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 indicates that it has a 12-core/24-thread CPU.

The silicon has the OPN “AMD Eng Sample: 100-000000994-03_N” and the CPU identifying string “AuthenticAMD Family 26 Model 32 Stepping 0 -> B20F00,” according to MilkyWay@Home. The “Strix Point” CPU may mark AMD’s second rise in the number of CPU cores per CCX. The business expanded the number of cores per CCX from 4 to 8 starting with “Zen 3,” allowing a single “Zen 3” CCD on the “Cezanne” monolithic silicon to have 8 cores. It’s likely that the business will increase the number of cores/CCX to 12 with “Zen 5,” and that “Strix Point” has one of these CCXs.

The Ryzen 8000 series will be the name for “Strix Point” processors. In addition to the 12-core Zen 5 CPU, this device is anticipated to include an enhanced iGPU built on the RDNA3 Gen 2 graphics architecture and an improved memory interface that supports faster DDR5 and LPDDR5 memory speeds. It’s likely that the AMD Radiance Display Engine and an upgraded XDNA Ryzen AI accelerator make it to silicon. The “Strix Point” CPUs from AMD are anticipated to compete with Intel’s Core “Meteor Lake” processors in Zen 5’s 2024 release.