Leo Says Ep.65 – AMD Zen 4 is go, go, go

Luke gave us the low-down on AMD Zen 4 during his recent visit to Austin, Texas and you can read all about it HERE. The fact of the matter is that AMD has been talking about Zen 4 for quite some while, so we now have the final pieces of the puzzle in place and are eagerly awaiting the launch date of 27th September.

Timestamps

00:00 Start
00:31 Recap / leaks / Thoughts
02:16 Four models
02:55 Ryzen 9 7950X
03:29 What is coming / tech talk
07:45 Efficiency for desktop
08:15 CPU roadmap
08:32 New Socket AM5
09:49 EKWB Chart and heatspreader chat
10:42 Chipsets and capabilities
11:24 AMD EXPO Technology
12:01 V 12900k & Pricing
13:23 Ryzen 5 v Core i5
13:52 AMD Declaration
14:17 Leo chugs a beer and shares thoughts
15:42 AMD didn't make a big deal about / IGP
17:18 L2 cache has doubled
17:43 3D V-Cache versions
18:14 Leo is in a slightly different position …

Ryzen 7000 CPUs will use a new LGA socket called AM5. With the current socket AM4 there are a number of surface-mounted components in the centre of the CPU socket on the motherboard. With Zen 4 and AM5 these components have been moved to the top of the CPU with the result that we have a CPU that looks new, interesting and unusual.

In the video we discuss some 20 of AMD's slides however the six shown above are the TLDR. AMD tells us that Zen 4 eclipses Zen 3, uses a new socket with DDR5 memory and will deliver very high clock speeds at prices that don't look too scary.

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KitGuru says: AMD Ryzen 7000 will land by the end of September and Leo has his credit card ready and prepared.

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