In January, AMD intends to significantly expand its Ryzen 7000 “Zen 4” Socket AM5 desktop CPU selection, just like Intel intends to do with its 13th Gen Core “Raptor Lake.” With the 7000X3D series and 7000 non-X series, AMD will expand its inventory in both directions—toward the higher end and toward the cheaper end, respectively. It is increasingly becoming apparent that the 7000 non-X series will be released through the retail channel and not just the OEM/SI channel. This would entail packaged variations of these chips, most likely with a stock cooling system.

The 6-core/12-thread Ryzen 5 7600, 8-core/16-thread Ryzen 7 7700, and 12-core/24-thread Ryzen 9 7900 are anticipated to be part of the Ryzen 7000 non-X series for the retail market. These SKUs are distinguished by their drastically reduced TDP of about 65 W, which corresponds to a PPT (package power tracking) value of about 90 W. Their top boost frequencies—5.10 GHz for the 7600, 5.30 GHz for the 7700, and 5.40 GHz for the 7900—remain north of the 5 GHz threshold, but their base frequencies are much lower, with the 7600 hovering around 3.80 GHz and the 7700, 7900, and between 3.60 and 3.80 GHz. To reach their lower power constraints, the three are anticipated to have aggressive power management, which should also result in a reduction in cooling requirements. Wccftech forecasts that AMD may reveal these CPUs during its International CES Keynote address on January 4, with availability beginning on January 10. In related news, there may be an announcement on the 7000X3D during the same lecture on January 4 but with a little later product availability date.