New AMD Zen 7 Grimlock Ridge and Zen 7 Silverlake leak reveals pictures of 32-core and 8-core AM5 desktop CPUs
Moore’s Law Is Dead is no stranger to revealing AMD and Intel desktop CPU architecture details well before any official announcement. The leaker has been doing the same with Zen 7 desktop CPUs, codenamed “Grimlock Ridge”. In his latest leak, MLID has shown renders of Zen 7 CPUs based on actual schematics. This gives us our first look at Zen 7 Grimlock Ridge desktop CPUs.
Per MLID’s renders, the desktop Zen 7 CPUs will feature up to 32 cores, with two 16-core CCDs placed atop a 155 mm^2 IOD. This IOD is reportedly the same one that AMD will also use for the 2027 Zen 6 CPUs. Each of the 16-core Zen 7 CCDs seemingly measures around 98 mm^2.
AMD Zen 7 Grimlock Silverton and Silverking CPUs
Naturally, AMD will also have other Zen 7 SKUs, including 16-core ones codenamed “Silverton”. These 16-core Zen 7 CPUs could be clocked very high, possibly up to 7 GHz. However, MLID believes that Team Red will cut down the CCDs even further to just 8 cores. The Zen 7 CPUs featuring these 8-core designs are reportedly codenamed “Silverking”.
MLID claims that the Zen 7 Grimlock Silverking designs will make key concessions, such as no V-cache support and half the bandwidth of the 16-core Silverton CPUs. By doing so, AMD will keep the costs down and also enjoy increased yields. AMD Zen 7 is reported to be fabbed on TSMC’s next-gen A14 node, a 1.4 nm-class process node that will enter production in 2028
In addition to the desktop 8-core Zen 7 CPUs, AMD could utilize the most efficient 8-core bins for mobile CPUs, including Grimlock Point and Grimlock Halo. We will cover Zen 7 Grimlock Point and Grimlock Halo in a separate piece.
So, what does this mean for gamers and the average user?
Simply put, AMD Zen 7 is set to bring a big uplift in core counts and 3D V-Cache. Since the Zen 7 CPUs will use the same AM5 desktop platform as the current Zen 4/Zen 5 and upcoming Zen 6 chips, you will get to enjoy a massive performance upgrade without having to buy a new motherboard. This is especially true for folks who would still be using aging Zen 4 CPUs like the Ryzen 7 7800X3D (available on Amazon).
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