AMD’s Robert Hallock has released some more details about the upcoming Ryzen 7000 processors. TechPowerUp asked AMD’s Technical Marketing Director this because the company’s presentation at Computex didn’t have much depth.
Robert says that the top model of the 7000 series will have 16 cores (32 threads). As mentioned in the presentation, the speeds of the CPUs will exceed 5 GHz and although it cannot make any promises about the expected overclocking speeds, the processors will easily reach 5.5 GHz. It is not yet known whether the new Ryzen series will also have 3d v-cache; AMD will definitely have plans for the future with this technology.
Robert also says that AMD has gone entirely for DDR5. Zen 4 will not support DDR4 memory. The idea is that ddr5 will be standard for the entire life of the AM5 socket and hopes to keep memory prices low as well. Ryzen CPUs are already known to benefit from higher memory speeds, and it will be no different for the 7000 series.
TechPowerUp also asked about the new design of the heat spreaders. According to Robert, the notches are aimed at maintaining compatibility with AM4 heatsinks. Where there was room for capacitors in the middle of the AM4 sockets, this is no longer the case with the AM5. There was also no room under the heat spreader, so they opted for this new design rather than enlarging the heat spreader. Heatsinks for AM4 can therefore in principle also be used for AM5 processors.
According to Robert, AMD is a bit hesitant at the moment about exactly the expected performance gains of the new Ryzens. We should hear more about this summer. The full interview with Robert Hallock can be read at TechPowerUp.
Robert Hallock of AMD
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