Seen on Cinebench, the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D “Zen 5” boosts to 5.20 GHz all-core performance.

Seen on Cinebench, the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D “Zen 5” boosts to 5.20 GHz all-core performance.

According to rumors, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D will launch earlier than anticipated. The firm plans to at least make an announcement in October and release the product for evaluations and purchase by Q4 2024. When compared to the 7800X3D, which is still the fastest CPU for gaming, the chip is...

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Ryzen 7 9700X “Zen 5” Is Beaten by AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D in Gaming

Ryzen 7 9700X “Zen 5” Is Beaten by AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D in Gaming

European hardware reviewers are starting to test the Ryzen 5 7600X3D on their Socket AM5 test beds, which are still warm from last month’s Ryzen 9000 “Zen 5” launch coverage, as German shop Mindfactory.de is listing the chip. One of the earliest of these reviewers is PCGH, and their findings...

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AMD and Microsoft Collaborate to Enhance Windows 11 24H2 Performance for Zen 3 through Zen 5

AMD and Microsoft Collaborate to Enhance Windows 11 24H2 Performance for Zen 3 through Zen 5

One of them is that, whereas other reviewers tested using a regular user account with some admin access, AMD conducted its testing on Windows 11 23H2 in Admin mode, meaning that a local system administrator account was employed. It appears that this has an impact on the functionality of the...

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Pricing and Availability of AMD Ryzen 9000 “Zen 5” Desktop Processor Verified

Pricing and Availability of AMD Ryzen 9000 “Zen 5” Desktop Processor Verified

AMD verified the cost and accessibility of its new Ryzen 9000 “Granite Ridge” desktop CPU versions in a post on X. These are now scheduled for a staggered rollout after experiencing a delay in their July 31 launch. Starting tomorrow, August 8, 2024, the 6-core Ryzen 5 9600X and the...

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Annotated AMD “Strix Point” Die Displays Zen 5 + Zen 5c Core Layout

Annotated AMD “Strix Point” Die Displays Zen 5 + Zen 5c Core Layout

AMD unveiled its Ryzen AI 300 series of mobile processors on Monday, built around the 4 nm “Strix Point” monolithic silicon technology. AMD stated that the maximum CPU core configuration for this chip was 12-core/24-thread, which would represent a tidy 50% increase in core counts over the previous generation. However,...

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Performance of AMD Ryzen 9000 Zen 5 Single Thread @ 5.80 GHz Is 19% Better Than Zen 4

Performance of AMD Ryzen 9000 Zen 5 Single Thread @ 5.80 GHz Is 19% Better Than Zen 4

With a maximum peak frequency of 5.80 GHz, an AMD Ryzen 9000 “Granite Ridge” desktop processor engineering sample was found to give an astounding 19% higher single-threaded performance increase over an AMD Ryzen 9 7950X. The Socket AM5 desktop processor series, which uses the new “Zen 5” CPU microarchitecture, is...

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AMD to Give a Deep-Dive into “Zen 5” Microarchitecture at Hot Chips 2024

AMD to Give a Deep-Dive into “Zen 5” Microarchitecture at Hot Chips 2024

On August 25, AMD is scheduled to provide a “Zen 5” microarchitecture deep dive at the Hot Chips 2024 conference. It is yet unclear whether the in-depth analysis comes before or after the company’s well anticipated June 3 2024 Computex keynote, when it is expected to either reveal or introduce...

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More Advanced 3 nm Node Used To Produce AMD “Zen 5c” CCDs Than “Zen 5”

More Advanced 3 nm Node Used To Produce AMD “Zen 5c” CCDs Than “Zen 5”

According to a rumor by Chinese website UDN, AMD is allegedly constructing its future “Zen 5” and “Zen 5c” CPU Core Dies (CCDs) on two separate foundry nodes. The 4 nm EUV foundry node, which is a little more advanced than the current 5 nm EUV the firm is constructing...

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“Granite Ridge” AMD Zen 5 CPUs are reportedly in mass production.

“Granite Ridge” AMD Zen 5 CPUs are reportedly in mass production.

At last week’s CES trade show, AMD focused on promoting their new Zen 4-based APU products. They even threw in a few new Zen 3 offers for PC fans who are more than happy to continue with Team Red’s previous generation AM4 socket. People who were interested in the future...

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There are 12 cores in the AMD “Strix Point” Zen 5 Monolithic Silicon CPU.

There are 12 cores in the AMD “Strix Point” Zen 5 Monolithic Silicon CPU.

It appears that the monolithic silicon code-named “Strix Point,” which will replace “Phoenix,” will finally bring about an increase in the number of CPU cores for thin-and-light and ultraportable mobile systems. The next-generation APU die being developed by AMD is known as “Strix Point,” and a leaked MilkyWay@Home benchmark result...

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