Rumor: Launch Date and Product Lineup for AMD Ryzen 7000 Zen 4 Processors
AMD's Ryzen 7000 Zen 4 lineup could include a Ryzen 9 7950X Flagship. AMD's next-generation CPUs will use the Zen 4 CPU. A leaked photograph from AMD China's "dealer promotion meeting" yesterday suggests Socket AM5 CPUs will be released on September 15.
The business could unveil the Ryzen 9 7950X, Ryzen 9 7900X, Ryzen 7 7800X, and Ryzen 5 7600X. These SKUs replace 5950X, 5900X, 5800X, and 5600X. AMD recently told us that 16-core/32-thread is the limit for the 7000 series, making the 7950X such a CPU. All these devices feature Socket AM5, PCI-Express Gen 5, and DDR5 connections.
A photo has recently surfaced on Twitter via the @wxnod account, most likely from a Chinese AMD dealer briefing. It was apparently about the upcoming Ryzen series, and the presentation artwork for the AM5 socket indicates that it will go on sale on September 15th. The Ryzen 5000 was introduced in November 2020, therefore the Ryzen 7000 release date would be surprising. Whether the photo is authentic cannot be confirmed. The date should therefore be viewed with a certain degree of skepticism.
Another rumor is that a Socket AM4 CPU with Zen 4 chiplets is said to be compatible with the existing cIOD, which supports PCI-Express Gen 4 and DDR4 interfaces. The story began with supply-chain sources (resellers). AMD is unsure whether it can target the low-end market with AM5 and whether low-cost DDR5 will arrive on time. Zen 4 + AM4 motherboards with DDR4 and PCIe Gen 4 connectivity would compete with Intel 600-series chipset motherboards.
If that date is correct, we'll be there in less than three months.
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Although AMD led us to believe that it's going all-in with DDR5, we're hearing a spectacular rumor that suggests otherwise. Apparently, the company is designing Socket AM4 processors with "Zen 4" chiplets, possibly paired with the existing cIOD that supports PCI-Express Gen 4 and DDR4 interfaces. The rumor surfaced among sources lower down the supply-chain (resellers). It seems like AMD isn't convinced it could target the lower-end of the market with AM5 just yet, and isn't 100% confident that affordable DDR5 memory will come through in time. The "Zen 4" + AM4 processors would compete with Intel 600-series chipset motherboards that have DDR4 and PCIe Gen 4 connectivity.
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Does anyone have a general idea how Intel's DDR5 platform is selling compared to DDR4? This sounds like some top-tier wishful thinking to me, unless the numbers say otherwise.
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Ddr4 is getting phased out there is really no point buying such a motherboard for intel or amd system.
Ddr5 is getting faster, cheaper and its smarter investment on the long run.
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Ddr4 is getting phased out there is really no point buying such a motherboard for intel or amd system.
Ddr5 is getting faster, cheaper and its smarter investment on the long run.
It mostly depends where do you want to position yourself.
The perf difference between a b450 system with good ddr4 and a 5800x are probably not that much from a wildly more expensive 7x00X when it comes out, with new mobos and DDR5. With the GPU always being the cost bottleneck.
DDR5 is no more crazy to buy, but to be an investement now, that we do not know which kit are going to come out in the next 6-10 months, isn't true.
There is a good chance the ddr5 you buy now is low tier at christmas
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And again no 7600 non-x and 7700x so probably another round of 300$ 6core and 450$ 8core cpus.