That would be the availability date, and the announcements would be held on August 29th. The announcements include the Zen 4 CPU family and X670 motherboards.
The embargo on AMD Ryzen 7000 Desktop CPUs and X670 motherboard reviews will be lifted two weeks later on September 13th, followed by a full retail launch for the aforementioned products on September 15th. To summarize the dates:
- Product announcement: August 29, 2022 at 8:00PM ET / August 30, 2022 at 2:00AM CET / 8:00AM TW
- Press embargo: September 13, 2022 at 9AM ET / 3PM CET / 9PM TW
- Sales embargo: September 15, 2022 at 9AM ET / 3PM CET / 9PM TW
The initial lineup would entail four processors, reports wccftech who claims to have confirmed the this news.
- AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
AMD previously revealed that the CPUs run on an AM5 platform with an LGA socket and use the new Zen 4 architecture. The processors will receive up to two CPU chiplets manufactured on TSMC's N5 node. All of the processors include an integrated RDNA2 GPU as well as PCIe 5.0 and DDR5 compatibility. AMD also says that Zen 4 will enhance IPC by up to 10 percent.
Prelim AMD Ryzen 7000 'Raphael' Desktop CPU Specs
| CPU NAME | ARCHITECTURE | PROCESS NODE | CORES / THREADS | CORE CLOCK (SC MAX) | CACHE | TDP | PRICE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | Zen 4 | 5nm | 16/32 | ~5.5 GHz | 80 MB (64+16) | 105-170W | ~$700 US |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | Zen 4 | 5nm | 12/24 | ~5.4 GHz | 76 MB (64+12) | 105-170W | ~$600 US |
| AMD Ryzen 7 7800X | Zen 4 | 5nm | 8/16 | ~5.3 GHz | 40 MB (32+8) | 65-125W | ~$400 US |
| AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | Zen 4 | 5nm | 8/16 | ~5.3 GHz | 40 MB (32+8) | 65-125W | ~$300 US |
| AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | Zen 4 | 5nm | 6/12 | ~5.2 GHz | 38 MB (32+6) | 65-125W | ~$200 US |
AMD Ryzen 7000 Series Processors Would be Available September 15th
