Tuesday, April 16th 2019
AMD Zen3 to Leverage 7nm+ EUV For 20% Transistor Density Increase
AMD "Zen 3" microarchitecture could be designed for the enhanced 7 nm+ EUV (extreme ultraviolet) silicon fabrication node at TSMC, which promises a significant 20 percent increase in transistor densities compared to the 7 nm DUV (deep ultraviolet) node on which its "Zen 2" processors are being built. In addition, the node will also reduce power consumption by up to 10 percent at the same operational load. In a late-2018 interview, CTO Mark Papermaster stated AMD's design goal with "Zen 3" would be to prioritize energy-efficiency, and that it would present "modest" performance improvements (read: IPC improvements) over "Zen 2." AMD made it clear that it won't drag 7 nm DUV over more than one microarchitecture (Zen 2), and that "Zen 3" will debut in 2020 on 7 nm+ EUV.
Source:
PCGamesN
90 Comments on AMD Zen3 to Leverage 7nm+ EUV For 20% Transistor Density Increase
Unlike Intel
Come on AMD :D Rub it in.
If they could only get those clocks up, modest 4.5 to 5GHz or so.
"BIOS Incompatible" haha! 5 GHz, lol. Relax. This arch is made for high-core count and scalability. I'll be surprised if we see 4.5 boost on a single core on X models.
I'd welcome higher clock speed tho. It's the main reason Ryzen still sucks for high fps gaming. When CPU becomes the bottleneck, Ryzen chokes and gimps the fps. Even at 4.3 GHz on all cores, which is higher than average. Tested and tried, with 3400/CL14 memory.
Ryzen is cheap for a reason. If AMD actually managed to put out Ryzen with 5+ GHz OC potential, like Intel is capable of and have been for years, pricing would be way different.
They have done this many times in the past. 7970 launch. Athlon FX. Etc.
AMD is much more likely to take the perf over power anyway, staying at the same TDP points.
In tons of applications Ryzen sucks too. Handbrake to mention one.
trolllots of free time mode today :rolleyes:Not that I care much tho. My 1700 + B350 will live on just fine till 2021+. In my server.
A friend of mine bought an expensive X370 board and R5 1600 to be ready for Zen2/3 - He's pissed.
Zen3 (2021) to use 5nm ?
www.guru3d.com/news-story/socket-am4-motherboard-bios-update-available-ready-for-ryzen-3000-cpus.html
7nm DUV seems like a recipe for a huge letdown. :/
I guy I gave advice to got 1600 and x370 board instead of 1700 on b350 as well cause I told him to upgrade down the road.
He got 370 prime so he might be fine tho