Things are heating up again in the hardware space, with AMD now formally revealing the new Zen 5 Ryzen Processors.
For desktop PCs this will come with the AMD Ryzen 9000 series, along with two new chipsets for socket AM5 that will be AMD X870E and X870 with support for PCIe 5.0, DDR5, USB4, and WIFI7. The new desktop models they revealed are below:
| Model | Cores / Threads |
Boost / Base Frequency | Total Cache | PCIe | TDP |
| AMD Ryzen 9 9950X | 16 / 32 | Up to 5.7 GHz / 4.3 GHz |
80MB | Gen 5 | 170W |
| AMD Ryzen 9 9900X | 12 / 24 | Up to 5.6 GHz / 4.4 GHz |
76MB | Gen 5 | 120W |
| AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | 8 / 16 | Up to 5.5 GHz / 3.8 GHz |
40MB | Gen 5 | 65W |
| AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | 6 / 12 | Up to 5.4 GHz / 3.9 GHz |
38MB | Gen 5 | 65W |
From what AMD said the new processors with Zen 5 provide "an impressive average 16% better IPC performance compared to the prior generation of Ryzen". They're also putting down a firm claim that the top-end AMD Ryzen 9 9950X will be the fastest consumer desktop CPU in the world.
The new desktop processors are due in July, 2024.
When it comes to ultrathin laptops they also announced new models. AMD say these feature a "dedicated AI engine built on new AMD XDNA 2 architecture" and they also come with the new AMD RDNA 3.5 graphics architecture which include:
| Model | Cores / Threads |
Boost / Base Frequency | Total Cache |
Graphics Model |
cTDP | NPU |
| AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | 12 / 24 | 5.1 GHz / 2.0 GHz |
36MB | AMD Radeon 890M Graphics | 15-54W | Yes (50 TOPs) |
| AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 | 10 / 20 | 5.0 GHz / 2.0GHz |
34MB | AMD Radeon 880M Graphics | 15-54W | Yes (50 TOPs) |
AMD say the new graphics will provide "console-class gaming on the go" and that the "Radeon 890M graphics has the fastest integrated graphics in its class".
More in the press release.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
I wish AMD could make such good progress with their GPU's as they do their CPU's.
Quoting: DrMcCoyHmm, since I already have a 7950X, upgrading to a 9950X doesn't sound worth it.But, but you get 2000 more whatever-it-is!!!
Comandante Ñoñardo Jun 5
Two channels of memory is just very little for that job because the bottleneck will kill your FPS...
FOUR channels of memory would be minimum ideal for a a CPU with an integrated GPU.
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