-5200/5600? | Generation 5.0 | 2022 |
| Ryzen 7000 3D Model | Raphael | 5nm (Zen 4) | 16/32? | 105-170W | AM5 | 600 series | DDR5-5200/5600? | Generation 5.0 | 2023 |
| Ryzen 8000 | granite ridge | 3nm (Zen 5)? | to be confirmed | to be confirmed | AM5 | 700 series? | DDR5-5600+ | Generation 5.0 | 2024-2025? |
