Wednesday, July 27th 2022
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AMD Ryzen 7000 Series Processor Model Numbers Tumble Out
An innocuous search through the media asset-bank on the AMD website revealed the processor model numbers of the four Ryzen 7000 series "Zen 4" chips the company plans to debut its next-generation lineup with. These include the Ryzen 9 7950X, the Ryzen 9 7900X, the Ryzen 7 7700X, and the Ryzen 5 7600X. Older reports theorized that AMD could stick to a slim launch cycle with just 4 SKUs to be launched initially, and the series expanding to cover various price-points, later in 2023. The company didn't provide any specifications of these processors. It is rumored that AMD could announce these processors as early as in August, with availability slated for mid-September, 2022.
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31 Comments on AMD Ryzen 7000 Series Processor Model Numbers Tumble Out
It is worth noting that the AMD Zen 4 CPU's with 3D V-Cache will launch much sooner after Zen 4 than they did with the Zen 3 lineup. There is a very high chance that AMD will launch them if Intel's next gen CPU lineup beats Zen 4, if not they will do so whenever they feel like it. As Zen 5 is expected to be released about 1-year (give or take) after Zen 4 (available in September), the 3D V-cache models will likely be released around May (that is a guesstimate, not what I have heard).
As for the question of why 7700X rather than the 7800X, they may just be holding that model back until / if they need it, or perhaps there will never be a 7800X, instead replacing that model with the 7800X3D with a heap of L3 cache and ramp the performance (and power) to the max to own the gaming CPU crown.
All we have now is scaling up, and up, and up... also in power. My definition of progress is a different one.
I agree, chiplet, big.little and cache + interconnect are interesting. But now we're getting the baby steps forward again. Plus; Ryzen was playing catch-up until recently and now we're back to very small generational jumps in both camps fighting over a crown again. Its competitive, but its no golden age at all.
The gaps between one gen of Ryzen don't really justify new CPUs at the same tier, only enthusiasts are in that territory. And in the Intel camp, the situation is arguably worse.
The 'golden age of CPU' also has a cost component to it. Upgrading to Sandy Bridge was the golden age of CPU - 200~250 bucks worth of CPU would get you five to seven years of top-end performance. And it ended at Haswell. Prior to that, it was the jump to dual core. And in the case of Ryzen, it was the pathway to cheap 6-8 core in consumer with decent ST. Something Intel was offering for the better part of 10 years before it in the Extreme line up.
Upgrading to keep current today is not even funny, that is no golden age in my book, its an overheated market.
7600x on userbench (an Anti AMD site) is 25% faster than a 12900K, and ~55% faster than a 5600x single threaded
AMD Zen 4 Ryzen 5 7600X Blasts Intel Core i9-12900K With Massive Performance Leak (forbes.com)
different news sites are reporting different values and %'s, i believe there was more than one benchmark appeared - and of course, different sections of the benchmark to choose from
Oh, it's because userbench is having a mental breakdown and altering the results already
Ah yes, bring GPU's to a CPU fight and threaten suicide. Of course!