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AMD has confirmed that its upcoming "together we advance_PCs" live stream is scheduled for 7 PM ET on August 29. The company will officially announce its next-generation of Ryzen 7000 processors based on the Zen 4 architecture.

AMD Ryzen 7000 placeholder prices have been spotted online, with the figures making some fans a little nervous about their potential accuracy. A previous leak gave the impression that CPUs in the Zen 4 Raphael series, such as the Ryzen 5 7600X and Ryzen 9 7950X, would be priced at a similar level to Zen 3 parts.

Microsoft managed to issue a fix for the Windows 11 / Windows Server 2022 encryption vulnerability that makes use of the Vector Advanced Encryption Standard, but the patch is impacting CPU performance. Affected CPUs include Intel's 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th gen models, while AMD's affected models include Zen 3 and upcoming Zen 4 processors. Another fix that addresses the performance issues is expected to be available in a month.

Thanks to a flood of leaks, we know almost everything there is to know about the Ryzen 7000 “Raphael” CPUs. This time, we get to look at the alleged retail box for the Ryzen 9 7000 SKUs. Furthermore, we also get some pricing details about AMD’s upcoming Zen 4 processors.

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X engineering sample that recently appeared on the beleaguered website UserBenchmark has now been placed in the top position in the site’s CPU average bench chart. To acknowledge this somewhat surprising turn of events, the Ryzen 5 7600X and AMD have earned the most backhanded of compliments.

Intel's upcoming 13th gen Raptor Lake flagship, the Core i9-13900K, has put up some impressive numbers in leaked Geekbench 5 and Cinebench R23 benchmarks. The Core i9-13900K shows perceivable improvements in single-core performance over the Core i9-12900K. The Raptor Lake behemoth is also able to leave the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X and the Ryzen 7 5800X far behind in both benchmarks, but the real deal lies in massive multi-core uplifts over these processors.

The supposed full specifications for four SKUs of the upcoming AMD Ryzen 7000 series have been leaked. Astonishingly, it seems that the Ryzen 9 7950X will have a base clock that is a huge 1.1 GHz higher than that of the Ryzen 9 5950X. The Zen 4 “Raphael” chips can thank higher TDPs for the impressive clock-speed increases.

AMD Ryzen 7000 “Raphael” CPUs presumably comprise Ryzen 5 7600/7600X, Ryzen 7 7700X/7800X, and Ryzen 9 7900X/7950X. The chips are rumored to be launching on September 15. AMD has now officially given a definite time frame for the release of the next-gen Zen 4-based processors.

Phison, AMD, and Micron have demonstrated an excess of 10 GB/s sequential read and write performance in a test 6C/12T Ryzen 7000 system. The new Phison E26 controller is capable of supporting PCIe Gen5 speeds, and this is the first time the platform is being paired with Micron's new 232-layer B58R TLC NAND, which will soon be the among the densest flash memories on the market.

The Intel Core i9-13900K Raptor Lake processor has been spotted on Geekbench again, this time around in a benchmark run that has been classed as valid. The recorded gains over its i9-12900K predecessor leave the i9-13900K looking surprisingly unspectacular considering Zen 4 from AMD is looming ominously over the horizon.

AMD could announce the Zen 4-based Ryzen 7000 parts in the first week of September followed by launch on September 15. Early pricing info indicates that the Zen 4 Raphael desktop lineup will start from US$229 for the Ryzen 5 7600 and top-out at US$799 for the Ryzen 9 7950X. AMD is also expected to introduce Ryzen 7 7800X3D and Ryzen 9 7950X3D as Zen 4 3D V-Cache SKUs.

The recent appearance of an AMD Ryzen 5 7600X engineering sample (ES) on UserBenchmark has sparked a series of events that has left the controversial synthetic benchmark taking cheap potshots at Team Red. The Ryzen 5 7600X even managed to outscore a Raptor Lake i9-13900 ES, leading UserBenchmark to label AMD as “Advanced Marketing Devices”.

An apparent AMD Ryzen 5 7600X engineering sample has turned up on the UserBenchmark synthetic benchmark. The Zen 4 “Raphael” CPU churned out an average bench score of 117%, placing it above Intel’s Core i9-12900K. The Ryzen 5 7600X also managed to considerably outscore the Alder Lake part in single-core speed.

As we move closer to the launch of Intel’s 13th gen “Raptor Lake” and AMD Zen 4 “Raphael” CPUs, new leaks keep on surfacing. This time leaker Tom of Moore’s Law is Dead has divulged some important details about the release date of Intel Raptor Lake and AMD Zen 4.

AMD is reportedly going to launch the Ryzen 7000 “Raphael” CPUs in September. Per the company, Zen 4 will bring a substantial performance increase over Zen 3. An AMD Raphael engineering sample, possibly the Ryzen 5 7600X, has been spotted on Basemark and it is speedy enough to beat the Ryzen 9 5950X.

One of AMD’s EPYC “Genoa” CPUs based on the new Zen 4 architecture has been pictured, alongside the new SP5 platform. The next-gen data center processors will have up to 96 cores, 360 W TDP, PCIe 5.0, and support for DDR5-5200 memory.

Our first in-house benchmarks on the 16-core Core i7-12800HX are in courtesy of the MSI Raider GE67. While raw performance is faster than expected, it doesn't exactly come free as the 12th gen processor is significantly more power-hungry than most other mobile CPUs currently in the market.

AMD Dragon Range and Phoenix APUs are Team Red's next-gen processors that will feature a Zen 4 CPU and an RDNA3 GPU. Courtesy of RedGamingTech, we now have a lot of details about the upcoming APUs, including possible SKUs with core counts, clock speeds, and iGPU specs.

New AMD Ryzen 7000 leaks have detailed the potential launch line-up for the upcoming Zen 4 desktop parts, a possible release date, and even a supposed price tag for the top-end Ryzen 9 7950X. It seems there won’t be an AMD Ryzen 7 7700X at launch time, with the series arguably emulating the Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 staggered release schedule.

The "Little Phoenix" is rumored to launch in late 2023 with Steam's second gen Deck handheld console. Apparently, it is a cut-down version of the "Phoenix" laptop processor that is scheduled to launch in early 2023, and the four Zen 4 cores with 8 threads plus the RDNA3 GPU it integrates should bring at least 50% improvements over the Van Gogh Zen 2 + RDNA2 version from Deck 1.

AMD has shared a lot of details about its upcoming CPUs and GPUs at the Financial Analyst Day 2022. The company revealed that the next-generation Zen 4 architecture will bring more than 25% improvement in performance-per-watt. Similarly, the Radeon RX 7000 "Raphael" cards is also set to offer a double-digit increase in efficiency.

AMD Ryzen 7000 "Raphael" chips will have a much higher performance delta compared to Zen 3 than the company revealed at Computex 2022, if a recent leak from Moore's Law is Dead is to be believed. According to the leak, AMD significantly downplayed the single-threaded capabilities of its next gen CPUs. The same goes for clock speeds where the leaker claims that Raphael chips can easily push 5.5 GHz on all cores.

Hallock explains that the flagship Ryzen 7000 processors will have a maximum TDP of 170 W, and the 16 cores will easily hit 5.5 GHz. RAM should also see considerable overclocking headroom, while expected performance uplift over Zen 3 is expected to be around 40%. Some AVX 512 AI instruction sets are also supported and the RDNA2 iGPU is clearly not on the same level as the Radeon 680M from the Rembrandt APUs.

After bringing Ryzen 6000-based APUs to the market earlier this year, AMD is readying another APU based on the aging Zen 2 architecture. Codenamed "Mendocino", the APU is meant for low-end laptops and Chromebooks. It will launch sometime in Q4 2022.

MSI has introduced a new lineup of X670 and X670E motherboards for the AMD Ryzen 7000 AM5 platform. Today, the company is taking wraps off the MEG X670E Ace, the MPG X670E Carbon Wi-Fi, and the Pro X670-P Wi-Fi with more models to expected be revealed this Fall.

AMD officially announced Zen 4 Ryzen 7000 CPUs and the AM5 platform at Computex 2022. Ryzen 7000 features 5 nm Zen 4 chiplets and a 6 nm I/O die that will include an RDNA 2 iGPU along with PCIe Gen 5 and DDR5 controllers. Ryzen 7000 will also feature 2x the L2 cache as Zen 3 and is purported to offer a 15% uplift in single-core performance over Zen 3.

Apropos to AMD's official unveiling of Ryzen 7000 AM5 platform, Asus launched its first X670E motherboard: the ROG Crosshair X670E Extreme. The X670E Extreme offers a complete PCIe Gen 5 solution and features 20+2 phase VRMs and other flagship components for enthusiast overclocking and ease of installation and upgrades.

AMD announced the arrival of desktop Ryzen 7000 processors based on the Zen 4 architecture at Computex 2022. Ryzen 7000 is supported by new X670E/X670, B650, and A620 chipsets. The X670 series is daisy-chained to maximize I/O. It is being learnt that the low-end A620 chipset will launch alongside upcoming Rembrandt APUs later this year.

A noted leaker has offered their take on the potential clock rates for key SKUs in the upcoming AMD Ryzen 7000 “Raphael” series. The commenter has been quite optimistic with some of the clock rate estimates, with the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X potentially offering a higher boost rate than Alder Lake’s i9-12900KS Turbo Max 3.0 speed of 5.3 GHz.

The high-end X670 Extreme chipset is supposed to be featured on the most expensive AM5 motherboards, and AMD is apparently forcing PCIe 5.0-only support for GPU and storage on these models. The X670 models, on the other hand, could feature either PCie 4.0 or PCIe 5.0, while the budget B650 solutions would be limited to PCIe 4.0.

A supposed AMD Ryzen 7000 “Raphael” price list has surfaced on Weibo, which also offers some scant details about the SKU designations and even core/thread count for the top-end part. Apparently, the Ryzen 9 7950X will have 24 cores, cost well over the equivalent of US$900, and it will be ready to bring Zen 4 power to Intel Raptor Lake’s doorstep.

AMD's upcoming Instinct MI300 HPC accelerator may turn out to be an APU instead of just a GPU. The MI300 is now being rumored to integrate a Zen 4 CPU, a CDNA 3-based GPU, and shared HBM memory to create what could be the world's biggest x86 exascale APU for datacenters.

The OpenBenchmarking database entries show an 8-core Ryzen 7000X model that can boost to 5.21 GHz, while MLID reports 28-37% Zen 4 single-core performance increase with even higher multi-thread gains over existing Zen 3 models.

AMD's shiny new Ryzen 7000 Raphael series of CPUs will be launched in September 2022, according to a report from Digitimes. The Zen 4 based processors already entered mass production earlier this year, so that timeline seems plausible. AMD is expected to shed more light on it at Computex 2022.

New supposed iGPU performance capabilities for AMD’s Ryzen 7000 Zen 4-based “Phoenix” APUs have pitted the upcoming chips at around the same level as a GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU. These “Phoenix” 5-nm processors are destined for use in thin and light laptops thanks to their low power requirements.

New rumors about future AMD Ryzen Threadripper processors have been shared by a well-known TechTuber. The information concerns the potential core count, the Zen microarchitecture, and the possible availability for HEDT enthusiasts. Apparently, the Zen 4 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7000 series might feature an SKU with 96 cores.

As expected, the Ryzen 7000X desktop processors will launch in Q3-Q4 this year with a 65+ W TDP and support for DDR5 / PCIe 5.0. However, it looks like the mobile sector is in for a big shake-up. AMD mentions the launch of 55+ W TDP Dragon Range models for extreme gaming laptops with the most cores on the market, plus the Phoenix models with 35-45 W TDPs for thin and light laptops, both scheduled for an early 2023 release.

Rumors have it that AMD is preparing a Zen 4-based "Phoenix" APU with an integrated GPU powered by the upcoming RDNA 3 architecture. Leaks suggest that the Phoenix APU can pack as many as 16 RDNA 3 CUs, resulting in a massive performance increase compared to the current generation AMD APUs.

The Razer Store exclusive configuration will net you one of the most powerful 14-inch clamshell laptops currently available. Alternatively, users can also pay just $200 more last year's model with the older Ryzen 9 5900HX but faster GeForce RTX 3070.

AMD's Ryzen 7000 series desktop process and EPYC Genoa server chips based on the Zen 4 architecture will support DDR5 from the get-go. Zen 4's DDR5 capabilities are reportedly so good that DDR5 memory overclocking on Ryzen 7000 CPUs will achieve speeds never seen before.

RedGamingTech has leaked some early AMD Zen 5 info. The leak suggests Zen 5 chips will come with a hybrid design similar to Intel Alder Lake CPUs and will pack impressive gen-on-gen IPC performance gains.

Even though Intel was first to market with the Alder Lake DDR5 implementation, the performance gains over the DDR4 did not wow anyone, as the DDR5-4800 modules are barely faster than DDR4-3200, and the memory controllers add too much latency at higher frequencies. AMD wants to tackle this problem for the upcoming Zen 4 processors by introducing improved overclocking features.

The AMD Ryzen 7000 “Raphael” series is allegedly soon to be in its mass production phase. This has led to speculation in regard to a potential Zen 4 release date, which could excitingly end up being close to the rumored launch window for Intel’s Raptor Lake processors. AMD would likely benefit more by beating Intel to market.

The AMD Ryzen 7000 series of desktop chips will allegedly challenge Intel Raptor Lake might by utilizing more power as opposed to more cores. A leaker has claimed that the top-end Ryzen 9 processor in the Zen 4-based Raphael series will stick to the familiar 16-core/32-thread configuration but offer performance gains via 170 W TDP.

AMD made great progress in reigniting the CPU wars with its impressive and ongoing Ryzen series of processors. Intel finally caught back up with the release of its 12th Gen Alder Lake parts; however, recent leaks suggest that AMD's Zen 4 Raphael processors could give Alder Lake more than a serious run for the money.

The Zen 4 release date has become bogged down in conjecture as a noted leaker has admitted to some confusion over when AMD’s Ryzen 7000 “Raphael” series of desktop processors might actually arrive. Previously, there was some expectation for a Zen 4 release in July or August; however, there is even speculation that 2023 might be a target now.

The latest version for AMD's System Management Unit driver is suggesting that the RDNA2 iGPUs found in the upcoming Ryzen 7000 desktop processors could run at 1.1 GHz, and, according to industry insiders, there could be a lower-end model with 4 CUs that only has a third of the Steam Deck's RDNA2 performance.

AMD's upcoming Ryzen 6000 series of processors were benchmarked across various games and synthetic benchmarks. Both the Ryzen 5 6600H and Ryzen 6800H easily trounced their 12th-generation Intel Alder Lake counterparts. The former uses an RDNA2-based Radeon 680M iGPU with 12 CUs, and the latter cuts that down to 6 CUs.

Intel Alder Lake chips now occupy all top 10 positions in the current PassMark CPU Mark single-thread performance chart for high-end desktop processors. The highest-ranked AMD chip is the Ryzen 9 5950X in a lowly 26th place. Hopes are high for Ryzen 7000 “Raphael”, but there is a steep mountain to climb to topple the Intel Core i9-12900 family.

A new rumour online says AMD will unveil its new Ryzen 7000 series processors sometime in Q3, 2022. AMD could announce it at Computex 2022 in late May, and the CPUs could hit shelves as early as July 2022.